...I. T. Watson; B. Gangadhara Prusty; J. Olsen; D. Farrell The Thompson coupling is a relatively recent design of constant-velocity coupling, that is, principally based on the double Cardan mechanism. An extra mechanism comprising a spherical pantograph serves to align the intermediate shaft...

... Based on the Adjacency Matrix Operations ,” Chin. J. Mech. Eng. Vol. 24 , No. 4, pp. 1 – 7 . 15 09 2010 16 06 2011 18 07 2011 15 09 2011 15 09 2011 couplings decision making decision theory design engineering failure analysis kinematics shear modulus...

... mechanisms is proposed with a central strut. Their topological configuration change is investigated by examining the constraint change stemming from the phase alteration of the reconfigurable Hooke rT joint. 16 09 2010 20 03 2011 02 06 2011 02 06 2011 couplings joining materials...

... across surfaces of small curvature, reduced forces on constraining members, and no-slip pure rolling provided by either connecting links or flexures, without the need for gear teeth or friction. 30 12 2009 01 01 2011 22 02 2011 22 02 2011 couplings kinematics mechanical...

... also carried out a comparison between theoretical predictions and experimental data. We have found a relatively good agreement that confirms the validity of the theoretical approach. 25 03 2010 06 10 2010 23 11 2010 23 11 2010 couplings power transmission (mechanical...

... 2009 20 05 2010 21 07 2010 21 07 2010 bars couplings polynomials shafts The goal of path generation problems is to find linkages whose coupler points pass through a given set of points. In the past decades, extensive research on this topic has been carried out. Most...

... reliability sensitivity mechanism steering linkage kinematic accuracy couplings linearisation techniques reliability sensitivity analysis statistical analysis steering systems vehicle dynamics 02 09 2009 26 03 2010 07 07 2010 07 07 2010 2010 American Society...

..., a Matlab Toolbox for Optimization Over Symmetric Cones ,” Optim. Methods Software 1055-6788 , 11 , pp. 625 – 653 . 10.1080/10556789908805766 05 03 2009 10 10 2009 09 12 2009 09 12 2009 couplings design engineering optimisation High-speed linkages exert...

... optimization compliant mechanism reconfigurable mechanism beams (structures) couplings design engineering elastic deformation optimisation topology 03 12 2008 14 10 2009 12 11 2009 12 11 2009 A design method to configure optimal compliant mechanisms consisting...

...) couplings graph theory kinematics 11 01 2009 02 09 2009 13 10 2009 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... by a P or H joint. A numerical method is given to find the ACs, and is illustrated with several examples. 21 07 2007 10 03 2009 02 09 2009 assembling couplings An assembly configuration (AC), or a circuit, of a mechanism is a set of contiguous positions that the mechanism...

... and spiral linkages were also investigated. It was shown that the spherical parallelogram mechanisms with spiral linkages may be used for grasping objects. 10 04 2008 22 03 2009 27 05 2009 couplings design engineering grippers gripper spherical mechanism parallelogram...

... spring planar linkages potential energy bars couplings design engineering kinematics springs (mechanical) vectors 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

.... elastic interaction clamp load loss gasketed bolted joints flanged connections couplings elasticity fasteners 01 03 2007 12 11 2008 06 01 2009 Average final one-pass bolt tension for different preload levels (star tightening pattern) Bolt preload 3000(1b...

... the potential crank center views the displacement poles. Balli and Chand ( 8 ) completed a comprehensive overview of linkage defects and solution rectification blades couplings 17 10 2007 18 09 2008 16 12 2008 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

... also been used for the design of microscaled mechanisms such as microgrippers and microtransducers, especially as the scale involved does not allow the use of conventional roller-bearing type of joints. bending couplings finite element analysis manipulators 11 02 2008 23 09...

...Abdullah F. Al-Dwairi Planar drag-link mechanism is a Grashofian four-bar chain with the shortest link fixed. In practice, the mechanism is used as a coupling between two shafts to convert uniform rotation of the driving shaft into a nonuniform rotation of the driven shaft. The nonuniformity...

... demonstrate the viability of the design methodology. Proposition 2. The optimization problem of Eq. 8 is convex . 21 08 2007 24 09 2008 15 12 2008 actuators bars chains convex programming couplings design engineering vibrations mechanism design convex programming...

... Ravigneaux gear mechanism could reach six forward speeds at most, and only a particular set of speed ratios is practical for use. 29 03 2008 24 07 2008 11 12 2008 clutches couplings design engineering gears power transmission (mechanical) automatic transmission epicyclic...

... with the following two linkages, which have the same link parameters: 28 08 2007 07 03 2008 11 08 2008 couplings Linkage mobility often refers to continuity, smoothness, input full rotatability, or the order or path of motion. For four-bar linkages, the Grashof criterion offered...