Design and Analysis of Folding Linkage Based on Five Functional Medical Bed

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Guang Ping Zhang ◽  
Jian Bin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Design Principle ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Optimal Structure ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Folding Mechanism ◽  
Driving Torque ◽  
At Home

Based on the simplex style of the traditional medical beds at home and abroad presently, a new folding mechanism of multifunctional medical bed was presented. After theoretical analysis, an optimal structure was selected. This mechanism consists of several planar four-bar linkages. It has one degree of freedom, which means it can be driven by only one driving torque to achieve multi-states changes. Therefore, it could save the space and reduce the weight of the bed as much as possible. The analysis of mechanism was carried out, simulation and stability were performed as well. A proto was established in the software named Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems (ADAMS) to verify feasibility of the mechanism and the correctness of the design principle. It is an ingenious and brief design, which provides useful information for future research about folding medical bed.

scholarly journals Portable Take-Home System Enables Proportional Control and High-Resolution Data Logging with a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Bionic Arm

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Brinton ◽  
Elliott Barcikowski ◽  
Tyler Davis ◽  
Michael Paskett ◽  
Jacob George ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Force Sensor ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Future Research ◽  
High Temporal Resolution ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Proportional Control ◽  
High Resolution Data ◽  
Manual Tasks ◽  
At Home

AbstractThis paper describes a portable, prosthetic control system for at-home use of an advanced bionic arm. The system uses a modified Kalman filter to provide 6 degree-of-freedom, real-time, proportional control. We describe (a) how the system trains motor control algorithms for use with an advanced bionic arm, and (b) the system’s ability to record an unprecedented and comprehensive dataset of EMG, hand positions and force sensor values. Intact participants and a transradial amputee used the system to perform activities-of-daily-living, including bi-manual tasks, in the lab and at home. This technology enables at-home dexterous bionic arm use, and provides a high-temporal resolution description of daily use—essential information to determine clinical relevance and improve future research for advanced bionic arms.

Path planning of the hybrid parallel robot for ankle rehabilitation

Robotica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Rakhodaei ◽  
Mozafar Saadat ◽  
Alireza Rastegarpanah ◽  
Che Zulkhairi Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Path Planning ◽  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Parallel Robot ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Ankle Rehabilitation ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Linear Actuators ◽  
Simulation Results

SUMMARYThis paper presents a new configuration for ankle rehabilitation using a 9-DOF (degree of freedom) hybrid parallel robot. The robot contains nine linear actuators serially connecting two movable platforms and one stationary platform. The optimization is based on the singularity and dynamic analysis of the robot. The obtained data of the ankle motions from a series of experiments were applied to the model in order to investigate the motion of the end-effector and the force required for each actuator in a particular path. The end-effector tracking simulation results validated the proposed theoretical analysis of the required rehabilitation path of the foot.

Study on the Glass Beads Refractive Index Testing Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 487 ◽  
pp. 805-809
Author(s):  
Jun Ma ◽  
Dong Hua Guo
Keyword(s):  
Refractive Index ◽  
Glass Bead ◽  
Glass Beads ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Future Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
Testing Technology ◽  
At Home

this thesis discusses the main testing technologies at home and abroad relating to the glass bead refractive index, analyses the research emphases relating to the glass bead refractive index testing technology at present and point out the future research trend.

Acquiring variable commands at home and abroad: Examining optatives and imperatives in L1 and L2 Spanish

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-113
Author(s):  
Farrah Neumann ◽  
Matthew Kanwit
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Second Language Acquisition ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
Applied Linguistics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Individual ◽  
At Home

