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This paper presents the design and kinematic analysis of a multiple-mode 5R2P linkage, which is a spatial closed-loop linkage built by combining two overconstrained mechanisms: the Bennett and RPRP linkages. In the paper, the construction of the multiple-mode 5R2P linkage and its variations is investigated. The analytical inverse kinematic solution of a 4R2P open chain is adopted to analyze the 5R2P linkage for a given driving joint angle. The analysis is then conducted for the whole revolution of the driving crank. The result suggests that the multiple-mode linkage consists of three operation modes: the 5R2P, Bennett, and RPRP modes. Transitional configurations between different modes are also identified in this paper. The multiple-mode linkage features the simpler motions of the Bennett and RPRP modes as well as the more complicated motion of the 5R2P mode without the need to disconnect the linkage.
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Huang, C., Tseng, R., Kong, X. (2010). Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Multiple-Mode 5R2P Closed-Loop Linkage. In: Pisla, D., Ceccarelli, M., Husty, M., Corves, B. (eds) New Trends in Mechanism Science. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9689-0_1
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