... OURNAL OF M ECHANISMS AND R OBOTICS . Manuscript received March 8, 2018; final manuscript received August 1, 2018; published online September 17, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Hai-Jun Su. 08 03 2018 01 08 2018 Actuators Compliant mechanisms Folding Origami Transmissions...

... a roller to decrease the friction. We investigated the transmission principle and the kinematic characteristics of this FSM, established the model of the velocity, acceleration of the roller, characterized the feed motion characteristics of the flexible shaft, and achieved an analytical solution...

..., 2018; published online June 27, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Byung-Ju Yi. 19 06 2017 08 05 2018 Actuators Bio inspired designs Mechanism design Mechanism synthesis Robot design Transmissions The Boerdijk–Coxeter helix [ 1 ] (BC helix) (see Figs. 1 and 2 ) is a face-to-face...

... 2017 10 04 2018 Actuators Dynamics Parallel platforms Transmissions High-speed parallel robots with three translations and one rotation are now widely utilized in pick-and-place applications such as packaging, assembling, and material handling [ 1 – 4 ], due to the advantages...

.... Mechatronics , 4 ( 4 ), pp. 378 – 386 . 10.1109/3516.809516 [18] Van de Straete , H. J. , De Schutter , J. , and Leuven , K. U. , 1999 , “ Optimal Variable Transmission Ratio and Trajectory for an Inertial Load With Respect to Servo Motor Size ,” ASME J. Mech. Des. , 121 ( 4 ), pp. 544...

... of morphology and motion. By using trajectory optimization, we can see how the choice of transmission ratio and stiffness change for a particular implementation and how these parameters and the resulting motion mutually influence each other. Recognizing these relationships opens the possibility to make robots...

...; final manuscript received December 12, 2017; published online January 29, 2018. Editor: Venkat Krovi. 21 09 2017 12 12 2017 Actuators Compliant mechanisms Parallel platforms Transmissions Parallel mechanisms have been extensively used in different robotic applications due...

.... Editor: Philippe Wenger. 08 05 2017 15 11 2017 Actuators Compliant mechanisms Dynamics Mechanism design Robot design Transmissions Soft or elastic robot designs currently receive high attention due to increasingly close interaction of humans and robots [ 1 – 3...

... 07 2017 18 10 2017 Actuators Mechanism design Parallel platforms Robot design Theoretical kinematics Transmissions While parallel-kinematics machines (PKMs) offer attractive features in various applications [ 1 , 2 ], such as motion simulators, manipulators, haptic devices...

... balance a rotating pendulum with a single degree-of-freedom over an unlimited range of motion using a geared transmission and torsion bars. A general method is presented to calculate the shape of the pitch curves of the noncircular gears such that perfect balance is achieved. The shape can be adjusted...

...Elias Brassitos; Nader Jalili Space robots require compact joint drive systems (JDSs), typically comprising of actuator, transmission, joint elements that can deliver high torques through stiff mechanical ports. Today's conventional space drive systems are made from off-the-shelf actuators...

...Michael J. Martell; J. C. Díaz; Joshua A. Schultz This paper presents a framework based on multiport network theory for modeling underactuated grippers where the actuators produce finger motion by deforming an elastic transmission mechanism. If the transmission is synthesized from compliant...

...; final manuscript received May 7, 2017; published online August 8, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Marcia K. O'Malley. 20 12 2016 07 05 2017 Actuators Compliant mechanisms Mechanism design Robot design Wearable robots Multi-body dynamics Exoskelotons Transmissions The VariLeg...

... online August 4, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Andreas Mueller. 03 10 2016 10 06 2017 Actuators Mechanism design Parallel platforms Robot design Transmissions thereby obtaining relation (5) . If the rates of the C-drive are redefined as γ ˙ C = [ ϕ ˙ T...

..., 2017. Assoc. Editor: Veronica J. Santos. 23 01 2017 03 06 2017 Actuators Control Dynamics Wearable robots Transmissions Loss of balance accounts for a significant proportion of injuries among all age groups, but is known to be particularly detrimental among the elderly...

... received April 26, 2017; published online June 14, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Veronica J. Santos. 05 11 2016 26 04 2017 Actuators Cable driven mechanisms Medical robotics Transmissions Tendon-actuated dexterous manipulators (TA–DMs) can serve as end-effectors to provide great...

...Xingwei Zhao; Haitao Liu; Huafeng Ding; Lu Qian An approach for the force/motion transmissibility analysis of full mobility planar multiloop mechanisms (PMLM) is proposed in this paper by drawing on the duality of twist space and wrench space. By making a comparison study, it is concluded...

... received July 25, 2016; final manuscript received January 11, 2017; published online May 23, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Jun Ueda. 25 07 2016 11 01 2017 Actuators Dynamics Mechanism design Novel Fabrication Techniques Parallel platforms Transmissions Voice coil actuators (VCAs...

... March 22, 2017; published online May 17, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Robert J. Wood. 06 11 2016 22 03 2017 Actuators Soft robots Theoretical kinematics Transmissions The great majority of the modern literature on modeling and control of continuum/soft manipulators is based...

... Actuators Folding Haptic devices Mechanism design Novel Fabrication Techniques Origami Transmissions Major advances in robotic technology are leading to complex robot tasks in more challenging and random environments. We are now in a position to demand the presence of robots in daily life...