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Four-position synthesis of origami-evolved, spherically constrained planar RR chains

  • Technical University of Munich

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Abstract

In this paper we present a dimensional four-position synthesis procedure for an overconstrained 1-DOF spatial linkage that we call the origami-evolved, spherically constrained planar RR chain. The structure is found as amechanism equivalent of a part of the Miura-ori folding linkage. Studying the geometry of this mechanism equivalent it turns out that it only corresponds to two spherical four-bar linkages that are coupled in a special overconstraining manner. Even though the special characteristic of the coupling is necessary to preserve 1-DOF mobility, there is particular freedom left for the design and synthesis of the linkage. On the one hand it is allowed to use a spherical or either a spatial RR chain when constructing an origami-evolved, spherically constrained RR chain. On the other hand the synthesis of spherical RR dyads becomes available for the design of the spherical wrists.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInterdisciplinary Applications of Kinematics - Proceedings of the International Conference
EditorsAndrés Kecskeméthy, Francisco Geu Flores
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages63-71
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9783319107226
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event2nd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Applications in Kinematics, 2013 - Lima, Peru
Duration: 9 Sep 201311 Sep 2013

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume26
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Applications in Kinematics, 2013
Country/TerritoryPeru
CityLima
Period9/09/1311/09/13

Keywords

  • Origami mechanism equivalent
  • Planar and spherical four-position synthesis
  • Rigid Miura-ori pattern

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