CONSTRAINED SEARCH TECHNIQUE for MOTION GENERATOR PIVOT LOCATION
Abstract
Burmester's solution to the problem of guiding a body through four precision points has been extended to find planar mechanisms that have their pivots located inside prescribed regions. The complex number formulation has been used to generate the Burmester curves. A random search technique was developed to choose a new set of precision points that lie within user specified limits, in order to find a set of curves that pass through the desired regions. A computer program was written to generate Burmester curves that lie within the desired regions, while maintaing a coupler motion within satisfactory limits. An automobile suspension linkage was sucessfully designed using this program.
Recommended Citation
T. J. Lawley et al., "CONSTRAINED SEARCH TECHNIQUE for MOTION GENERATOR PIVOT LOCATION," Advances in Design Automation, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1987.
Meeting Name
1987 ASME Design Technology Conferences
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Computer Programs; Kinematics; Optimization; Systems Science and Cybernetics; Constraint Theory
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1987 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1987
