Shaking-moment balancing of mechanisms with principal vectors and momentum

Abstract

The design of shaking-moment-balanced linkages still is challenging. Considering moment balance in the very beginning of the design process of mechanisms is important for finding applicable solutions. For this purpose, the method of principal vectors is investigated, showing a compact notation of the angular momentum with respect to the center of mass. The moment balance conditions are derived for three elements in series from which balance solutions are synthesized and illustrated. From the application for moment balancing of a 4R four-bar linkage it is shown that the moment balancing of closed kinematic chains remains challenging.

Keywords

shaking-moment balancing / principal vector linkage / angular momentum

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Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg