This paper studies the problem of planar four-bar motion approximation from the viewpoint
of extraction of geometric constraints from a given set of planar displacements. Using the …

The classic Burmester problem is concerned with computing dimensions of planar four-bar
linkages consisting of all revolute joints for five-pose problems. We define extended …

In this paper, we have presented a unified framework for generating planar four-bar motions
for a combination of poses and practical geometric constraints and its implementation in …

Burmester theory states that up to 4 exact solutions can be found for dyad synthesis problem
with five prescribed poses. Many cases have shown that five given poses could result in no …

The serial link manipulators are most commonly used for industrial applications. The
positional accuracy is an important specification for performance evaluation of a serial chain …

Membrane electrode assembly (MEA) buckling tests in microscopic clearances under
humidity cycles and numerical analyses by finite element method (FEM) were conducted …

Mechanical devices such as robots are widely adopted for limb rehabilitation. Due to the
variety of human body parameters, the rehabilitation motion for different patients usually has …

It has been well established that kinematic mapping theory could be applied to mechanism
synthesis, where discrete motion approximation problem could be converted to a surface …

The use of the image space of planar displacements for planar motion approximation is a
well studied subject. While the constraint manifolds associated with planar four-bar linkages …

With a new type of multifingered hands that raise a new philosophy in the construction and
study of a multifingered hand, this paper is a follow-on study of the kinematics of the …