Volume 13 Issue 4 | J. Mechanisms Robotics

Editorials

Journal Initiatives 2021

Venkat Krovi

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040201. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051063

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Topics: Robotics , Mobile robots , Parallel mechanisms , Vehicles , Cork (Materials) , Data acquisition systems , Deformation , Joining , Machinery , Manipulators

Announcing the 2020 Best Paper Award and Honorable Mentions

Venkat Krovi

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040202. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050997

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Topics: Robotics , Design

Special Section: Design, Analysis and Actuation of Reconfigurable Parallel Mechanisms

Guest Editorial

Special Section: Design, Analysis and Actuation of Reconfigurable Parallel Mechanisms

Jian S. Dai, Yan Jin, Clément Gosselin

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040301. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051206

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Topics: Design , Parallel mechanisms

Special Section Papers

Design and Bending Analysis of a Metamorphic Parallel Twisted-Scissor Mechanism

Bhivraj Suthar, Seul Jung

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040901. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050813

Abstract

View articletitled, Design and Bending Analysis of a Metamorphic Parallel Twisted-Scissor Mechanism

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Topics: Clearances (Engineering) , Deformation , Design , Robots , Actuators , Linkages , Cantilevers

Topological Reconfiguration Planning for a Variable Topology Truss

Alexander Spinos, Devin Carroll, Terry Kientz, Mark Yim

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040902. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050530

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View articletitled, Topological Reconfiguration Planning for a Variable Topology Truss

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Topics: Topology , Trusses (Building) , Robots

Singularity Loci, Bifurcated Evolution Routes, and Configuration Transitions of Reconfigurable Legged Mobile Lander From Adjusting, Landing, to Roving

Youcheng Han, Caizhi Zhou, Weizhong Guo

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040903. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051060

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View articletitled, Singularity Loci, Bifurcated Evolution Routes, and Configuration Transitions of Reconfigurable Legged Mobile Lander From Adjusting, Landing, to Roving

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Topics: Kinematics , Screws , Modeling

Joint Equivalence Design and Analysis of a Tensegrity Joint

Bingxing Chen, Hongzhou Jiang, Jingxuan Liu, Shuaibo Lu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040904. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051106

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View articletitled, Joint Equivalence Design and Analysis of a Tensegrity Joint

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Topics: Design , Stiffness , Tensegrity

Exploiting Redundancies for Workspace Enlargement and Joint Trajectory Optimization of a Kinematically Redundant Hybrid Parallel Robot

Kefei Wen, Clément Gosselin

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040905. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050681

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View articletitled, Exploiting Redundancies for Workspace Enlargement and Joint Trajectory Optimization of a Kinematically Redundant Hybrid Parallel Robot

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Topics: Kinematics , Optimization , Robots , Trajectories (Physics) , Design

Statically Balancing a Reconfigurable Mechanism by Using One Passive Energy Element Only: A Case Study

Chin-Hsing Kuo, Vu Linh Nguyen, Daniel Robertson, Lin-Tien Chou, Just L. Herder

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040906. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050682

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View articletitled, Statically Balancing a Reconfigurable Mechanism by Using One Passive Energy Element Only: A Case Study

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Topics: Design , Springs

Stiffness Evaluation of an Adsorption Robot for Large-Scale Structural Parts Processing

Jiakai Chen, Fugui Xie, Xin-Jun Liu, Weiyao Bi

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040907. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050683

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View articletitled, Stiffness Evaluation of an Adsorption Robot for Large-Scale Structural Parts Processing

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Topics: Kinematics , Machining , Manipulators , Modeling , Robots , Stiffness , Isotropy

A Distribution Method of Driving Torque for a Novel 3UPS-RR Redundant Solar Tracker

Hengchun Cui, Jun Wu, Qi Li

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040908. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050826

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View articletitled, A Distribution Method of Driving Torque for a Novel 3UPS-RR Redundant Solar Tracker

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Topics: Solar energy , Torque , Energy consumption , Parallel mechanisms

