%0 Journal Article
%T Revolute
%A Jose Cosme
%A Kevin Russell
%A Wen-Tzong Lee
%J Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
%@ 2041-2983
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0954406218757566
%X General optimization models for the dimensional synthesis of defect-free Revolute-Cylindrical-Cylindrical-Cylindrical linkages with static loading are formulated and evaluated in this work. With these optimization models, Revolute-Cylindrical-Cylindrical-Cylindrical linkage dimensions required to approximate coupler positions or coupler path points while achieving static equilibrium (given coupler loads) within a maximum driver static torque are calculated. These models also include constraints that eliminate order, branch and circuit defects-defects that are common in traditional dyad-based dimensional synthesis. Therefore, the novelty of this work is the development of optimization models that permit the synthesis of order, branch and circuit defect-free Revolute-Cylindrical-Cylindrical-Cylindrical motion and path generators that also achieve static equilibrium within a maximum specified driver torque magnitude for specified coupler loads. This work conveys both the benefits and drawbacks realized when implementing these optimization models on a personal computer using the commercial mathematical analysis software package Matlab
%K Revolute-Cylindrical-Cylindrical-Cylindrical linkage
%K motion generation
%K path generation
%K constrained optimization
%K static loading
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0954406218757566