Synthesis of planar four-link mechanisms for force generation

This thesis presents a technique for synthesizing weighted four-bar linkages to produce a specified resisting force or torque. Historically, mechanism force synthesis has assumed that output positions must always be associated with prescribed forces. This results in the loss of design parameters. A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Soper, Robert Randall
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45065
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10072005-094831/