Kinetostatic Modeling of Dual-Drive H-Type Gantry With Exchangeable Flexure Joints

Silu Chen, Hongyu Wan, Chao Jiang, Liuying Ye, Hongtao Yu, Miao Yang, Chi Zhang, Guilin Yang, Jiefeng Wu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040909. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050830

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View articletitled, Kinetostatic Modeling of Dual-Drive H-Type Gantry With Exchangeable Flexure Joints

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Topics: Bending (Stress) , Modeling , Railroad passenger cars , Rotation , Finite element analysis , Simulation

Kinematic Analysis and Optimal Design of a Novel Schönflies-Motion Parallel Manipulator With Rotational Pitch Motion for Assembly Operations

Xiansheng Yang, Zhilong Zhao, Hao Xiong, Qinchuan Li, Yunjiang Lou

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040910. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050812

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View articletitled, Kinematic Analysis and Optimal Design of a Novel Schönflies-Motion Parallel Manipulator With Rotational Pitch Motion for Assembly Operations

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Topics: Design , Engineering prototypes , Kinematics , Manipulators , Manufacturing , Optimization , Scanning probe microscopy , Kinematic analysis , Actuators , Rotation

Design and Analysis of a Novel Reconfigurable Parallel Manipulator With Kirigami-Inspired Bennett Plano-Spherical Linkages and Angular Pouch Motors

Ketao Zhang, Chen Liu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 040911. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050996

Abstract

View articletitled, Design and Analysis of a Novel Reconfigurable Parallel Manipulator With Kirigami-Inspired Bennett Plano-Spherical Linkages and Angular Pouch Motors

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Topics: Kinematics , Linkages , Manipulators , Motors , Engines , Design

Research Papers

Modeling and Prediction of Rigid Body Motion With Planar Non-Convex Contact

Jiayin Xie, Nilanjan Chakraborty

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 041001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049877

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View articletitled, Modeling and Prediction of Rigid Body Motion With Planar Non-Convex Contact

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Topics: Equations of motion , Friction , Hull , Modeling , Simulation , Dynamic models , Rigid-body mechanisms , Collisions (Physics) , Impulse (Physics) , Kinematics

Miniature Continuum Manipulator With Three Degrees-of-Freedom Force Sensing for Retinal Microsurgery

Tianci Zhang, Zhongyuan Ping, Siyang Zuo

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 041002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049976

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View articletitled, Miniature Continuum Manipulator With Three Degrees-of-Freedom Force Sensing for Retinal Microsurgery

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Topics: Design , Manipulators , Nickel titanium alloys , Fiber Bragg gratings , Bending (Stress) , Surgery , Resolution (Optics) , Calibration , Degrees of freedom , Force sensors

Cable Behavior Influence on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots Vibrations: Experimental Characterization and Simulation

Damien Gueners, Belhassen-Chedli Bouzgarrou, Hélène Chanal

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 041003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049978

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View articletitled, Cable Behavior Influence on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots Vibrations: Experimental Characterization and Simulation

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Topics: Cables , Stiffness , Robots

Connectivity Calculation-Based Automatic Synthesis of Planar Multi-Loop Mechanisms

Peng Huang, Huafeng Ding, Wenjian Yang, Gongyue Xu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 041004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4049977

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View articletitled, Connectivity Calculation-Based Automatic Synthesis of Planar Multi-Loop Mechanisms

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Topics: End effectors , Kinematic chains , Topology , Trenching machinery

Dynamic Simulation-Guided Design of Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots

Jiayin Xie, Chenghao Bi, David J. Cappelleri, Nilanjan Chakraborty

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 041005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050098

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View articletitled, Dynamic Simulation-Guided Design of Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots

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Topics: Design , Dynamic models , Errors , Manufacturing , Robots , Simulation , Geometry , Aluminum , Adhesives , Magnetization

Design Framework and Clinical Evaluation of a Passive Hydraulic Patient Simulator for Biceps Spasticity Assessment Training

Yinan Pei, Randy H. Ewoldt, Christopher M. Zallek, Elizabeth T. Hsiao-Wecksler

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 041006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050099

