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December 1988
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Journal of Mechanisms, Transmissions, and Automation in Design
ISSN 0738-0666
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J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 371.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258931
Research Papers
Mechanisms Papers
Singularities in Motion and Displacement Functions for the RCRCR Linkage
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 373–377.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258932
Topics:
Displacement
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Linkages
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Chain
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Design
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Manufacturing
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Modeling
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Open kinematic chains
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Scalars
Computer-Aided Design of the RSSR Function Generating Spatial Mechanism Using the Selective Precision Synthesis Method
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 378–382.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258933
Topics:
Computer-aided design
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Gradient methods
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Kinematics
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Optimization
Accurate Motion of a Robot End-Effector Using the Curvature Theory of Ruled Surfaces
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 383–388.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258934
Topics:
End effectors
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Robots
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Trajectories (Physics)
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Interpolation
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Degrees of freedom
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Robotics
Boundary Surfaces, Limit Surfaces, Crossable and Noncrossable Surfaces in Workspace of Mechanical Manipulators
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 389–396.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258935
Topics:
Manipulators
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Jacobian matrices
Manipulator Configurations Based on Rotary-Linear (R-L) Actuators and Their Direct and Inverse Kinematics
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 397–404.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258936
Topics:
Actuators
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Kinematics
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Manipulators
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Chain
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Rotation
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Computation
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Cylinders
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Polynomials
,
Sferics
Direct Computation of Grasping Force for Three-Finger Tip-Prehension Grasps
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 405–413.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258937
Topics:
Computation
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Grasping
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Structural mechanics
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Friction
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Optimization
A General Method of Determining and Eliminating Branching in Planar Multiloop Mechanisms
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 414–422.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258938
Topics:
Cycles
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Design
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Kinematics
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Manufacturing
,
Optimization
Design of Quick-Returning R-S-S-R Mechanisms
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 423–428.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258939
Topics:
Algebra
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Design
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Linkages
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Oscillations
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Sferics
Design of Mechanisms Via Constrained Least-Squares Method and Its Variants
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 429–434.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258940
Topics:
Design
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Algorithms
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Computation
Three-Position Function Generation of Planar Four-Bar Mechanisms With Equal Deviation Transmission Angle Control
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 435–439.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258941
Topics:
Manufacturing
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Polynomials
Optimization of Spherical Joint Attachment in Spatial Linkages
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 440–445.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258942
Topics:
Linkages
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Optimization
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Algorithms
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Kinematic analysis
A Modified Design for λ-Type Double-Cranks to Approximate a Straight Line
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 446–451.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258943
Topics:
Design
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Degrees of freedom
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Dimensions
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Optimization
Design Automation Papers
The Optimal Design of a Rotary Type Actuator for Magnetic Disk Drives
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 452–458.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258944
Topics:
Actuators
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Design
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Disks
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Inertia (Mechanics)
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Computers
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Geometry
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Optimization
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Reliability
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Resonance
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Sensitivity analysis
The Method of Alternate Formulations, an Automated Strategy for Optimal Design
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 459–463.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258945
Topics:
Design
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Optimization
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Trend analysis
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Computers
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Mathematics
A Combined Local-Global Active Set Strategy for Nonlinear Design Optimization
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 464–471.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258946
Topics:
Design
,
Optimization
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Gradient methods
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Linear programming
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Nonlinear programming
Power Transmission and Gearing Papers
Performance Analysis of a Variable Speed-Ratio Metal V-Belt Drive
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 472–481.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258947
Topics:
Metals
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V-belts
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Computation
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Design
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Performance characterization
Helical Gears With Involute Shaped Teeth: Geometry, Computer Simulation, Tooth Contact Analysis, and Stress Analysis
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 482–491.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258948
Topics:
Computer simulation
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Geometry
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Helical gears
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Stress analysis (Engineering)
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Gears
,
Bearings
,
Errors
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Manufacturing
,
Computer software
,
Dislocations
A Technique to Predict the Effects of Wear in Keyed Connections
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 492–494.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258949
Topics:
Wear
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Stress
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Cycles
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Finite element analysis
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Rotation
Determination of Settings of a Tilted Head Cutter for Generation of Hypoid and Spiral Bevel Gears
J. Mech., Trans., and Automation. December 1988, 110(4): 495–500.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3258950
Topics:
Blades
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Computation
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Cutting
,
Kinematics
,
Machinery
,
Pressure
,
Spiral bevel gears
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