Abstract: A new method of designing four-bar function generators with optimum transmission angle is presented. Transmission angles are considered optimum, in a mini-max sense, when their extreme values ...

Abstract: Properties of Euclidean error measures for rigid body position are investigated. For two positions represented by 4 × 4 matrices A1 and A2 , it is shown that matrices [A2 − A1 ] and ...

Abstract: The following result for spherical four-bar mechanisms is proved: Let all links of a spherical four-bar linkage be in the range [0, π]. Consider two linkages—one primary (p) and another secondary ...

Abstract: This paper introduces some basic concepts regarding the workspaces of manipulators. The first part gives a general discussion regarding workspace shapes. Most of the rest of the paper focuses ...

Abstract: Based on the design equation of mechanism and the least-squares techniques, a rapidly convergent iteration method and simple direct methods for the synthesis of mechanisms are presented. It is ...

Abstract: It is shown how to determine those points, in a system under planar motion, which have trajectories which over a given range best approximate circles and straight lines. These points are best ...

Abstract: The prevalent Mathematical Programming Neural Network (MPNN) models are surveyed, and MPNN models have been developed and applied to the unconstrained optimization of mechanisms. Algorithms which ...