... legged mobile lander type synthesis truss-mechanism transformation parallel mechanism multi-loop chain In the exoplanet exploration project, the mission mainly includes Circling , Landing , Return three missions and Base Construction in the future [ 1 ]. So far, the Circling and Landing...

.... In such problems, a type synthesis approach makes the complex problem easier by using a divide and conquer approach, where building blocks are utilized to create certain motions and forces. Numerous building block methods exist for rigid link mechanisms. However, they fail to describe the intricate behavior...

.... Assoc. Editor: J. M. Selig. 21 06 2014 24 10 2014 06 04 2015 Parallel manipulators (PMs) with multiple operation modes are novel reconfigurable PMs, which use less number of actuators and can be reconfigured without disassembly. This paper deals with the type synthesis of 2-DOF...

... December 17, 2014; published online April 6, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Xianmin Zhang. 27 05 2014 17 12 2014 06 04 2015 In this paper, a novel parallel kinematic mechanism (PKM) with Schönflies motion has been proposed under the guidance of a graphical type synthesis method. This PKM...

... Type synthesis As the increasing demands of the aircraft assemblage for the pose-adjustment equipment in the large-scale component docking, the parallel manipulator with orientation capacity is becoming a research hotspot and attracting more and more attention from both academia and industry...

... subchain, the construction of 6RMCTs based on 6R overconstrained mechanisms without a planar 3R subchain are not apparent. Recent advances in the type synthesis of translational parallel mechanisms based on screw theory (see Ref. [ 16 ], for example) provide a solid starting point to solve the above...

...) planar RCM mechanism type synthesis method is proposed. The basic principle is to construct virtual double parallelogram structure at any instant during the mechanism movements. Different with the existing ones, both of the actuated joints of the obtained RCM mechanism are revolute joints. Combining...

... of only R joints are exhaustive. With the advances in the theory on the type synthesis, it also deserves to develop a software for the automatic type synthesis of multimode parallel manipulators. The author would like to acknowledge the financial support of Engineering and Physical Sciences...