Modern linkage mechanism design

Author: Xiong Bingsheng
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: This book primarily introduces the fundamental theories and design methods of graphical methods for planar linkages, the function approximation method in analytical methods, the theory and design methods of rigid-body guidance mechanisms, the theories and methods of mechanism optimization design, and discusses combination mechanisms and open-chain mechanisms related to linkages. The book elaborates on the design theories and methods of linkages. Except for the introduction, the book consists of ten chapters, including type analysis of planar linkages, planar mechanism synthesis using function approximation methods, synthesis of planar four-bar mechanisms given three positions of a link plane, synthesis of planar four-bar mechanisms given four positions of a link plane, synthesis of planar mechanisms given corresponding angular displacements of two linkages, pole curves and their applications, optimization design of planar linkages, synthesis of rigid-body guidance mechanisms, combination mechanisms, and open-chain mechanisms. A certain number of review questions and exercises are provided at the end of each chapter. This book can serve as a selective course textbook for undergraduate students in mechanical engineering majors in higher education institutions, a reference textbook for graduate students in mechanical disciplines, and can also be used as a reference for technical personnel and teachers engaged in mechanism design. The book elaborates on the design theories and methods of linkages, including type analysis of planar linkages, planar mechanism synthesis using function approximation methods, and synthesis of four-bar mechanisms given three related positions of a link plane.