Structural synthesis of ancient Chinese foot-operated silk-reeling mechanism

Kuohung HSIAO,Yuhsun CHEN,Hongsen YAN,

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Front. Mech. Eng. ›› 2010, Vol. 5 ›› Issue (3) : 279-288. DOI: 10.1007/s11465-010-0101-2
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Structural synthesis of ancient Chinese foot-operated silk-reeling mechanism

  • Kuohung HSIAO,Yuhsun CHEN,Hongsen YAN,
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This work synthesizes the structures of the foot-operated silk-reeling mechanism, which was vaguely depicted in many literatures in ancient China. Based on the analysis of the mechanism, the structural characteristics and design constraints of the mechanism with indeterminate links and joints are concluded. Then, according to the concepts of generalization and specialization subject to the concluded design constraints, all feasible structures of the mechanism that met the technological standards of the subject’s time period are reconstructed. This reconstruction process provides a logical foundation to better understanding, clarification, and suggestions for the issue of ancient mechanical drawings with indeterminate links and joints.

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silk-reeling mechanism / structure of mechanism / reconstruction design / history of machinery

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Kuohung HSIAO, Yuhsun CHEN, Hongsen YAN,. Structural synthesis of ancient Chinese foot-operated silk-reeling mechanism. Front. Mech. Eng., 2010, 5(3): 279‒288 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-010-0101-2
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