A planar reconfigurable linear rigid-body motion linkage with two operation modes
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2014-02-11
Authors
Hao, Guangbo
Kong, Xianwen
He, Xiuyun
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Sage Publishing Ltd
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Abstract
A planar reconfigurable linear (also rectilinear) rigid-body motion linkage (RLRBML) with two operation modes, that is, linear rigid-body motion mode and lockup mode, is presented using only R (revolute) joints. The RLRBML does not require disassembly and external intervention to implement multi-task requirements. It is created via combining a Robert’s linkage and a double parallelogram linkage (with equal lengths of rocker links) arranged in parallel, which can convert a limited circular motion to a linear rigid-body motion without any reference guide way. This linear rigid-body motion is achieved since the double parallelogram linkage can guarantee the translation of the motion stage, and Robert’s linkage ensures the approximate straight line motion of its pivot joint connecting to the double parallelogram linkage. This novel RLRBML is under the linear rigid-body motion mode if the four rocker links in the double parallelogram linkage are not parallel. The motion stage is in the lockup mode if all of the four rocker links in the double parallelogram linkage are kept parallel in a tilted position (but the inner/outer two rocker links are still parallel). In the lockup mode, the motion stage of the RLRBML is prohibited from moving even under power off, but the double parallelogram linkage is still moveable for its own rotation application. It is noted that further RLRBMLs can be obtained from the above RLRBML by replacing Robert’s linkage with any other straight line motion linkage (such as Watt’s linkage). Additionally, a compact RLRBML and two single-mode linear rigid-body motion linkages are presented.
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Planar linkage , Linear rigid-body motion , Reconfigurable mechanism , Two operation modes , Lockup
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Hao, G., Kong, X. and He, X. (2014) "A planar reconfigurable linear rigid-body motion linkage with two operation modes", Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 228(16), pp. 2985-2991. doi: 10.1177/0954406214523754
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© 2014, Institution of Mechanical Engineers