Abstract
A new numerical procedure which solves for degrees of freedom of a mechanism is presented in this paper. By input of the coordinates of all the joints, we can calculate the current degree-of-freedom of each independent loop, check symmetry, check the idle degree-of-freedom of the mechanism and find the total degree-of-freedom of a mechanism for any desired configuration. Several practical examples illustrate the usefulness of this new, totally analytical approach.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Paper) |
State | Published - Dec 1 1986 |