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Meccanica
Published in: Meccanica 11-12/2019

10-09-2019

A loop-by-loop defect rectification procedure for optimal synthesis of Stephenson III path generators

Authors: Ramanpreet Singh, Himanshu Chaudhary, Amit K. Singh

Published in: Meccanica | Issue 11-12/2019

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Abstract

This paper presents a formulation of constraints for the synthesis of Stephenson III mechanism and a loop-by-loop defect-rectification procedure. The procedure divides the Stephenson III mechanism into two loops, namely, Loop I, i.e., four-bar, and Loop II, i.e., five-bar mechanisms. Then, the defects are identified using the established methodology to formulate the defect-specific constraints in the simplified form. Based on the constraints, an optimization problem is formulated to synthesize a Stephenson III mechanism for path generation. A well-established meta-heuristic algorithm is used to solve the constrained optimization problem. For demonstrating the effectiveness of the formulated constraints, two numerical examples are considered, in which Stephenson III path generator mechanisms are synthesized. It is found that the mechanisms synthesized using the proposed procedure are defect-free when constraints are imposed, which is verified using the stick-diagram.
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Appendix
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Footnotes
1
Branch term is used in place of circuit in the original research.
 
2
Not applicable for rocker-crank and double-rocker mechanism.
 
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Metadata
Title
A loop-by-loop defect rectification procedure for optimal synthesis of Stephenson III path generators
Authors
Ramanpreet Singh
Himanshu Chaudhary
Amit K. Singh
Publication date
10-09-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Meccanica / Issue 11-12/2019
Print ISSN: 0025-6455
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9648
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-019-01039-7

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