Graphical methods to locate the secondary instant centers of single-degree-of-freedom indeterminate linkages

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 249-256

  Foster, David E ^a   Pennock, Gordon R ^b  

^a CATERPILLAR INC   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphical techniques; Indeterminate linkages; Instant centers; Single flier eight bar linkage; Ten bar linkage with all revolute joints; Ten bar linkage with revolute and prismatic joints

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAPHIC METHODS; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

GRAPHICAL TECHNIQUES; INDETERMINATE LINKAGES; INSTANT CENTERS; PRISMATIC JOINTS; REVOLUTE JOINTS; SINGLE FLIER EIGHT BAR LINKAGE; TEN BAR LINKAGE;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 18144420420     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1829070     Document Type: Article

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