Computational Kinematics in the Analysis, Synthesis and Design of Mechanisms.

Abstract

The report describes the results of research in the areas of mechanisms and mechanical systems, as follows: (1) Principles of logical functional design of mechanisms and mechanical systems; (2) Development of efficient computer-aided design techniques for unit mechanisms--(a) tone arm articulation for minimum tracking error in automatic turntables (b) transmission-angle optimization of a skew four-bar linkage (c) rotatability criteria for the cranks of a geard five-bar mechanism; Development of general methods of computer-aided kinematic desing--(a) synthesis of numerically specified cam-follower systems (b) development of heuristic combinatorial design methods for mechanisms and mechanical systems of small to moderate size.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 08, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015576

Entities

People

  • F. Freudenstein

Organizations

  • Columbia University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Recording Systems
  • Automatic
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Electronic Recording Systems
  • Kinematics
  • Optimization
  • Phonographs
  • Recording Systems
  • Tone Arms
  • Turntables

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Regression Analysis.