Application of artificial neural network (ANN) in forward kinematic solution (FKS) of a novel co-axial parallel mechanism with six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) is addressed in Current work. The mechanism is known as six revolute-spherical-universal (RSU) and constructed by 6-RSU co-axial kinematic chains in parallel form. First, applying geometrical analysis and vectorial principles the kinematic...

pressure refers to the feelings an athlete has about performing in a competitive situation. the primary aim of this study was to examine kinematic changes of tennis serves in increasing competitive pressure. 20 semi-professional right-handed male tennis players completed 120 serves under low (normal) and high competitive pressure phases. pressure checks (heart rate and perceived competitive sta...

Most work in intelligent design systems suffers from the limitation that the space of all possible structures that the system is capable of generating is represented in a fixed symbolic language which serves as a support for search. In this research, we investigate techniques for reasoning about a nonenumerable space of possible structures, for which such representations cannot be constructed. ...

This study investigates the application of image methodology to velocity-dependent wave systems. Special Relativity is used for the analysis of waves scattered by arbitrary moving objects in the presence of a perfectly-conducting plane-interface. The various scenarios considered involve geometrical, material, and kinematic symmetries. Cases discussed include free-space, material media at-rest, ...

This paper presents a summary of the new semi-analytical integration method presented in [10] for von Mises elastoplasticity model with combined linear isotropic-kinematic hardening within a small deformation range. Solutions for the case of constant strain rate and constant stress rate assumptions are also presented. Furthemore, it is shown how the general solution reduces to the particular ca...

This paper presents a method of determining the tool motion of a five-axis machine. The method is motivated by the imprint point method, where points on the machined surface are computed based on the tool position and tool motion. While simple linear motion can be used as a coarse approximation to this motion, this paper looks at more accurate models of tool motion based on machine kinematics t...

The paper is devoted to the compliance errors compensation for parallel manipulators under external loading. Proposed approach is based on the non-linear stiffness modeling and reduces to a proper adjusting of a target trajectory. In contrast to previous works, in addition to compliance errors caused by machining forces, the problem of assembling errors caused by inaccuracy in the kinematic cha...

Based on a recently developed ”generalized averaging theory,” we present a generic approach for the design of stabilizing feedback controllers for biomimetic locomotive systems. The control laws exponentialy stabilize in the average, and they apply to a very wide class of systems. Two examples are given: a ”kinematic biped” that demonstrates how our theory handles discontinuities, and the snake...

This article deals with the rigid body collisions of planar, kinematic chains with an external surface while in contact with other surfaces. Two solution procedures that cast the impact equations in differential and algebraic forms are developed to solve the general problem. The differential formulation can be used to obtain three sets of solutions based on the kinematic, kinetic, and the energ...

We present a general method for worst-case limlt kinematic tolerance analysis: computing the range of variation in the kinematic function of a mecnanism [rom its part tolerance specifications. The method covers fixed and changing contact mechanisms with parametric or geometric part tolerances. We develop a new model of kincmaLic variation, called kinematic tolerance space, that generalizes the ...