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View articletitled, Design Framework and Clinical Evaluation of a Passive Hydraulic Patient Simulator for Biceps Spasticity Assessment Training

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Topics: Design , Muscle , Torque , Design engineering , Dampers

Design Innovation Paper

Design of a Novel Parallel Mechanism for Haptic Device

Lixing Jin, Xingguang Duan, Changsheng Li, Qingxin Shi, Hao Wen, Jin Wang, Haoyuan Li

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 045001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050562

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View articletitled, Design of a Novel Parallel Mechanism for Haptic Device

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Topics: Design , Grasping , Haptics , Kinematics , Optimization , Rotation , Chain , Parallel mechanisms , Force feedback , Engineering prototypes

Erratum

Erratum: “Redundancy Resolution of Kinematically Redundant Parallel Manipulators Via Differential Dynamic Programing” [ASME J. Mech. Rob. 9(4), p. 041016; DOI: 10.1115/1.4036739]

João Cavalcanti Santos, Maira Martins da Silva

J. Mechanisms Robotics. August 2021, 13(4): 047001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4050931

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View articletitled, Erratum: “Redundancy Resolution of Kinematically Redundant Parallel Manipulators Via Differential Dynamic Programing” [ASME J. Mech. Rob. 9(4), p. 041016; DOI: 10.1115/1.4036739]

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Topics: Dynamic programming , Redundancy (Engineering) , Redundant manipulators , Resolution (Optics)

Editorials

Journal Initiatives 2021

Announcing the 2020 Best Paper Award and Honorable Mentions

Special Section: Design, Analysis and Actuation of Reconfigurable Parallel Mechanisms

Guest Editorial

Special Section: Design, Analysis and Actuation of Reconfigurable Parallel Mechanisms

Special Section Papers

Design and Bending Analysis of a Metamorphic Parallel Twisted-Scissor Mechanism

Topological Reconfiguration Planning for a Variable Topology Truss

Singularity Loci, Bifurcated Evolution Routes, and Configuration Transitions of Reconfigurable Legged Mobile Lander From Adjusting, Landing, to Roving

Joint Equivalence Design and Analysis of a Tensegrity Joint

Exploiting Redundancies for Workspace Enlargement and Joint Trajectory Optimization of a Kinematically Redundant Hybrid Parallel Robot

Statically Balancing a Reconfigurable Mechanism by Using One Passive Energy Element Only: A Case Study

Stiffness Evaluation of an Adsorption Robot for Large-Scale Structural Parts Processing

A Distribution Method of Driving Torque for a Novel 3UPS-RR Redundant Solar Tracker

Kinetostatic Modeling of Dual-Drive H-Type Gantry With Exchangeable Flexure Joints

Kinematic Analysis and Optimal Design of a Novel Schönflies-Motion Parallel Manipulator With Rotational Pitch Motion for Assembly Operations

Design and Analysis of a Novel Reconfigurable Parallel Manipulator With Kirigami-Inspired Bennett Plano-Spherical Linkages and Angular Pouch Motors

Research Papers

Modeling and Prediction of Rigid Body Motion With Planar Non-Convex Contact

Miniature Continuum Manipulator With Three Degrees-of-Freedom Force Sensing for Retinal Microsurgery

Cable Behavior Influence on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots Vibrations: Experimental Characterization and Simulation

Connectivity Calculation-Based Automatic Synthesis of Planar Multi-Loop Mechanisms

Dynamic Simulation-Guided Design of Tumbling Magnetic Microrobots

Design Framework and Clinical Evaluation of a Passive Hydraulic Patient Simulator for Biceps Spasticity Assessment Training

Design Innovation Paper

Design of a Novel Parallel Mechanism for Haptic Device

Erratum

Erratum: “Redundancy Resolution of Kinematically Redundant Parallel Manipulators Via Differential Dynamic Programing” [ASME J. Mech. Rob. 9(4), p. 041016; DOI: 10.1115/1.4036739]

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