Abstract: This paper investigates the hexagonal tessellation of picture elements used in computer graphics and computer vision systems. Its purpose is to propose a symmetrical hexagonal coordinate frame ...

Abstract: While much has been contributed to techniques for enumerating and identifying rigid-body mechanisms in the past decades, proportionally little has been accomplished in this regard in compliant ...

Abstract: In this paper we present an analytical scheme for the displacement analysis of micropositioning stages with flexure hinges. The proposed scheme is based on linearization of the geometric constraint ...

Abstract: The triangle inequality concept is utilized in formulating the mobility conditions for a planar four-bar linkage. These conditions are used to investigate crank existence and mobility region for ...

Abstract: The mechanical advantage concept has long been used as a measure of design efficiency of mechanical systems, whose function it is to respond by exerting a certain amount of force at the ...