AbstractSince many linguistic structures are variable (i. e. conveyed by multiple forms), building a second-language grammar critically involves developing sociolinguistic competence (Canale and Swain. 1980. Theoretical bases of communicative approaches to second language teaching and testing. Applied Linguistics 1(1). 1–47), including knowledge of contexts in which to use one form over another (Bayley and Langman. 2004. Variation in the group and the individual: Evidence from second language acquisition. International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching 42(4). 303–318). Consequently, researchers interested in such competence have increasingly analyzed the study-abroad context to gauge learners’ ability to approximate local norms following a stay abroad, due to the quality and quantity of input to which learners may gain access (Lafford. 2006. The effects of study abroad vs. classroom contexts on Spanish SLA: Old assumptions, new insights and future research directions. In Carol Klee & Timothy Face (eds.), Selected proceedings of the 7th conference on the acquisition of Spanish and Portuguese as first and second languages, 1–25. Somerville, MA: Cascadilla Proceedings Project). Nevertheless, the present study is the first to examine native or learner variation between imperative (e. g. ven ‘come’) and optative Spanish commands (e. g. que vengas ‘come’). We first performed a corpus analysis to determine the linguistic factors to manipulate in a contextualized task, which elicited commands from learners before and after four weeks abroad in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. Their overall rates of selection and predictive factors were compared to local native speakers (NSs) and a control group of at-home learners.Results revealed that the abroad learners more closely approached NS rates of selection following the stay abroad. Nonetheless, for both learner groups conditioning by independent variables only partially approximated the NS system, which was more complex than previously suggested.

scholarly journals Modeling in ADAMS of a 6R industrial robot

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Mariana Ratiu ◽  
Alexandru Rus ◽  
Monica Loredana Balas
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Industrial Robot ◽  
Kinematic Model ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Robot Motion ◽  
Cad Model ◽  
3D Cad ◽  
Revolute Joints ◽  
Real Model ◽  
Articulated Robot

In this paper, we present the first steps in the process of the modeling in ADAMS MBS of MSC software of the mechanical system of an articulated robot, with six revolute joints. The geometric 3D CAD model of the robot, identical to the real model, in the PARASOLID format, is imported into ADAMS/View and then are presented the necessary steps for building the kinematic model of the robot. We conducted this work, in order to help us in our future research, which will consist of kinematic and dynamic analysis and optimization of the robot motion.

scholarly journals Mobility Method Applied to Calculate the Lubrication Properties of Bearing under Dynamic Loads

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao He ◽  
Xiqun Lu ◽  
Jingzhi Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Journal Bearings ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Dynamic Loads ◽  
Analysis Program ◽  
Computational Program ◽  
Dynamically Loaded ◽  
Mobility Method ◽  
Lubrication Properties

The analytical mobility method for dynamically loaded journal bearings was presented, with the intent to include it in a general computational program, such as the dynamic analysis program, that has been developed for the dynamic analysis of general mechanical systems. An illustrative example and numerical results were presented, with the efficiency of the method being discussed in the process of their presentation.

scholarly journals An approach to quantify the influence of ground motion uncertainty on elastoplastic system acceleration in incremental dynamic analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1744-1756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Deng ◽  
Shiling Pei ◽  
John W. van de Lindt ◽  
Hongyan Liu ◽  
Chao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Ground Motion ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Incremental Dynamic Analysis ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Maximum Acceleration ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Single Degree ◽  
Performance Based Earthquake Engineering

Inclusion of ground motion–induced uncertainty in structural response evaluation is an essential component for performance-based earthquake engineering. In current practice, ground motion uncertainty is often represented in performance-based earthquake engineering analysis empirically through the use of one or more ground motion suites. How to quantitatively characterize ground motion–induced structural response uncertainty propagation at different seismic hazard levels has not been thoroughly studied to date. In this study, a procedure to quantify the influence of ground motion uncertainty on elastoplastic single-degree-of-freedom acceleration responses in an incremental dynamic analysis is proposed. By modeling the shape of the incremental dynamic analysis curves, the formula to calculate uncertainty in maximum acceleration responses of linear systems and elastoplastic single-degree-of-freedom systems is constructed. This closed-form calculation provided a quantitative way to establish statistical equivalency for different ground motion suites with regard to acceleration response in these simple systems. This equivalence was validated through a numerical experiment, in which an equivalent ground motion suite for an existing ground motion suite was constructed and shown to yield statistically similar acceleration responses to that of the existing ground motion suite at all intensity levels.

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