New Advances in Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications: Proceedings of the Second Conference MeTrApp 2013

Front Matter....Pages 1-10
Kinetostatic Benchmark of Rear Suspension Systems for Motorcycle....Pages 1-8
Interconnected Suspension System on Sport Motorcycles....Pages 9-16
Simulation Tool for Motorbike Prototype Design....Pages 17-24
Modelling and Control of a Semi-active Suspension System....Pages 25-32
Topological Synthesis of a Novel Parallel Mechanism for Vehicle Rear Suspensions....Pages 33-40
Vibration Model of a POM Chain Conveyor for the Automobile Industry....Pages 41-48
Development of a Trochoidal Gear Reducer with a Slipping Rollers Type Torque Limiter....Pages 49-56
Uncertainty Propagation in the Grinding Process of High Contact Ratio Gears for a Planetary Geared Turbofan....Pages 57-64
Efficiency Analysis of Shifted Spur Gears....Pages 65-73
Interactive Geometric Design of Closed External Single-Range Gearing with Straight Toothing....Pages 75-82
Adaptive Mechanical Continuously Variable Transmission....Pages 83-90
Design and Characterization of a New Planetary Gear Box....Pages 91-98
The Issues of Spurious Residual Oscillations in the Displacement Laws of Cam Systems....Pages 99-106
Mechanism of a Leg Exoskeleton for Walking Rehabilitation Purposes....Pages 107-114
Human Finger Kinematics and Dynamics....Pages 115-122
Design and Simulation of a Simplified Mechanism for Sit-to-Stand Assisting Devices....Pages 123-130
Collision Free Design of Dental Prosthesis....Pages 131-138
Kinematics Simulation and Validation of a Medical Robot....Pages 139-147
Experimental Design and Control Approach of an Active Knee Prosthesis with Geared Linkage....Pages 149-156
Motion Control and Fall Prevention for an Active Walker Mobility Aid....Pages 157-164
Workspace and Tension Analysis of a Cable-Based Parallel Manipulator for Lower Limb Rehabilitation....Pages 165-172
Tool for the Analysis of New Skills Biped Pasibot....Pages 173-181
Hybrid Quadruped Robot – Mechanical Design and Gait Modelling....Pages 183-190
Wheel-Legged Robot – Construction and Obstacle Detection Sensors....Pages 191-198
Control of Constrained Dynamic System of Leg of Wheel-Legged Mobile Robot....Pages 199-206
Planning an Optimal Step Motion for a Hybrid Wheeled-Legged Hexapod....Pages 207-214
Geometrical Synthesis Approach for Compliant Mechanisms – Design of Applications Exploiting Fibre Reinforced Material Characteristics....Pages 215-223
Derivation of Input/Output Relationships for the Bennett 6R Linkages Based on the Method of Decomposition....Pages 225-231
Non-smooth Behaviour of a Linkage Mechanism with Revolute Clearance Joints....Pages 233-241
Design of a Dynamometric Wheel Rim....Pages 243-250
Design of a Feeder with the Use of the Path Synthesis Method....Pages 251-259
A Fairly Simple Mechanism Design for a Rural Water Pump....Pages 261-268
Adjustable Low-Cost Robot Link....Pages 269-276
2D Scan-Head Motion Characterization and Machine-Tool Integration....Pages 277-284
Development of a Pneumatic End-Effector for a 3-DOF Robotic Local Structure....Pages 285-292
Enhancement of Mechanism Design Process by Interaction with Haptic Feedback-Systems....Pages 293-300
Giuseppe Antonio Borgnis and Significance of His Handbooks on Representation and Terminology of Machines....Pages 301-308
A Comparative Study on Application of Decomposition Method in Function Generation Synthesis of Over-Constrained Mechanisms....Pages 309-316
A Novel 4 DoFs (3T-1R) Parallel Manipulator with Actuation Redundancy – Workspace Analysis....Pages 317-324
Two Parallel Robots with Actuators Situated on the Base....Pages 325-332
Geometric, Kinematic and Dynamic Analysis of Four Degrees of Freedom Manipulating Robot, Using Methods of Nonlinear Programming....Pages 333-340
Robust Model Based Predictive Control for Trajectory Tracking of Parallel Robots....Pages 341-348
A Calibration Method for a Six-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator with a Redundant Passive Chain....Pages 349-356
Non-singular Transitions Based Optimal Design Methodology for Parallel Manipulators....Pages 357-364
On the Fatigue Strength of Ball Burnished Mechanical Elements....Pages 365-373
Models for Determining the Static Stiffness of Collet Sleeves....Pages 375-383
Measuring How Well a Structure Supports Varying External Wrenches....Pages 385-392
Effects of Plasticity Induced by Assembly Process on Contact Pressure of Shrink Fits with Grooved Hubs....Pages 393-400
Study of the Stress Intensity Factor of an Unbalanced Rotating Cracked Shaft....Pages 401-408
Automatic Identification of the Inertia and Friction of an Electromechanical Actuator....Pages 409-416
Back Matter....Pages 417-419