Abstract: A new solution to the order rectification problem for a driving dyad of planar mechanisms is presented. The method identifies sections of both Burmester curves where the driving link rotates ...

Abstract: A circuit is a distinct continuous range of motion of a mechanism. Changing circuits necessitates disassembling the mechanism. Thus, a designer must ensure a mechanism does not change circuits ...

Abstract: Improved definitions for circuits and branches of mechanisms are proposed and discussed in application to planar linkages. The difficulty of circuit and branch identification of multi-loop planar ...

Abstract: The circuit defect arises in precision position based linkage synthesis when a potential solution linkage cannot be moved between all precision positions without disassembly. Circuit rectification ...

Abstract: Circuit rectification ensures that a linkage may reach all precision positions without disassembly. Circuit rectification is crucial to the practical synthesis of Stephenson linkages, which have ...

Abstract: The swept area of a two-dimensional object undergoing motion in its plane of definition is the union of the area occupied by the object at all positions during the motion. A methodology for ...

Abstract: A new synthesis tool, the triad, is introduced to enable simplified synthesis of very complex planar mechanisms. The triad is a connected string of three vectors representing jointed rigid links ...

Abstract: A method for predetermining the properties of a centerpoint curve of the Burmester curve pair which will result from an arbitrary set of four precision positions is introduced. The method is ...