A New Method for Completely Force Balancing Simple Linkages

1969 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Berkof ◽  
G. G. Lowen

A new method, herein referred to as the “Method of Linearly Independent Vectors,” is shown to permit the complete force balancing of certain planar linkages. This method consists of writing the equation describing the position of the total mechanism center of mass in such a way that the coefficients of the time-dependent terms may be set equal to zero. In this way, the total center of mass can be made stationary, and the shaking force vanishes. Derivations as well as practical applications are shown for four-bar and six-bar linkages with arbitrary link mass distributions.

1971 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 620-626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger E. Kaufman ◽  
George N. Sandor

A new method permits the complete force balancing of spatial linkages such as the RSSR and RSSP mechanisms. Operator equations are written describing the location of the center of mass for the given mechanism. The coefficients of the time-dependent terms are set to zero by properly locating the mass centers of selected links. As a result, the location of the total center of mass is invariant and there is no resultant shaking force.


Author(s):  
Cemil Bagci

Abstract Presently used balancing methods for multicylinder engines and pumps are for partial balancing. As a result the complete shaking force, shaking torque, and shaking moment balancings of engines require the use of harmonic force and harmonic torque and moment balancers. This article presents a new method for complete shaking force and shaking moment balancing of multicylinder engines that requires no harmonic balancers. This is achieved by keeping the total center of mass of each slider crank loop stationary, where the design equations are developed using a linearly independent mass vector method. Balancing the shaking force also balances the shaking moment. Shaking torque is balanced by eliminating the angular momentum of each mechanism loop and by arranging the phase angles of the crank throws. Four-, six-, and eight-cylinder engines are balanced in the numerical examples given. Two methods of completely balancing single-cylinder engines are also given.


Author(s):  
E. de Langre ◽  
J. L. Riverin ◽  
M. J. Pettigrew

The time dependent forces resulting from a two-phase air-water mixture flowing in an elbow and a tee are measured. Their magnitudes as well as their spectral contents are analyzed. Comparison is made with previous experimental results on similar systems. For practical applications a dimensionless form is proposed to relate the characteristics of these forces to the parameters defining the flow and the geometry of the piping.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mingchen Yao ◽  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Wei Wu

Many generalization results in learning theory are established under the assumption that samples are independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.). However, numerous learning tasks in practical applications involve the time-dependent data. In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework to analyze the generalization performance of the empirical risk minimization (ERM) principle for sequences of time-dependent samples (TDS). In particular, we first present the generalization bound of ERM principle for TDS. By introducing some auxiliary quantities, we also give a further analysis of the generalization properties and the asymptotical behaviors of ERM principle for TDS.


1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Selmi

This paper is concerned with the solution of the 3-D-Navier-Stokes equations describing the steady motion of a viscous fluid inside a partially filled spinning and coning cylinder. The cylinder contains either a single fluid of volume less than that of the cylinder or a central rod and a single fluid of combined volume (volume of the rod plus volume of the fluid) equal to that of the cylinder. The cylinder rotates about its axis at the spin rate ω and rotates about an axis that passes through its center of mass at the coning rate Ω. In practical applications, as in the analysis and design of liquid-filled projectiles, the parameter ε = τ sin θ, where τ = Ω/ω and θ is the angle between spin axis and coning axis, is small. As a result, linearization of the Navier-Stokes equations with this parameter is possible. Here, the full and linearized Navier-Stokes equations are solved by a spectral collocation method to investigate the nonlinear effects on the moments caused by the motion of the fluid inside the cylinder. In this regard, it has been found that nonlinear effects are negligible for τ ≈ 0.1, which is of practical interest to the design of liquid-filled projectiles, and the solution of the linearized Navier-Stokes equations is adequate for such a case. However, as τ increases, nonlinear effects increase, and become significant as ε surpasses about 0.1. In such a case, the nonlinear problem must be solved. Complete details on how to solve such a problem is presented.


Author(s):  
Bingjue Li ◽  
Andrew P. Murray ◽  
David H. Myszka

Any articulated system of rigid bodies defines a Statically Equivalent Serial Chain (SESC). The SESC is a virtual chain that terminates at the center of mass (CoM) of the original system of bodies. A SESC may be generated experimentally without knowing the mass, CoM, or length of each link in the system given that its joint angles and overall CoM may be measured. This paper presents three developments toward recognizing the SESC as a practical modeling technique. Two of the three developments improve utilizing the technique in practical applications where the arrangement of the joints impacts the derivation of the SESC. The final development provides insight into the number of poses needed to create a usable SESC in the presence of data collection errors. First, modifications to a matrix necessary in computing the SESC are proposed. Second, the problem of generating a SESC experimentally when the system of bodies includes a mass fixed in the ground frame are presented and a remedy is proposed for humanoid-like systems. Third, an investigation of the error of the experimental SESC versus the number of data readings collected in the presence of errors in joint readings and CoM data is conducted. By conducting the method on three different systems with various levels of data error, a general form of the function for estimating the error of the experimental SESC is proposed.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 592-602
Author(s):  
Amanda Mattsson ◽  
Tetsu Uesaka

Abstract In end-use, containerboard is subjected to a variety of loading histories, such as seconds of loading/unloading, hours of vibration, days of creep load. The fundamental question is whether the commonly measured static strength represents “strength” under these conditions. Another question is, since those time-dependent failures are notoriously variable, how to describe the probabilistic aspect. This study concerns the characterisation of these different facets of “strength”. In our earlier work, we have investigated the theoretical framework for time-dependent, probabilistic failures, and identified three material parameters: (1) characteristic strength, {S_{c}}, representing short-term strength, (2) brittleness/durability parameter, ρ, and (3) reliability parameter, β. We have also developed a new method that allows us to determine all these parameters much faster than typical creep tests. Using the new method, we have started investigating effects of basic papermaking variables on the new material parameters. Among the samples tested, the parameter ρ varied from 20 to 50, and β from 0.5 to 1.0. This suggests that, even within the current papermaking practice, there is a wide operating window to tune these new material parameters. The future work is, therefore, to find specific manufacturing variables that can systematically change these new material parameters.


2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 81-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. DOBROWOLSKI ◽  
H. GOUTTE ◽  
J.-F. BERGER

A dynamical approach to the neutron-induced fission of 255,257 Fm isotopes based on the time-dependent generator-coordinate method is applied. As the generating functions the eigensolutions of the constrained Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov method with the effective D1S Gogny force are used. The here presented collective-dynamics calculations in the two-dimensional collective space described by quadrupole and octupole moments allow to determine the fragment mass distributions of those two Fm isotopes.


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