A computer-aided analysis procedure is developed to obtain biomechanical information for unassisted and assisted upper extremity systems. An automated assembly procedure is derived which determines the equations of motion for a linkage consisting of N links connected by ball and socket joints and/or pin joints. Springs may be attached between the links or between the links and ground. The major advantage of this procedure is that the lengthy and time-consuming derivations required to obtain the equations of motions using other methods are eliminated. The procedure automatically writes the equations of motion based on the input data alone. Changes in the linkage being analyzed require changes in input data; the basic program does not have to be modified. In particular the basic program does not depend upon the nature of the links or the types of joints.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
May 1975
This article was originally published in
Journal of Engineering for Industry
Research Papers
An Automated Method for Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Linkages for Biomechanical Applications
N. A. Langrana,
N. A. Langrana
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Search for other works by this author on:
D. L. Bartel
D. L. Bartel
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
Search for other works by this author on:
N. A. Langrana
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
D. L. Bartel
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
J. Eng. Ind. May 1975, 97(2): 566-574
Published Online: May 1, 1975
Article history
Received:
June 18, 1974
Online:
July 15, 2010
Citation
Langrana, N. A., and Bartel, D. L. (May 1, 1975). "An Automated Method for Dynamic Analysis of Spatial Linkages for Biomechanical Applications." ASME. J. Eng. Ind. May 1975; 97(2): 566–574. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3438621
Download citation file:
Get Email Alerts
Cited By
In-Situ Monitoring and Its Correlation to Mechanical Properties in Additively Manufactured 718 Ni Alloy
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng (March 2025)
NoodlePrint: Cooperative Multi-Robot Additive Manufacturing With Helically Interlocked Tiles
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng (June 2025)
Related Articles
Automated Dynamic Analysis of Chain-Driven Mechanical Systems
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation (September,1983)
Dynamic Behavior of Spatial Linkages: Part 1—Exact Equations of Motion, Part 2—Small Oscillations About Equilibrium
J. Eng. Ind (February,1969)
An Approximate Method for the Dynamic Analysis of Elastic Linkages
J. Eng. Ind (May,1977)
Dynamics of Mechanisms and Machine Systems in Accelerating Reference Frames
J. Dyn. Sys., Meas., Control (December,1981)
Related Proceedings Papers
Related Chapters
Computer Aided Machine Design
Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
A Framework of Integrated Process Planning with Optimized Process Parameters for Leaf Spring Manufacturing
International Conference on Mechanical and Electrical Technology, 3rd, (ICMET-China 2011), Volumes 1–3
Part 2, Section II—Materials and Specifications
Companion Guide to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Volume 1, Fourth Edition