Abstract
A circuit quantifies a complete range of motion that a linkage can achieve without disassembly. A Stephenson linkage may have from one to six circuits. Current computer simulation packages are unable to define a circuit. Therefore, the simulations are limited to a small fraction of the total motion capability of a Stephenson linkage. This paper presents a method to completely and unambiguously define all circuits of any pin-jointed Stephenson linkage. The method has been optimized for conversion to a computer algorithm. Once the circuits are known, any set of design positions can be matched to the circuits to determine if the mechanism can reach all positions without disassembly.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 23rd Biennial Mechanisms Conference |
| Subtitle of host publication | Mechanism Synthesis and Analysis |
| Publisher | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
| Pages | 349-358 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780791812846 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1 1994 |
| Event | ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences, DETC 1994, collocated with the ASME 1994 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibition and the ASME 1994 8th Annual Database Symposium - Minneapolis, United States Duration: Sep 11 1994 → Sep 14 1994 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference |
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| Volume | Part F167892-2 |
Conference
| Conference | ASME 1994 Design Technical Conferences, DETC 1994, collocated with the ASME 1994 International Computers in Engineering Conference and Exhibition and the ASME 1994 8th Annual Database Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Period | 9/11/94 → 9/14/94 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 1994 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). All rights reserved.