Chapter 4. Mechanism Design and Analysis（第四章。）.pdf

1 1 Chapter. 4 Mechanism Design and Analysis All mechanical devices containing moving parts are composed of some type of mechanism. A mechanism is a group of links interacting with each other through joints to A mechanism is a group of links interacting with each other through joints to complete required motion or force transmission. complete required motion or force transmission. There are 5 fundamental questions to be considered when designing a mechanism: 1. How many links are there in the mechanism? 2. How many joints are there in the mechanism? What are the types of the joints? 3. What are the relations between the links and joints? 4. What are the fundamental dimensions of the links to achieved the required motion? 5. What are the actual shape of the mechanism which can provide enough strength and stiffness during the motion? 2 2 Links Conceptually a link is considered as a rigid body that will not deform under the loads during the motion. A link is not necessarily a “stick-like part”. A link may be composed of several parts assemble together, and move as a rigid body during motion. How many links are there in a bicycle? 3 3 Planar Mechanism The planar mechanism is the most common type of mechanism. The trajectory of one point on the planar mechanism l