This paper addresses the assembly strategy capable of deriving a family of overconstrained mechanisms systematically. The modular approach is proposed. It treats the topological synthesis of overconstrained mechanisms as a systematical derivation rather than a random search. The result indicates that a family of overconstrained mechanisms can be constructed by combining legitimate modules. A spatial four-bar linkage containing two revolute joints (R) and two prismatic joints (P) is selected as the source-module for the purpose of demonstration. All mechanisms discovered in this paper were modeled and animated with computer-aided design (CAD) software and their mobility were validated with input–output equations as well as computer simulations. The assembly strategy can serve as a self-contained library of overconstrained mechanisms.
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June 2018
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Overconstrained Mechanisms Derived From RPRP Loops
Kuan-Lun Hsu,
Kuan-Lun Hsu
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
e-mail: kuanlunhsu@outlook.com
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
e-mail: kuanlunhsu@outlook.com
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Kwun-Lon Ting
Kwun-Lon Ting
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
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Kuan-Lun Hsu
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
e-mail: kuanlunhsu@outlook.com
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
e-mail: kuanlunhsu@outlook.com
Kwun-Lon Ting
Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Tennessee Technological University,
Cookeville, TN 38505
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Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received August 4, 2017; final manuscript received February 15, 2018; published online March 23, 2018. Assoc. Editor: David Myszka.
J. Mech. Des. Jun 2018, 140(6): 062301 (9 pages)
Published Online: March 23, 2018
Article history
Received:
August 4, 2017
Revised:
February 15, 2018
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Hsu, K., and Ting, K. (March 23, 2018). "Overconstrained Mechanisms Derived From RPRP Loops." ASME. J. Mech. Des. June 2018; 140(6): 062301. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039449
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