Abstract
A single-DOF single-loop mechanism with two operation modes is a single-DOF single-loop mechanism which works as two different single-DOF single-loop mechanisms each in one of its two operation modes. It is also called a discontinuously movable mechanism or kinematotropic mechanism. This paper deals with the type synthesis of single-DOF single-loop mechanisms with two operation modes. An intuitive approach is proposed to the type synthesis of this class of mechanisms at first. Using the proposed approach, single-DOF single-loop mechanisms with two operation modes are then constructed using planar 4R, Spherical 4R, Bennett 4R mechanisms and/or paradoxical 5R- and 6R- mechanisms. In addition to the two classes of 7R single-DOF single-loop mechanisms with two operation modes proposed in the literature, 16 new classes of 6R and 7R mechanisms are proposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2009 ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots, ReMAR 2009 |
| Pages | 136-141 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
| Event | 2009 ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots - London, United Kingdom Duration: 22 Jun 2009 → 24 Jun 2009 |
Conference
| Conference | 2009 ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots |
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| Abbreviated title | ReMAR 2009 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Period | 22/06/09 → 24/06/09 |
Keywords
- Kinematics and dynamics of reconfiguration
- Overconstrained mechanisms
- Reconfigurable mechanisms
- Screw theory
- Singularity