Abstract: A pair of quartic polynomials in the tangent of the output angular displacement were derived for two TTTR mechanisms designed in such a way that the serially connected pairs of Hooke joints ...

Abstract: This paper investigates the soft-finger contact by presenting the contact with a set of line springs based on screw theory, reveals the rotational effects, and identifies the stiffness properties ...

Abstract: Simple expressions for the forward and inverse acceleration analyses of a six degree of freedom in-parallel manipulator are derived. The expressions are obtained by firstly computing the “accelerator” ...

Abstract: This article presents the inverse static analysis of a two degrees of freedom planar mechanism with flexural pivots. Such analysis aims to detect the entire set of equilibrium configurations ...

Abstract: Most mechanisms can be assembled in two or more distinct configurations for a given position of the input link. Each distinct configuration is called a branch. When the prescribed positions ...

Abstract: Two problems are addressed in this paper. First, the mathematical model to perform the static analysis of an antiprism tensegrity structure subjected to a wide variety of external loads is ...

Abstract: An optimization approach to computing the boundaries of the workspaces of planar manipulators is presented. This numerical method consists of finding a suitable radiating point in the output ...