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Title: Limits of Extramobile and Intramobile Motion of Cylindrical Developable Mechanisms
Abstract Mechanisms that can both deploy and perform desired tasks offer a multifunctional advantage over traditional mechanisms. Developable mechanisms (DMs) are devices capable of conforming to a predetermined developable surface and deploying from that surface to achieve specific motions. This paper presents new terminology that defines motion of developable mechanisms while interior and exterior to a developable surface. The limits of motion are identified using defined conditions, and it is shown that the more difficult of these conditions may be treated as a non-factor during the design of cylindrical developable mechanisms given certain assumptions.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1663345
PAR ID:
10285549
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the 2020 International Design Engineering Conferences
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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