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Guest Editorial

Special Section: Selected Papers From IDETC 2018

Clément Gosselin, Pierre M. Larochelle, Andreas Müller

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020301. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042958

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Topics: Biomedicine , Computer software , Design , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Engineering teachers , Exoskeleton devices , Kinematics , Robotics , Robots , Vehicles

Special Section: Selected Papers from IDETC 2018

Velocity Decomposition-Enhanced Control for Point and Curved-Foot Planar Bipeds Experiencing Velocity Disturbances

Martin Fevre, Bill Goodwine, James P. Schmiedeler

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020901. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042485

Abstract

View articletitled, Velocity Decomposition-Enhanced Control for Point and Curved-Foot Planar Bipeds Experiencing Velocity Disturbances

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Topics: Control equipment , Cycles , Dynamics (Mechanics) , Errors , Feedback , Robots , Steady state , Simulation , Simulation results

Design, Modeling, and Experimentation of a Bio-Inspired Miniature Climbing Robot With Bilayer Dry Adhesives

Audelia G. Dharmawan, Priti Xavier, Hassan H. Hariri, Gim Song Soh, Avinash Baji, Roland Bouffanais, Shaohui Foong, Hong Yee Low, Kristin L. Wood

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020902. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042457

Abstract

View articletitled, Design, Modeling, and Experimentation of a Bio-Inspired Miniature Climbing Robot With Bilayer Dry Adhesives

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Topics: Adhesives , Design , Robots , Modeling , Torque

Dynamic Trajectory Planning and Geometric Analysis of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Translational Cable-Suspended Planar Parallel Robot Using a Parallelogram Cable Loop

Jordan M. Longval, Clément Gosselin

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020903. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042486

Abstract

View articletitled, Dynamic Trajectory Planning and Geometric Analysis of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Translational Cable-Suspended Planar Parallel Robot Using a Parallelogram Cable Loop

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Topics: Cables , End effectors , Robots , Trajectories (Physics) , Kinematics

Origami-Based Design of Conceal-and-Reveal Systems

Bryce P. DeFigueiredo, Nathan A. Pehrson, Kyler A. Tolman, Erica Crampton, Spencer P. Magleby, Larry L. Howell

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020904. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042427

Abstract

View articletitled, Origami-Based Design of Conceal-and-Reveal Systems

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Topics: Design , Manufacturing

L-System-Generated Mechanism Topology Optimization Using Graph-Based Interpretation

Brent R. Bielefeldt, Ergun Akleman, Gregory W. Reich, Philip S. Beran, Darren J. Hartl

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020905. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042512

Abstract

View articletitled, L-System-Generated Mechanism Topology Optimization Using Graph-Based Interpretation

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Topics: Design , Optimization , Topology

Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms Based on Parametric Polynomial System: Basic Concept of a Method Using Gröbner Cover and Its Application to Planar Mechanisms

Keisuke Arikawa

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020906. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042475

Abstract

View articletitled, Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms Based on Parametric Polynomial System: Basic Concept of a Method Using Gröbner Cover and Its Application to Planar Mechanisms

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Topics: Linkages , Polynomials , Kinematic analysis , Trusses (Building)

A Novel Method for Constructing Multimode Deployable Polyhedron Mechanisms Using Symmetric Spatial Compositional Units

Jieyu Wang, Xianwen Kong

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020907. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042458

Abstract

View articletitled, A Novel Method for Constructing Multimode Deployable Polyhedron Mechanisms Using Symmetric Spatial Compositional Units

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Topics: Chain , Linkages , Prisms (Optics)

Thermal Prestress in Composite Compliant Shell Mechanisms

Jonathan P. Stacey, Matthew P. O'Donnell, Mark Schenk

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020908. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042476

Abstract

View articletitled, Thermal Prestress in Composite Compliant Shell Mechanisms

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Topics: Composite materials , Laminates , Shells , Springs , Design , Stiffness , Cylinders , Manufacturing , Compliant mechanisms , Equilibrium (Physics)

Wrench Analysis of Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots Actuated by Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Julian Erskine, Abdelhamid Chriette, Stéphane Caro

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020909. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042513

Abstract

View articletitled, Wrench Analysis of Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots Actuated by Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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Topics: Cables , Tension , Thrust

