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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 66
COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS: TECHNIQUES AND DEVELOPMENTS Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper I.2
Load Effects on the Relative Positions of Links in Mechanisms Considering Joint Clearance M. Younes, A. Potiron and P. Dalsanto
Equipe ERTGI, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers, Angers, France M. Younes, A. Potiron, P. Dalsanto, "Load Effects on the Relative Positions of Links in Mechanisms Considering Joint Clearance", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Computational Mechanics: Techniques and Developments", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 9-15, 2000. doi:10.4203/ccp.66.1.2
Abstract
In almost situations when designing machines, the engineer
is very often faced to design transmission of movement as
accurate as possible. For that purpose, it is necessary to
predict which will be the various relative positions of the
components of the mechanism undergoing loading. A new
method for the prediction of these positions is presented
here, which takes into account the forces applied to the
various parts and the clearance in the linkages. The 3-D
kinematic modeling is based on the small displacements
allowed by each joint which takes place in the kinematic
chain of the mechanism. The method presented here,
minimizes the potential energy by means of some algorithms
of optimization. The application to some 3-D examples,
leads to results which can be used in C.A.D. softwares as
optimum design tools.
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