MENG 372 Chapter 3 Graphical Linkage Synthesis All

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MENG 372 Chapter 3 Graphical Linkage Synthesis All figures taken from Design of Machinery,

MENG 372 Chapter 3 Graphical Linkage Synthesis All figures taken from Design of Machinery, 3 rd ed. Robert Norton 2003 1

Introduction • Synthesis: to design or create a mechanism to give a certain motion

Introduction • Synthesis: to design or create a mechanism to give a certain motion • Analysis: to determine the motion characteristics of a given mechanism 2

Function, Path, & Motion Generation • Function Generation: correlation of an input motion with

Function, Path, & Motion Generation • Function Generation: correlation of an input motion with an output motion in a mechanism • Path Generation: control of a point in a plane such that it follows some prescribed path • Motion Generation: the control of a line in a plane such that it assumes some prescribed set of sequential positions • Planar vs. Spatial Mechanisms: many spatial mechanisms duplicate planar mechanisms 3

Limiting Conditions (Toggle) • Toggle: a point where the link cannot rotate anymore. Determined

Limiting Conditions (Toggle) • Toggle: a point where the link cannot rotate anymore. Determined by the colinearity of two moving links. • Need to check when making a design (either by making a cardboard model or working model). 4

Limiting Conditions (Toggle) Landing gear http: //workingmodel. design-simulation. com/DDM/examples/dynamic_designer_examples. php 5

Limiting Conditions (Toggle) Landing gear http: //workingmodel. design-simulation. com/DDM/examples/dynamic_designer_examples. php 5

Limiting Conditions • Transmission angle (m): the absolute value of the acute angle of

Limiting Conditions • Transmission angle (m): the absolute value of the acute angle of the pair of angles at the intersection of the two links. • Want the force in link 3 to rotate link 4 • Optimum value of 90° • Try to keep the minimum value above 40° 6

Transmission Angle Fcos(m) F Fsin(m) 7

Transmission Angle Fcos(m) F Fsin(m) 7

Preliminaries: 4 -bar linkage Point B: pure rotation Point A: pure rotation A 2

Preliminaries: 4 -bar linkage Point B: pure rotation Point A: pure rotation A 2 3 B 4 8

Preliminaries: Center Point Construction Given point A, known to move in a circle from

Preliminaries: Center Point Construction Given point A, known to move in a circle from A 1 to A 2. Determine the center of rotation. A 1 1. Draw line connecting A 1 A 2 2. Bisect, draw perpendicular line 3. Choose center A 2 9

Preliminaries: 4 -bar Mechanism R L-R L 2 R f As the crank moves

Preliminaries: 4 -bar Mechanism R L-R L 2 R f As the crank moves thru 180°, the rocker makes an angle f 10

3. 4 Dimensional Synthesis • Dimensional Synthesis: the determination of the proportions (lengths) of

3. 4 Dimensional Synthesis • Dimensional Synthesis: the determination of the proportions (lengths) of the links necessary to accomplish the desired motions. • Types of synthesis: Rocker output (pure rotation) (function generation) and coupler output (complex motion) (motion generation) 11

Rocker Output -Two Positions with Angular Displacement Required: design a 4 -bar Grashof crank-rocker

Rocker Output -Two Positions with Angular Displacement Required: design a 4 -bar Grashof crank-rocker to give 45° of rocker rotation with equal time forward and back. 45° 12

Rocker Output • Draw O 4 B in two extreme positions • Draw chord

Rocker Output • Draw O 4 B in two extreme positions • Draw chord B 1 B 2 in either direction • Select point O 2 • Bisect B 1 B 2 and draw circle of that radius at O 2 • Crank-O 2 A, Coupler AB, Rocker O 4 B, Ground O 2 O 4 45° 13

Rocker Output 14

Rocker Output 14

Rocker Output 15

Rocker Output 15

Rocker Output – Two positions with Complex Displacement. • Want to move from C

Rocker Output – Two positions with Complex Displacement. • Want to move from C 1 D 1 to C 2 D 2 • Construct perpendicular bisectors C 1 C 2 and D 1 D 2 • Intersection of the bisectors is the rotopole (the ground location) • The output link is shown in its two positions 16

Rocker Output – Two positions with Complex Displacement. • You can add a dyad

Rocker Output – Two positions with Complex Displacement. • You can add a dyad by picking point B on the output link 17

