...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...

... preferences (weights) to the criteria which will affect the solution rankings. 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 linkage selection ranking...

... 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...

... and Machines , McGraw-Hill , New York . 01 11 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...

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

... 2009 10 10 2009 09 12 2009 09 12 2009 couplings design engineering optimisation High-speed linkages exert fluctuating inertia forces and moments on their supporting frame. Counterweight (CW) addition constitutes a classical approach to suppress the resulting frame...

... Optimized force inverter: ( a ) elastic hinge information (the numbers in parenthesis denote the values of design variables) and ( b ) the location of elastic hinges 03 12 2008 14 10 2009 12 11 2009 12 11 2009 beams (structures) couplings design engineering elastic...

... are also correspondent. 11 01 2009 02 09 2009 13 10 2009 cams (mechanical) couplings graph theory kinematics kinematic chain unified topological model multiple joint kinematic chain geared (cam) kinematic chains unified structure synthesis One of the most...

... 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 Methods are given to numerically determine the ACs of spatial single-loop single-DOF mechanisms. The procedure...

... 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 Power grasping of a free form object T...

... by the spring balancing designs of a general Stephenson-III type six-bar linkage and a Watt-I type six-bar linkage with parallel motion. 30 05 2008 06 01 2009 03 04 2009 bars couplings design engineering kinematics springs (mechanical) vectors static balance zero free-length...

... Model prediction of a desired uniform clamp load 01 03 2007 12 11 2008 06 01 2009 couplings elasticity fasteners elastic interaction clamp load loss gasketed bolted joints flanged connections As various bolts are individually tightened in a flanged joint...

... of fixed pivots corresponding to ordered dyads that collapse to a single point on the center point curve can be identified. 17 10 2007 18 09 2008 16 12 2008 blades couplings Linkage synthesis techniques can produce unacceptable solutions that suffer from circuit defects...

... , A. , 1999 , “ A Simple Derivation of the Hansen–Bliek–Rohn–Ning–Kearfott Enclosure for Linear Interval Equations ,” Reliable Computing , 5 ( 2 ), pp. 131 – 136 . 11 02 2008 23 09 2008 16 12 2008 bending couplings finite element analysis manipulators Flexure-jointed...

...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...

... and Kwak ( 11 ) optimize the boundary conditions for vibrating plates to maximize the lowest frequency. 21 08 2007 24 09 2008 15 12 2008 actuators bars chains convex programming couplings design engineering vibrations mechanism design convex programming vibration...

... 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...

... to N if N ⩾ 5 . For an N -bar chain with N ⩾ 5 , the ability of full revolution at an input joint may be affected by other joints. JRS types of Class I five-bar linkages couplings The mobility issues of four-bar linkages become simple...