Optimum Synthesis and Design of a Hood Linkage for Static Balancing in One-Step

Autor: Onur Denizhan, Meng-Sang Chew
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Tehnički Vjesnik, Vol 30, Iss 3, Pp 855-862 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1330-3651
1848-6339
DOI: 10.17559/TV-20221122144345
Popis: The conventional approach of the mechanism design process, generally, has a two-step procedure: Kinematic synthesis/analysis of the mechanism in the first step and optimization of the synthesized/analyzed mechanism based on optimization criteria in the second step. This study presents an approach that combines kinematic synthesis with the static balancing of the same, and optimization, into a one-step procedure. As an example of this one-step design process, a tension-spring assisted four-bar hood linkage optimal synthesis and design is performed in one-step. This one-step solution includes kinematic synthesis and analysis of the hood linkage, virtual work, static balancing with tension spring, and optimization in the presence of joint friction. The resulting design requires a minimum force to raise and lower the hood in the presence of unknown optimum levels of joint friction while the hood is statically balanced for its entire range of motion. A total of twelve different scenarios are investigated and the results are discussed.
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