Type Synthesis Method and Procedure of Robotic Mechanism

Author(s):  
Tao Sun ◽  
Shuofei Yang ◽  
Binbin Lian
Author(s):  
Ronald A. Zimmerman

A method for the creation of a six bar linkage with two ground pivots to simultaneously carry two rigid bodies through four coordinated positions was invented and is described and illustrated herein. Type synthesis was used to identify possible linkage classes and specific types of possible six bar linkages. A linkage synthesis method which superimposes three Burmester center point curves to create a six bar linkage mechanism with two ground pivots, to carry two coupled rigid bodies simultaneously through four specified, coordinated positions was developed and is demonstrated. An extension of the method to carry two non-coupled rigid bodies through four positions is indicated. This method was invented in the process of developing a 2nd row automotive truck seat, which is used as an example to illustrate the procedure. A six bar linkage which carries an automotive truck seat back and seat cushion through four coordinated positions is shown.


Author(s):  
Jingjun Yu ◽  
Jian S. Dai ◽  
Xin-Jun Liu ◽  
Shusheng Bi ◽  
Guanghua Zong

Low-degree-of-freedom (Low-DOF) parallel manipulators (PMs) have drawn extensive interest, particularly in type synthesis in which two main approaches were established in the reciprocal screw system theory and Lie group theory. This paper aims at proposing a new type synthesis method to complementing the above methods. For this purpose, the concept of the DOF characteristic matrix, originated from displacement subgroup and displacement submanifold, is proposed. A new but general approach based on the atlas of DOF Characteristic Matrix is addressed for both exhaustive classification and type synthesis of low-DOF PMs. Compared to the method based on Lie group, the proposed approach is prone to construct an orthogonal structure and easy to realize the complete classification and exhaustive enumeration of a class of low-DOF PM. In order to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, type synthesis of Translational PMs (TPMs) particularly in ones with an orthogonal structure is performed, resulting in some novel orthogonal TPMs.


2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-528
Author(s):  
Liang Sun ◽  
Yuzhu Zhou ◽  
Xuan Chen ◽  
Chuanyu Wu

Abstract. Type synthesis is an important step when designing innovations in mechanisms. To overcome the limitation of traditional gear train transplanting mechanisms in realizing a specific trajectory, a swinging linkage mechanism is introduced into the design of the transplanting mechanism. To design a crop-transplanting gear linkage mechanism (GLM), an automatic synthesis method based on graph theory is proposed in this article. First, the numbers of loops, links, joints and other parameters, along with unlabeled graphs, are calculated based on the structural characteristics of the GLM. The labeled graphs that correspond to the kinematic chain (KC) are then obtained by thickening the edges of the unlabeled graphs, and physically reasonable labeled graphs are derived from identification of the structural rationality of the corresponding structures. Based on the relative motion characteristics of the input and output links of the transplanting mechanisms, criteria for screening the gear linkage mechanisms represented by the labeled graphs are formulated, and the labeled graphs that are suitable for transplanting are calculated to enrich the configurations of the transplanting mechanisms. Finally, two examples are tested to verify the effectiveness of the proposed type synthesis method. Keywords: Gear linkage, Screening, Topological graph, Transplanting mechanism, Type synthesis.


Author(s):  
Marti´n A. Pucheta ◽  
Alberto Cardona

We present an automated method for type and dimensional synthesis of planar linkage mechanisms. In the kinematic problem, a graph representation called initial graph is given to the parts to move. The type synthesis stage consists of an exhaustive subgraph search of the initial graph inside the graphs taken from a previously enumerated atlas of mechanisms. Each alternative resulting from the type synthesis is dimensioned using the Precision Position Method and Genetic Algorithms: the closed-chain topology is decomposed into single-open chains of two and three links programmed as dyad and triad modules; these modules are executed to compute all the significant dimensions of the linkage. Using this type and dimensional synthesis method, a fast generation and evaluation of many mechanisms can be done in few minutes using a desktop personal computer. The enumeration of mechanisms for a path following task, including eight-bar solutions, illustrates the whole design process.


2016 ◽  
Vol 836 ◽  
pp. 48-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latifah Nurahmi ◽  
Stéphane Caro

This paper introduces a methodology for the type synthesis of two degree-of-freedom hybrid translational manipulators with identical legs. The type synthesis method is based upon the screw theory. Three types of two degree-of-freedom hybrid translational manipulators with identical legs are identified based upon their wrench decomposition. Each leg of the manipulators is composed of a proximal module and a distal module mounted in series. The assembly conditions and the validity of the actuation scheme are also defined. Eventually, some novel two degree-of-freedom hybrid translational manipulators are synthesized with the proposed procedure.


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