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"This research is focused on studying the dynamic behavior of a four-bar mechanism with clearance. The presence of clearance in a revolute joint induces impacts between the journal and the sleeve. Therefore, it causes vibration, noise and decreases the efficiency of the mechanism. Two different methods are proposed to eliminate the undesirable effects of clearance in the joint through simulations and experiments. The first method, that is used to eliminate these impacts, relies on attaching a spring to a rigid four-bar mechanism. The impacts are predicted by monitoring the moment of the reaction force in the joint with clearance using MATLAB software simulations. It is shown that the impacts could be easily eliminated using adequate and optimized spring parameters. The optimization of the spring parameters is performed to keep the positive effects of adding the spring (eliminating the impacts) and to minimize its negative effects (high maximum input torque and its high fluctuations). The second method aims at studying the dynamic behavior of the mechanism with a flexible coupler link. The dynamic analysis of the flexible mechanism is investigated using two different materials of the coupler link (aluminum and steel) with two different thickness values for each material (3 and 4 mm for aluminum and 1.5 and 2 mm for the steel). The rigid mechanism is considered in this case with a coupler link made of steel with 5 mm thickness to highlight the difference between flexible and rigid mechanisms. The deformation of the flexible coupler links (using ideal joints) is investigated by measuring the strain values at three different speeds (277, 415 and 554 rpm). The obtained results show that the strain values are significantly affected by the crank speed and the thickness of the links. Experimental tests are performed to measure the accelerations for the follower of the four-bar mechanism using rigid and flexible coupler links. These measurements are done for the case of ideal joint (no clearance) and realistic joint with a clearance of 0.5 mm and 1 mm sizes at the three mentioned speeds for each case. The experimental results are validated through simulation tests using ADAMS software. These results confirm that the flexibility of the coupler has thus a role of a suspension for the mechanism."--Abstract.
Dynamics of multibody systems is of great importance in the fields of robotics, biomechanics, spacecraft control, road and rail vehicle design, and dynamics of machinery. Many research problems have been solved and a considerable number of computer codes based on multibody formalisms is now available. With the present book it is intended to collect software systems for multibody system dynamics which are well established and have found acceptance in the users community. The Handbook will aid the reader in selecting the software system which is most appropriate to his needs. Altogether 17 research groups contributed to the Handbook. A compact summary of important capabilities of these software systems is presented in tabular form. All authors dealt with two typical test examples, a planar mechanism and a spatial robot. Thus, it is very easy to compare the results and to identify more clearly the advantages of one or the other formalism.
Flexible Mechanisms such as slider crank and four-bar mechanisms are modeled and their dynamic instability and optimum design analyzed. The primary aim of the project was a thorough understanding and analysis of conditions of dynamic instability in flexible components of mechanisms and robots. Dynamic instability characterizes the behavior when amplitude of vibrations have a tendency to become unbounded with the passage of time. Other aims of the study included the optimal design of mechanisms on the basis of flexibility and control of stresses and deflections.
Flexible Multibody Dynamics comprehensively describes the numerical modelling of flexible multibody dynamics systems in space and aircraft structures, vehicles, and mechanical systems. A rigorous approach is followed to handle finite rotations in 3D, with a thorough discussion of the different alternatives for parametrization. Modelling of flexible bodies is treated following the Finite Element technique, a novel aspect in multibody systems simulation. Moreover, this book provides extensive coverage of the formulation of a general purpose software for flexible multibody dynamics analysis, based on an exhaustive treatment of large rotations and finite element modelling, and incorporating useful reference material. Features include different solution techniques such as: * time integration of differential-algebraic equations * non-linear substructuring * continuation methods * nonlinear bifurcation analysis. In essence, this is an ideal text for senior undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals in mechanical and aeronautical engineering, as well as mechanical design engineers and researchers, and engineers working in areas such as kinematics and dynamics of deployable structures, vehicle dynamics and mechanical design.