Design of a Wheelchair Robot for Active Postural Support

Rosemarie C. Murray, Chawin Ophaswongse, Sunil K. Agrawal

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020911. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042544

Abstract

View articletitled, Design of a Wheelchair Robot for Active Postural Support

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Topics: Design , Kinematics , Robots , Wheelchairs , End effectors , Degrees of freedom , Optimization

Properties of Twofold Tape Loops: The Influence of the Subtended Angle

Marinus G. de Jong, Werner W. P. J. van de Sande, Just L. Herder

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020912. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042641

Abstract

View articletitled, Properties of Twofold Tape Loops: The Influence of the Subtended Angle

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Topics: Springs , Geometry

A Technique Based on Adaptive Extended Jacobians for Improving the Robustness of the Inverse Numerical Kinematics of Redundant Robots

Henrique Simas, Raffaele Di Gregorio

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020913. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042514

Abstract

View articletitled, A Technique Based on Adaptive Extended Jacobians for Improving the Robustness of the Inverse Numerical Kinematics of Redundant Robots

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Topics: Algorithms , Kinematics , Robots

Design of Compliant Three-Dimensional Printed Surgical End-Effectors for Robotic Lumbar Discectomy

Benjamin V. Johnson, Zekun Gong, Brian A. Cole, David J. Cappelleri

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020914. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042543

Abstract

View articletitled, Design of Compliant Three-Dimensional Printed Surgical End-Effectors for Robotic Lumbar Discectomy

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Topics: Cables , Design , End effectors , Instrumentation , Robotics , Surgery , Discectomies , Testing , Kinematics , Grasping

Variable Stiffness Mechanism for Suppressing Unintended Forces in Physical Human–Robot Interaction

Sri Sadhan Jujjavarapu, Amirhossein H. Memar, M. Amin Karami, Ehsan T. Esfahani

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020915. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042295

Abstract

View articletitled, Variable Stiffness Mechanism for Suppressing Unintended Forces in Physical Human–Robot Interaction

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Topics: Magnets , Stiffness , Control equipment , Human-robot interaction , Mechanical admittance

Research Papers

A Screw Approach to the Approximation of the Local Geometry of the Configuration Space and of the Set of Configurations of Certain Rank of Lower Pair Linkages

Andreas Müller

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 020910. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042545

Abstract

View articletitled, A Screw Approach to the Approximation of the Local Geometry of the Configuration Space and of the Set of Configurations of Certain Rank of Lower Pair Linkages

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Topics: Approximation , Geometry , Kinematics , Linkages , Screws , Algebra

Dynamic Trajectory Planning for Failure Recovery in Cable-Suspended Camera Systems

Chiara Passarini, Damiano Zanotto, Giovanni Boschetti

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 021001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041942

Abstract

View articletitled, Dynamic Trajectory Planning for Failure Recovery in Cable-Suspended Camera Systems

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Topics: Cables , Failure , Trajectories (Physics) , End effectors

Reconfigurability Analysis of a Class of Parallel Kinematics Machines

Luca Carbonari, Daniele Costa, Giacomo Palmieri, Matteo-Claudio Palpacelli

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 021002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042348

Abstract

View articletitled, Reconfigurability Analysis of a Class of Parallel Kinematics Machines

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Topics: Kinematics , Machinery , Mechanical admittance , Polynomials , Robots , Design , End effectors , Universal joints , Manipulators

Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Handling Slip in Tracked Vehicle Locomotion

Bijo Sebastian, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 021003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042347

Abstract

View articletitled, Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Handling Slip in Tracked Vehicle Locomotion

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Topics: Control equipment , Robots , Tracked vehicles , Asphalt , Synthetic sporting surfaces

Sliding Filament Joint Mechanism: Biomimetic Artificial Joint Mechanism for Artificial Skeletal Muscles

Kyeong Ho Cho, Ho Sang Jung, Sang Yul Yang, Youngeun Kim, Hugo Rodrigue, Hyungpil Moon, Ja Choon Koo, Hyouk Ryeol Choi

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 021004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042349

Abstract

View articletitled, Sliding Filament Joint Mechanism: Biomimetic Artificial Joint Mechanism for Artificial Skeletal Muscles

