<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper summarises the results of motion analysis of a platform mechanism with a monolith design. A four-link planar mechanism was engineered in which the platform positioning is effected via one passive link and two eccentric links actuated by stepper motors. The prototype of the device was fabricated following a computation procedure based on the classical mechanism and machine theory and FEM calculations. Testing performed on the model and on the real device revealed the presence of two points on the platform for which the resultant of two independent perpendicular displacements implemented by two stages can be obtained for small values of angular displacement.</p></abstract>

This paper summarises the results of motion analysis of a platform mechanism with a monolith design. A four-link planar mechanism was engineered in which the platform positioning is effected via one passive link and two eccentric links actuated by stepper motors. The prototype of the device was fabricated following a computation procedure based on the classical mechanism and machine theory and FEM calculations. Testing performed on the model and on the real device revealed the presence of two points on the platform for which the resultant of two independent perpendicular displacements implemented by two stages can be obtained for small values of angular displacement.

Analysis of the 2D motion of a monolith platform mechanism

Student of the Doctoral School at Cracow University of Technology

Laboratory of Techno-Climatic Research and Heavy Duty Machines

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cracow University of Technology

Technical Transactions

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This paper summarises the results of motion analysis of a platform mechanism with a monolith design. A four-link planar mechanism was engineered in which the...

Analysis of the 2D motion of a monolith platform mechanism

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

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Received: Sep 19, 2020

Accepted: Dec 11, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020040

Keywords
platform mechanisms, monolith designs

© 2020 Mikołaj Czyrnek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Analysis of the 2D motion of a monolith platform mechanism

Published Online: Dec 31, 2020

Page range: -

Received: Sep 19, 2020

Accepted: Dec 11, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020040

Keywordsplatform mechanisms, monolith designs

© 2020 Mikołaj Czyrnek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
platform mechanisms, monolith designs