Mechatronics design for a programmable closed-loop mechanism

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 365-374

  Zhang, W J ^a   Chen, X B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Closed loop mechanism; Control; Design; Mass redistribution; Programmable system

Indexed keywords

EID: 13244285096     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406011520670     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Hartenberg, R. S. Kinematic Synthesis of Linkages, 1964 (McGraw-Hill, New York).
2. Tao, J. and Sadler, J. P. Constant speed control of a motor driven mechanism system. Mech. Mach. Theory, 1995, 30(5), 737-748.
3. Lin, M.-C. and Chen, J.-S. Experiments toward MRAC design for linkage system. Mechatronics, 1996, 6(8), 933953.
4. Tokuz Dulger, L. C. and Uyan, S. Modelling, simulation and control of a four-bar mechanism with a brushless servo motor. Mechatronics, 1997, 7(4), 369-383.
5. Greenough, J. D., Bradshaw, W. K., Gilmartin, M. J., Douglas, S. S. and Rees Jones, J. Design of hybrid machines. In Proceedings of 9th World Congress on Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, September 1995, Vol. 4, pp. 2501-2505.
6. Tokuz, L. C. Hybrid machine modelling and control. PhD thesis, Liverpool Polytechnic, 1992.
7. Youcef-Toumi, K. Analysis, design and control of directdrive manipulators. Doctor of Science dissertation, Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, May 1985.
8. Youcef-Toumi, K. and Kuo, A. T. Y. High-speed trajectory control of a direct-drive manipulator. IEEE Trans. Robotics and Aiitomn, 1993,9(1), 102-108.
9. Diken, H. Trajectory control of mass balanced manipulator. Mech. Mach. Theory, 1997, 32(3), 313-322.
10. Li, Q., Tso, S. K. and Zhang, W. J. A preliminary study on hybrid machine. Research Proposal, City University of Hong Kong, Grant 9030651-630, 1997.
11. Li, Q., Tso, S. K., Guo, L. S. and Zhang, W. J. Improving motion tracking of closed-loop mechanisms using massredistribution. Mech. Mach. Theory, 2000, 35, 1033-1045.
12. Guo, L. S., Li, Q. and Zhang, W. J. Control and trajectory tracking of a closed-loop mechanical system with mass redistribution. In International Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis, USA, September 1998.
13. Zhang, W. J. and Li, Q. Design for control: a new principle for technical systems development. In 12th International Conference on Engineering Design, Munich, Germany, 24-26 August 1999.
14. Doughty, S. Mechanics of Machines, 1988 (John Wiley, New York).
15. Burton, P. Kinematics and Dynamics of Planar Machinery, 1979 (Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey).
16. Berkof, R. S. and Lowen, G. G. A new method for force balancing simple linkages. Trans. ASME, J. Engng for Industry, Ser. B, 1969, 91(1), 21-26.