...Yi Lu; Yan Shi; Shi-Hua Li; Xing-Bin Tian This paper proposes a systematic methodology for dimension synthesis, kinematics, and statics of a novel 2 S P ̱ S + S P ̱ R + SP parallel manipulator with 3DOF. First, a workspace is varied and analyzed by varying the orientation of a revolute joint...

...Offer Shai; Gordon R. Pennock This paper is a study of the duality between the statics of a variety of structures and the kinematics of mechanisms. To provide insight into this duality, two new graph representations are introduced; namely, the flow line graph representation and the potential line...

... are thus developed for the mechanism’s direct and inverse static problems. Furthermore, the working curve, singularities, and stiffness of the mechanism are detailed. Finally, a dynamic model of the mechanism is developed and a preliminary control scheme is proposed. The use of tensegrities as mechanisms...

... are inspected by experiments. Thus far, little investigation has been done with respect to the kinematics and the statics of the TCVJ, the Rzeppa constant velocity joint (RCVJ), and so on, because they are considered merely a kind of the shaft coupling. However the constant velocity joint in application must...

... in the book because any specific computations for the instantaneous kinematics or statics of a robot, simply require values for the actuator coordinates. The chapter also includes robot workspace which relies heavily on reciprocal systems of screws. This is one...

... actuators manipulator kinematics mechanical engineering elasticity statics Parallel mechanisms generally comprise two platforms which are connected by joints or legs acting in parallel. One typical platform known as the “Gough-Stewart” platform was introduced by Gough 1 as a tire testing...

...Marco Carricato; Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli; Joseph Duffy This article presents the inverse static analysis of a two degrees of freedom planar mechanism with flexural pivots. Such analysis aims to detect the entire set of equilibrium configurations of the system once the external load is assigned...