Naslov
An Application of Graph Theory and Nonlinear Programming to the Kinematic Synthesis of Mechanisms

Autori
Vučina, Damir ; Freudenstein, Ferdinand

Izvornik
Mechanism and machine theory (0094-114X) 26 (1991), 6; 553-563

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Graph Theory; Nonlinear Programming; Mechanisms Synthesis

Sažetak
In this investigation a systematic 'start-from-zero' approach for the design of mechanisms has been described and applied to the creation of automotive windshield wiper mechanism. Following specification of the design goals and restrictions, the potentially useful kinematic structures have been generated with the aid of graph theory. A preliminary functional screening of these structures has yielded several useful mechanisms. The type synthesis was followed by dimensional synthesis, formulated as a nonlinear programming problem. Physical design goals and constraints were transformed into the objective and penalty functions and then optimized. The final result was a proportioned potentially optimal mechanism.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Strojarstvo, Temeljne tehničke znanosti

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