Self-locking analysis in closed kinematic chains is sometimes likened to kinematic singularity analysis, especially when mechanisms are characterized by more than one degree of freedom. Although in singular configurations a mechanism is obviously locked-up since joint constraint reactions and friction forces rise to infinity, this approach identifies only a condition sufficient for self-locking, while the phenomenon actually occurs in a larger domain, the size of which depends on the values of friction coefficients. The paper proposes a definition of self-locking for multi degrees of freedom mechanisms and presents an algorithm for computing the geometrical locus that corresponds to a specific self-locking configuration. This methodology is then demonstrated on a simple parallel kinematic mechanism with two degrees of freedom.

Self-locking analysis in closed kinematic chains

Leonesio M;Bianchi G
2009

Abstract

Self-locking analysis in closed kinematic chains is sometimes likened to kinematic singularity analysis, especially when mechanisms are characterized by more than one degree of freedom. Although in singular configurations a mechanism is obviously locked-up since joint constraint reactions and friction forces rise to infinity, this approach identifies only a condition sufficient for self-locking, while the phenomenon actually occurs in a larger domain, the size of which depends on the values of friction coefficients. The paper proposes a definition of self-locking for multi degrees of freedom mechanisms and presents an algorithm for computing the geometrical locus that corresponds to a specific self-locking configuration. This methodology is then demonstrated on a simple parallel kinematic mechanism with two degrees of freedom.
2009
Istituto di Sistemi e Tecnologie Industriali Intelligenti per il Manifatturiero Avanzato - STIIMA (ex ITIA)
Self-locking
Closed kinematic chains
Friction
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