Abstract: The combination of infinitesimally and finitely separated positions in coplanar kinematics is investigated. Each combination requires a separate analytical treatment based on the fundamental concepts ...

Abstract: The optimal design of crank and rocker mechanisms satisfying four prescribed multiply separated positions of the moving plane is considered. The constraints are obtained from pairs of corresponding ...

Abstract: The four-link kinematic chain is studied in an effort to establish a bounded region to limit the chain link lengths based upon transmission angle inequality constraints. The resulting constraint ...

Abstract: The methods of constraint coordination are derived and applied to an industrial problem to synthesize a mechanism solution. The motion of an input constraint of unknown proportions is coordinated ...

Abstract: Salient loci existing for special properties of the nth-order motion state are investigated. Generalized analytical expressions are given for the loci as functions of the motion parameters in a ...