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Journal Title, Volume, Page:

Meccanica August 1998, Volume 33, Issue 4, pp 349-361

Year of Publication:

1998

Link:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FA%3A1004311614195

Authors:

Ahmad RAMAHI

Mechanical Engineering Department, G. Magusa, Eastern Mediterranean University, Mersin, 10, Turkey

Current Affiliation:

Department of Industrial Engineering, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine, Po. Box:07

[email protected]

Yelmaz Tokad

Electric and Electronic Engineering Department, Eastern Mediterranean University, G. Magusa, Mersin, 10, Turkey

Preferred Abstract (Original):

In this paper, using only the linear algebra, compact expressions for the description of the relative instantaneous screw motion of two rigid bodies observed from a fixed reference frame is derived. These expressions are then used for the study of the generation of contact surfaces of three-link spatial, spherical and planar cam mechanisms. The surfaces of the cam and the follower are generated by the sweeping action of the relative instantaneous screw axis between the two bodies.

An-Najah Staff

On the Kinematics of Three-Link Spatial Cam Mechanisms