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Dimension Relationship Between Spherical Four-Bar Mechanisms with Same Couple Curve

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In this paper, the harmonic component of the coupler curves of spherical four-bar mechanism is analyzed. The relationship between dimensions of spherical four-bar linkage and the harmonic component characteristic parameters of the coupler curve of the linkage is investigated. Based on the relationship, the three types of the spherical four-bar mechanisms which have the same coupler curve were discovered. These findings broaden the candidates for design from the results of a dimensional synthesis effort. The corresponding examples have also proved these conclusions.

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This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51175056 and No. 51105044).

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  1. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, 130012, People’s Republic of China

    Sun Jianwei & Liu Wenrui

  2. Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-traditional Machining of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116023, People’s Republic of China

    Chu Jinkui

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Jianwei, S., Wenrui, L., Jinkui, C. (2016). Dimension Relationship Between Spherical Four-Bar Mechanisms with Same Couple Curve. In: Ding, X., Kong, X., Dai, J. (eds) Advances in Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots II. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 36. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23327-7_16

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