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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2016-08-01

Journal: JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Included Journals: Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume: 8

Issue: 4

ISSN: 1942-4302

Key Words: six-bar linkage motion synthesis; Stephenson linkages; uniform synthesis equations; synthesis with incomplete data set

Abstract: The unified formulation of dimensional synthesis of Stephenson linkages for motion generation is the subject of this paper. Burmester theory is applied to the six-bar linkage, which leads to a unified formulation applicable for all three types of Stephenson linkages. This is made possible by virtue of parameterized position vectors, which simplify the formulation of synthesis equations. A design example is included to demonstrate the application of the method developed.