Abstract: This paper presents a novel robotic hand with a metamorphic palm which changes the traditional structure of a robotic hand. Based on this new hand structure, the paper investigates motion of ...

Abstract: A circular surface with a fixed radius can be swept out by moving a circle with its center following a curve, which acts as the spine curve. Based on a system of Euclidean invariants, the ...

Abstract: The paper and its companion [Dong et al. , 2011, “Kinematic Fundamentals of Planar Harmonic Drives,” ASME J. Mech. Des., 133 (1), p. 011007], which treats a harmonic drive without a cup, ...

Abstract: The paper presents a new conceptual design method that is capable of generating large numbers of possible design concepts of hydraulic systems automatically for specified operation requirements. ...

Abstract: A methodology for synthesis and configuration design of metamorphic mechanisms is developed in this paper based on biological modeling and genetic evolution with biological building blocks. The ...

Abstract: This paper presents the kinematic model and offers a rigorous analysis and description of the kinematics of planar harmonic drives. In order to reflect the fundamental kinematic principle of ...

Abstract: This paper presents a general conjugation model based on the intrinsic kinematical properties of the contact path. The model is truly general for any planar transmission through contact curves, ...