Abstract
Analytical and graphical performance synthesis tools for multi-DOF mechanisms are developed in the companion of this two-part paper. Various performance indices derived from the Jacobian matrix for analyzing performance characteristics of multi-DOF mechanisms were proposed. These performance indices are the local kinematic coupling index (inner product of the Jacobian column vectors), the local directional mobility index (ratio of the Jacobian's eigenvalues), and the local efficiency index (product of the Jacobian's eigenvalues). In this paper, effort is placed on the applicability of the proposed analytical and graphical synthesis tools used to aid the design of multi-DOF mechanisms. Two examples representing open and closed chain mechanisms will be used to illustrate the effectiveness and efficiency of proposed method. First, a two-link planar robotic manipulator is used to apply the proposed method. Following that, a two DOF parallel drive road simulator illustrates applicability of the suggested tools. Through these examples, geometric parameters and joint range limits of the mechanism are optimized through the evaluation of performance indices, eigen-ellipse and intersection angle between trajectory contours.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Finite Elements/Computational Geometry; Computers in Education; Robotics and Controls |
Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
Pages | 279-290 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Edition | pt 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780791806234, 9780791897768 |
ISBN (Print) | 0791807487 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 1991 |
Event | 17th Design Automation Conference presented at the 1991 ASME Design Technical Conferences - Miami, FL, USA Duration: Sep 22 1991 → Sep 25 1991 |
Publication series
Name | Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference |
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Volume | 2 |
Other
Other | 17th Design Automation Conference presented at the 1991 ASME Design Technical Conferences |
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City | Miami, FL, USA |
Period | 9/22/91 → 9/25/91 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgements - The authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation for their support of this research under grant No. MSS-9012456. Also the help of Mark Benner in reviewing the manuscript is appreciated.
Publisher Copyright:
© 1991 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.