APPLICATION OF MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE AND INSTANT CENTERS ON SINGULARITY ANALYSIS OF SINGLE-DOF PLANAR MECHANISMS

Authors

  • Soheil Zarkandi Department of Mechanical Engineering Babol University of Technology, Mazandaran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jme.v41i1.5362

Keywords:

Planar mechanisms, Singularity, Instant center, Angular velocity, Mechanical advantage

Abstract

Instantaneous kinematics of a mechanism becomes undetermined when it is in a singular configuration; this indeterminacy has undesirable effects on static and motional behavior of the mechanism. So these configurations must be found and avoided during the design, trajectory planning and control stages of the mechanism. This paper presents a new geometrical method to find singularities of single-dof planar mechanisms using the concepts of mechanical advantage and instant centers.

Key Words: Planar mechanisms; Singularity; Instant center; Angular velocity; Mechanical advantage.

DOI: 10.3329/jme.v41i1.5362

Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Vol. ME 41, No. 1, June 2010 50-57

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
138
PDF
519
Cover JME 41(1)

Downloads

How to Cite

Zarkandi, S. (2010). APPLICATION OF MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE AND INSTANT CENTERS ON SINGULARITY ANALYSIS OF SINGLE-DOF PLANAR MECHANISMS. Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 41(1), 50–57. https://doi.org/10.3329/jme.v41i1.5362

Issue

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Articles