Coupler Output – Two Positions with Complex Displacement. • Want to move from C

Coupler Output – Two Positions with Complex Displacement. • Want to move from C 1 D 1 to C 2 D 2 • Construct ^ bisectors of C 1 C 2 and D 1 D 2. • Any point of bisector of C 1 C 2 can be O 2 and any point on bisector of D 1 D 2 can be O 4 • Links are O 2 C 1, C 1 D 1, D 1 O 4, and ground O 2 O 4 Pick 18

Driving a non-Grashof linkage with a dyad (2 -bar chain) • The dyad does

Driving a non-Grashof linkage with a dyad (2 -bar chain) • The dyad does not have to be along the O 2 C 1 line. • This allows a choice of many places for O 6 B 1 19

Three Position Motion Synthesis • Want the coupler to go from C 1 D

Three Position Motion Synthesis • Want the coupler to go from C 1 D 1 to C 2 D 2 to C 3 D 3 D 1 C 2 D 3 C 3 20

Three Position Motion Synthesis • Construct ^ bisector of C 1 C 2 and

Three Position Motion Synthesis • Construct ^ bisector of C 1 C 2 and C 2 C 3. Where they intersect is O 2. • Construct ^ bisector of D 1 D 2 and D 2 D 3. Where they intersect is O 4. • Links are O 2 C 1, C 1 D 1, and D 1 O 4, and ground is O 2 O 4 21

Three position synthesis with alternate attachment points • The given points do not have

Three position synthesis with alternate attachment points • The given points do not have to be used as the attachment points • Draw points E and F relative to C and D at each position • Solve to move from E 1 F 1 to E 2 F 2 to E 3 F 3 • Can add a driver dyad D 1 C 2 D 3 C 3 22

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots 23

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots 23

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots C 1 G 2 O 2 D

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots C 1 G 2 O 2 D 1 C 2 D 2 C 3 D 3 H 4 O 4 Given: O 2, O 4 & 3 positions for CD (C 1 D 1, C 2 D 2, C 3 D 3) Required: solve for unknown attachment points G and H 24

Remember: You do NOT know the attachments points! 25

Remember: You do NOT know the attachments points! 25

Coupler Solution by Inversion Now you have 3 ground positions relative to the first

Coupler Solution by Inversion Now you have 3 ground positions relative to the first link. Use these to determine the attachment points Solution is easy if you FIX the coupler in 1 position (say first), then MOVE the ground and draw it in 3 positions. 26

Coupler Then re-invert to move attachment points to the ground 27

Coupler Then re-invert to move attachment points to the ground 27

Inversion of Four-bar Linkage Coupler 28

Inversion of Four-bar Linkage Coupler 28

Coupler Let’s invert the mechanism on the coupler, i. e. move the ground while

Coupler Let’s invert the mechanism on the coupler, i. e. move the ground while holding the coupler. This maintains the same relative position of links. Now we have 2 ground positions relative to the coupler. 29

Do the same for the other position Coupler Another ground position relative to the

Do the same for the other position Coupler Another ground position relative to the coupler. 30

Coupler So now we have 3 positions of the ground relative to the first

Coupler So now we have 3 positions of the ground relative to the first link (coupler) Solve the problem assuming you want to move the ground knowing its 3 positions 31

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Inversion Problem. Move the ground while

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Inversion Problem. Move the ground while holding the link fixed • Transfer the relative position of C 2 D 2 O 2 O 4 to C 1 D 1 O 2’O 4’ O 2 ’ O 4 ’ 32

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Transfer the relative position of C

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Transfer the relative position of C 3 D 3 O 2 O 4 to C 1 D 1 O 2”O 4” O 4 ’ O 2 ” O 4 ” 33

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Now we have three ground positions

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Now we have three ground positions relative to the first link • Label them E 1 F 1, E 2 F 2, E 3 F 3. F 2 E 3 E 2 O 2 ’ O 4 ’ E 1 O 2 ” F 3 O 4 ” F 1 34

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Solve the problem assuming you want

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • Solve the problem assuming you want to move E 1 F 1 to E 2 F 2 to E 3 F 3 finding ground positions G and H 35

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • The completed fourbar linkage which moves

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • The completed fourbar linkage which moves E 1 F 1 to E 2 F 2 to E 3 F 3 • G and H become the attachment points for the original linkage 36

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • The completed linkage 37

Three position motion with specified fixed pivots • The completed linkage 37

Quick Return Fourbar Mechanism • Quick return: goes quicker in one direction ( )

