A 6R linkage reconfigurable between the line-symmetric Bricard linkage and the Bennett linkage

• Main Authors: Song, Chaoyang, Chen, Yan, Chen, I-Ming
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105520; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/16595; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2013.07.013
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper explores the feasibility of constructing mechanisms reconfigurable between 6R and 4R overconstrained linkages. Spatial triangle and Bennett linkage are used as the building blocks to form the reconfigurable Bricard linkage. Due to the different directions of the joint axes, the Bennett li...