This thesis comprises a study on the kinematic and force analyses of the
overconstrained mechanisms. The scope of the overconstrained mechanisms is too
wide and difficult to handle. Therefore, the study is restricted to the planar
overconstrained mechanisms. Although the study involves only the planar
overconstrained mechanisms, the investigated methods and approaches could be
extended to the spatial overconstrained mechanisms as well.
In this thesis, kinematic analysis is performed in order to investigate how an
overconstrained mechanism can be constructed. Four methods are used. These are
the analytical method, the method of cognates, the method of combining identical
modules and the method of extending an overconstrained mechanism with extra links.
This thesis also involves the force analysis of the overconstrained mechanisms. A
method is introduced in order to eliminate the force indeterminacy encountered in the
overconstrained mechanisms. The results are design based and directly associated
with the assembly phase of the mechanism.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613880/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 September 2011 |
| Creators | Ustun, Deniz |
| Contributors | Ozgoren, Kemal M. |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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