Quick Return Fourbar Mechanism • Quick return: goes quicker in one direction ( ) than the other ( ) • Time Ratio TR= / • + =360 • =360/(1+TR) • Max TR of 1: 1. 5 38

Quick Return Fourbar Mechanism Problem: Design a 4 -bar linkage to provide a TR

Quick Return Fourbar Mechanism Problem: Design a 4 -bar linkage to provide a TR of 1: 1. 25 with 45° output rocker motion ØDraw output link in extreme positions (45° apart) ØCalculate a, b and d, where =| -180|=|180 - | Øa =160°, b =200°, d =20° ØDraw a construction line thru B 1 at any convenient angle ØDraw a construction line thru B 2 at an angle d from 1 st line 39

Quick Return Fourbar Mechanism • Intersection is O 2 • Extend arc from B

Quick Return Fourbar Mechanism • Intersection is O 2 • Extend arc from B 1 to find twice driver length • Return is , going is 40

Sixbar Quick-Return • Larger time ratios of 1: 2 can be obtained • Based

Sixbar Quick-Return • Larger time ratios of 1: 2 can be obtained • Based on a Grashof fourbar crank-crank mechanism 41

Sixbar Quick-Return • • Draw line of centers X-X at convenient location Generate line

Sixbar Quick-Return • • Draw line of centers X-X at convenient location Generate line Y-Y at convenient location Draw circle of radius O 2 A at O 2 ( -90)/2 Draw symmetric about A 1 quadrant 1 • Find points A 1 and A 2 42

Sixbar Quick-Return • Pick radius for coupler CA such that it will cross X-X

Sixbar Quick-Return • Pick radius for coupler CA such that it will cross X-X twice. Find C 1 and C 2 • Bisect C 1 C 2 to find O 4 • Points B 1 and B 2 are the same distance apart as C 1 and C 2 • Draw a line at an angle (180 -g)/2 from B 1 and B 2 to find O 6 g O 6 A 1 (180 -g)/2 B 1 O 4 B 2 C 1 A 2 43

Sixbar Quick-Return • Same base fourbar linkage (O 2 ACO 4) can be used

Sixbar Quick-Return • Same base fourbar linkage (O 2 ACO 4) can be used for a slider output 44

Crank Shaper Quick Return • Can be used for larger time ratios • Has

Crank Shaper Quick Return • Can be used for larger time ratios • Has disadvantage of a slider joint 45

Crank Shaper Quick Return • Locate ground on vertical line. Draw a line at

Crank Shaper Quick Return • Locate ground on vertical line. Draw a line at angle /2. Pick length for link 2. • Draw line ^ to first at slider. same length • Where this line intersects vertical line is the ground • Length of output motion can be chosen by moving attachment point up or down /2 46

Coupler Curves • Path of a point on the coupler • Closed path, even

Coupler Curves • Path of a point on the coupler • Closed path, even for non. Grashof linkages • Capable of generating approximate straight lines and circular arcs. 47

Coupler Curves • Categorized by shape • Cusp – instantaneous zero velocity • Crunode

Coupler Curves • Categorized by shape • Cusp – instantaneous zero velocity • Crunode – multiple loop point 48

Coupler Curves • Hrones and Nelson has atlas of coupler curves • Each dash

Coupler Curves • Hrones and Nelson has atlas of coupler curves • Each dash represents 5 degrees of rotation 49

Coupler Curves (Examples) • Film advance mechanism in camera is used to pause between

Coupler Curves (Examples) • Film advance mechanism in camera is used to pause between frames • Suspension is used to make the point of tire contact move vertically 50

Cognates: linkages of different geometries that generate the same coupler curve 51

Cognates: linkages of different geometries that generate the same coupler curve 51

3. 8 Straight-Line Mechanisms • A common application of coupler curves is in the

3. 8 Straight-Line Mechanisms • A common application of coupler curves is in the generation of straight lines 52

Straight-Line Mechanisms 53

Straight-Line Mechanisms 53

Single-Dwell Linkages • Find a coupler curve with a circular arc • Add a

Single-Dwell Linkages • Find a coupler curve with a circular arc • Add a dyad with one extreme position at the center of the arc 54

Double Dwell Sixbar Linkage • Find a coupler curve with two straight line segments

Double Dwell Sixbar Linkage • Find a coupler curve with two straight line segments • Use a slider pivoted at the intersection of the straight lines 55

More Examples Scissors lift MATLAB simulation of Theo Jansen mechanism 56

More Examples Scissors lift MATLAB simulation of Theo Jansen mechanism 56