Abstract
A new approach to the design of high speed planar mechanisms is presented which makes it possible to synthesize a linkage to satisfy prescribed kinematic criteria while simultaneously minimizing each of its dynamic reactions. A nonlinear programming formulation is given which is capable of finding that linkage, among the theoretically infinite number of possible solutions associated with a number of specified precision points, which has optimal dynamic characteristics. The formulation is also extended to a non-precision point synthesis involving more specified design points than mechanism variables to make possible the minimization of maximum dynamic reactions while limiting the maximum structural error to a prescribed upper bound. The method is illustrated for both cases by application of the technique to the synthesis of a path generating linkage with coordinated input crank rotations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) |
| State | Published - 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering