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RISFinite Element Mesh Generation of Planar Surfaces Using an Interactive Node Point Placement Technique
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A method is presented for interactively generating finite element meshes for two-dimensional surfaces. The technique is implemented on a graphics display device and will allow the user to create ...
On the Dynamic Simulation of Large Nonlinear Mechanical Systems. Part 1: An Overview of the Simulation Technique. Substructuring and Frequency Domain Considerations
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: In Part 1 an analytical technique is presented for determining the dynamic response of large complex nonlinear systems. The simulation technique is aimed at this class of problems having many ...
On the Dynamic Simulation of Large Nonlinear Mechanical Systems. Part 2: The Time Integration Technique and Time Response Loop
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Part 2 presents a time integration technique for nonlinear differential equations and illustrates its use in the time response loop of the simulation technique outlined in Part 1. The time ...
Simulation of Planar Dynamic Mechanical Systems With Changing Topologies—Part 1: Characterization and Prediction of the Kinematic Constraint Changes
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Due to changes in the kinematic constraints, many mechanical systems are described by discontinuous equations of motion. This paper addresses those changes in the kinematic constraints which are ...
An Analytical Method for Computing the Instant Centers, Centrodes, Inflection Circles, and Centers of Curvature of the Centrodes by Successively Grounding Each Link
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: An analytical method is presented for determining the instant centers, centrodes, inflection circles, and centers of curvature of the centrodes of a mechanism. The method uses the vector loop ...
A Method for Determining and Correcting Robot Position and Orientation Errors Due to Manufacturing
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A method is presented for calibration of a robot to correct position and orientation errors due to manufacturing. The method is based on the shape matrix robot kinematic description. Each joint ...
Analysis and Design of Basic Linkages for Harmonic Motion Generation
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper deals with basic planar linkages driven by relatively small cranks, and as a consequence generating approximate simple harmonic motion at the output members. A unique approach is ...
Simulation of Planar Dynamic Mechanical Systems With Changing Topologies—Part 2: Implementation Strategy and Simulation Results for Example Dynamic Systems
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Part 2 presents a technique which uses the general point to line kinematic constraint equation presented in part 1 coupled with an incidence matrix to automatically reformulate the kinematic ...
Assembly Configurations and Branches of Planar Single-Input Dyadic Mechanisms
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper examines the problem of enumerating the assembly configurations (ACs), also called circuits, and branches of planar single-input dyadic (SID) mechanisms which have links with pin joints ...
Assembly Configurations of Single-Loop Mechanisms With Pin Joints and Sliding Joints
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: This paper examines the problem of enumerating the assembly configurations (ACs), also called circuits, of planar mechanisms which can be described as a single loop. A method is given which ...