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Volume 14, Issue 2

April 2022

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ISSN 1942-4302

EISSN 1942-4310

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Design Innovation Paper

Editorial

Reviewer’s Recognition

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 020201. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4053757

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Topics: Blanks , Non-governmental organizations , Robotics

Research Papers

Design, Synthesis, and Experiment of Foot-Driven Lower Limb Rehabilitation Mechanisms

Chennan Yu, Jun Ye, Jiangming Jia, Xiong Zhao, Zhiwei Chen, Jianneng Chen

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051788

Abstract

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Topics: Chain , Design , Gears , Linkages , Optimization , Engineering prototypes

Elastostatic Modeling of Multi-Link Flexible Manipulator Based on Two-Dimensional Dual-Triangle Tensegrity Mechanism

Wanda Zhao, Anatol Pashkevich, Alexandr Klimchik, Damien Chablat

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021002. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051789

Abstract

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Topics: Buckling , Flexible manipulators , Manipulators , Shapes , Stiffness , Tensegrity mechanisms , Modeling , Deflection

Deployable Euler Spiral Connectors

Collin Ynchausti, Nathan Brown, Spencer P. Magleby, Anton E. Bowden, Larry L. Howell

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052319

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Topics: Bending (Stress) , Deflection , Design , Finite element analysis , Spinal fusion , Stress , Compliant mechanisms , Approximation

Quadrupedal Human-Assistive Robotic Platform (Q-HARP): Design, Control, and Preliminary Testing

Tao Shen, Md Rayhan Afsar, Md Rejwanul Haque, Eric McClain, Sanford Meek, Xiangrong Shen

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021004. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052321

Abstract

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Topics: Design , Robotics , Robots , Trajectories (Physics) , Mechanical admittance , Steady state

Algorithmic Fingertip Repositioning for Enhanced In-Hand Manipulation of the Objects

Rajesh Kumar, Sudipto Mukherjee

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021005. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052323

Abstract

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Topics: Algorithms , End effectors , Friction , Grasping , Robotics , Rotation , Simulation , Kinematics , Robots , Fixturing

Design and Analysis of a Fully Actuated Cable-Driven Joint for Hyper-Redundant Robots With Optimal Cable Routing

Paolo Guardiani, Daniele Ludovico, Alessandro Pistone, Haider Abidi, Isiah Zaplana, Jinoh Lee, Darwin G. Caldwell, Carlo Canali

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021006. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052332

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Topics: Cables , Design , Robots , Optimization , Kinematics

Stiffness Compensation Through Matching Buckling Loads in a Compliant Four-Bar Mechanism

A. Numić, T.W.A. Blad, F. van Keulen

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021007. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052333

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Topics: Buckling , Deflection , Linkages , Stiffness , Stress , Architecture , Finite element analysis , Springs , Displacement

Design of a Parallel Gripper Based on Topology Synthesis and Evolutionary Optimization

I-Ting Chi, Teeranoot Chanthasopeephan, Dung-An Wang

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021008. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052335

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Topics: Design , Displacement , End effectors , Grippers , Optimization , Topology , Compliant mechanisms , Finite element analysis

Structure Synthesis and Reconfiguration Analysis of Variable-Degree-of-Freedom Single-Loop Mechanisms With Prismatic Joints Using Dual Quaternions

Kai Liu, Jingjun Yu, Xianwen Kong

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021009. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052338

Abstract

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Topics: Algebra , Polynomials , Chain , Kinematics

Kinematics of a Cable-Driven Robotic Platform for Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing

Phillip C. Chesser, Peter L. Wang, Joshua E. Vaughan, Randall F. Lind, Brian K. Post

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021010. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052010

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Topics: Additive manufacturing , Cables , Kinematics , Robotics , Robots

Exact Path Synthesis of RCCC Linkages for a Maximum of Nine Prescribed Positions

Shaoping Bai, Zhongyi Li, Jorge Angeles

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021011. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052336

Abstract

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Topics: Linkages , Algebra

Development of a Biomimetic Masticating Robot for Food Texture Analysis

Bangxiang Chen, Jaspreet S. Dhupia, Marco P. Morgenstern, John E. Bronlund, Weiliang Xu

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021012. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052379

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Topics: Biomimetics , Cavities , Cycles , Design , Food products , Linkages , Particulate matter , Robots , Trajectories (Physics) , Texture (Materials)

Self-Identification of Cable-Driven Exoskeleton Based on Asynchronous Iterative Method

Yuhan Ji, Weihai Chen, Jianbin Zhang, Zhongyi Li, Zaojun Fang, Guilin Yang

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 021013. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052380

Abstract

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Topics: Cables , Errors , Exoskeleton devices , Kinematics , Uncertainty

Technical Briefs

Human-Like Posture Correction for Seven-Degree-of-Freedom Robotic Arm

Yu-Heng Deng, Jen-Yuan (James) Chang

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 024501. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4051842

Abstract

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Topics: Algorithms , Regression models , Robotics , Errors , Design , Kinematics , Support vector machines

Algorithmic Selection of Sliding–Sticking Contacts in Robotic In-hand Manipulation

Rajesh Kumar, Sudipto Mukherjee

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 024502. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052337

Abstract

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Topics: Kinematics , Robotics , Joining , Rotation , Algorithms , Simulation

Design of Torque-Compensated Mechanical Systems With Two Connected Identical Slider-Crank Mechanisms

Vigen Arakelian

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 024503. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052320

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Topics: Torque , Design

Performance Simulation and Energetic Analysis of TBot High-Speed Cable-Driven Parallel Robot

Jinhao Duan, Zhufeng Shao, Zhaokun Zhang, Fazhong Peng

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 024504. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052322

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Topics: Cables , Energy consumption , Robots , Simulation , Springs , Stiffness , Trajectories (Physics) , Torque , Kinematics , Dynamics (Mechanics)

Design Innovation Paper

Robotic Tensegrity Structure With a Mechanism Mimicking Human Shoulder Motion

Lengxue Li, Sunhong Kim, Junho Park, Youngjin Choi, Qiang Lu, Dongliang Peng

J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2022, 14(2): 025001. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4052124

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Topics: Cables , Robotics , Tensegrity structures , Tensegrity , Degrees of freedom , Motors , Rotation , Design , String , Trajectories (Physics)

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Reviewer’s Recognition

Research Papers

Design, Synthesis, and Experiment of Foot-Driven Lower Limb Rehabilitation Mechanisms

Elastostatic Modeling of Multi-Link Flexible Manipulator Based on Two-Dimensional Dual-Triangle Tensegrity Mechanism

Deployable Euler Spiral Connectors

Quadrupedal Human-Assistive Robotic Platform (Q-HARP): Design, Control, and Preliminary Testing

Algorithmic Fingertip Repositioning for Enhanced In-Hand Manipulation of the Objects

Design and Analysis of a Fully Actuated Cable-Driven Joint for Hyper-Redundant Robots With Optimal Cable Routing

Stiffness Compensation Through Matching Buckling Loads in a Compliant Four-Bar Mechanism

Design of a Parallel Gripper Based on Topology Synthesis and Evolutionary Optimization

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