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Topics: Artificial joints , Biomimetics , Displacement , Gears , Muscle , Rotation , Wire , Actuators , Weight (Mass) , Shrinkage (Materials)

Exploiting the Kinematic Redundancy of a (6 + 3) Degrees-of-Freedom Parallel Mechanism

Louis-Thomas Schreiber, Clément Gosselin

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 021005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042346

Abstract

View articletitled, Exploiting the Kinematic Redundancy of a (6 + 3) Degrees-of-Freedom Parallel Mechanism

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Topics: Actuators , Kinematics , Parallel mechanisms , Redundancy (Engineering) , Jacobian matrices , Degrees of freedom , Trajectories (Physics) , Manipulators

A Survey on the Computation of Quaternions From Rotation Matrices

Soheil Sarabandi, Federico Thomas

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 021006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041889

Abstract

View articletitled, A Survey on the Computation of Quaternions From Rotation Matrices

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Topics: Rotation , Computation , Errors , Algebra

Technical Brief

Controlling the Locomotion of Spherical Robots or Why BB-8 Works

Prithvi Akella, Oliver M. O'Reilly, Koushil Sreenath

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 024501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042296

Abstract

View articletitled, Controlling the Locomotion of Spherical Robots or Why BB-8 Works

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Topics: Robots , Wheels , Spherical shells , Shells

Experimental Validation of a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Cable-Suspended Parallel Robot for Spatial Translation With Constant Orientation

Dinh-Son Vu, Eric Barnett, Clément Gosselin

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2019, 11(2): 024502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4042345

Abstract

View articletitled, Experimental Validation of a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Cable-Suspended Parallel Robot for Spatial Translation With Constant Orientation

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Topics: Cables , Kinematics , Robots , Errors , End effectors

Guest Editorial

Special Section: Selected Papers From IDETC 2018

Special Section: Selected Papers from IDETC 2018

Velocity Decomposition-Enhanced Control for Point and Curved-Foot Planar Bipeds Experiencing Velocity Disturbances

Design, Modeling, and Experimentation of a Bio-Inspired Miniature Climbing Robot With Bilayer Dry Adhesives

Dynamic Trajectory Planning and Geometric Analysis of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Translational Cable-Suspended Planar Parallel Robot Using a Parallelogram Cable Loop

Origami-Based Design of Conceal-and-Reveal Systems

L-System-Generated Mechanism Topology Optimization Using Graph-Based Interpretation

Kinematic Analysis of Mechanisms Based on Parametric Polynomial System: Basic Concept of a Method Using Gröbner Cover and Its Application to Planar Mechanisms

A Novel Method for Constructing Multimode Deployable Polyhedron Mechanisms Using Symmetric Spatial Compositional Units

Thermal Prestress in Composite Compliant Shell Mechanisms

Wrench Analysis of Cable-Suspended Parallel Robots Actuated by Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Design of a Wheelchair Robot for Active Postural Support

Properties of Twofold Tape Loops: The Influence of the Subtended Angle

A Technique Based on Adaptive Extended Jacobians for Improving the Robustness of the Inverse Numerical Kinematics of Redundant Robots

Design of Compliant Three-Dimensional Printed Surgical End-Effectors for Robotic Lumbar Discectomy

Variable Stiffness Mechanism for Suppressing Unintended Forces in Physical Human–Robot Interaction

Research Papers

A Screw Approach to the Approximation of the Local Geometry of the Configuration Space and of the Set of Configurations of Certain Rank of Lower Pair Linkages

Dynamic Trajectory Planning for Failure Recovery in Cable-Suspended Camera Systems

Reconfigurability Analysis of a Class of Parallel Kinematics Machines

Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Handling Slip in Tracked Vehicle Locomotion

Sliding Filament Joint Mechanism: Biomimetic Artificial Joint Mechanism for Artificial Skeletal Muscles

Exploiting the Kinematic Redundancy of a (6 + 3) Degrees-of-Freedom Parallel Mechanism

A Survey on the Computation of Quaternions From Rotation Matrices

Technical Brief

Controlling the Locomotion of Spherical Robots or Why BB-8 Works

Experimental Validation of a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Cable-Suspended Parallel Robot for Spatial Translation With Constant Orientation

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