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RSPU Generalized Coordinates
A = revolute R
B = spherical S
C = prismatic P, universal U
y
B
a
O
c
b
A
C
d
z
a = OA = ground (20.43 cm)
b = AB = input crank (4.00 cm)
in y-z plane
c = OC = ground (19.97 cm)
d = BC = variable
lenBD = square rod (35 cm)
= crank angle in y-z plane
x
y1’
O
z4’
y4’
C
A
z1’
y2’
B
2
A
z3’ B
4
x4’
C
x2’
z2’
x4’’
x1’
3
y3’
D
x3’
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CONSTRAINTS
revA
A, r1 r2 , i A 2, j A1
{r1 }A {r2 }A
T
y 2 ' x1 '
g 2 f 1 , i 2, j 1
{ĝ 2 } {f̂ 1 }
T
z 2 ' x1 '
h 2 f 1 , i 2, j 1
{ĥ 2 } {f̂ 1 }
B
B
sphB
B, r2 r3 , i B3, j B2
{r2 } {r3 }
T
x 4 ' z3 '
f 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
{f̂ 4 } {ĥ 3 }
T
y4 ' z3 '
g 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
{ĝ 4 } {ĥ 3 }
B
C
T
x 4 ' d ij
f 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
{d ij } {r3 } {r4 } {f̂ 4 } {d ij }
B
C
T
{d } {r3 } {r4 } {ĝ 4 } {d ij }
y 4 ' d ij
g 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
ij
x 4 ' y3 '
f 4 g 3 , i 4, j 3
21x1
{f̂ 4 }T {ĝ 3 }
univC
C, r1 r4 , i C4, j C1
{r1 }C {r4 }C
T
x 4 ' y1 '
f 4 g 1 , i 4, j 1
{f̂ 4 } {ĝ 1 }
Euler parameters
T
p2
{p 2 } {p 2 } 1
Euler parameters
p3
{p 3 }T {p 3 } 1
T
p4
{p } {p 4 } 1
Euler parameters
driver
driver
C f (t)
r2
p
2
r
q 3
21x1
p 3
r4
p 4
CONSTANTS
0
c
{r1}A 0 {r1}C 0
a
0
0
0
0
0
0
B
B
D
C
{s 2 }' 0 {s 2 }' 0 {s 3 }' 0 {s 3 }' 0 {s 4 }' 0
0
b
lenBD
0
0
A
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INITIAL ESTIMATES
0
{r2 } 0
a
u 1
û 2 v 0
w 0
2 5 deg
a b
f̂ 3 unit 0
c
c
ĥ 3 unit 0 {r3 } {r1}C lenBD
a b
0
ĝ 3 unit 1
0
e 0 C 2 1
e 0
uS
p 2 1 2
e 2 vS 2 0
e 3 wS 0
2
a b2 c 2 ĥ 3
e1
a 32 a 23
1
e 2
a 13 a 31
e 4e 0 a a
3
21 12
e tr[A] 1 / 4
2
0
c
{r4 } 0
0
p 4 p 3
FIXED REVOLUTE DRIVER
= 2 = 2 acos(e0) for link 2
y2’
{ĥ 1 }T {ĥ 2 } C
z1’
{ĥ 1 }T {ĝ 2 } S
{ĥ }T {ĝ }
a tan 2 1 T 2
{ĥ } {ĥ }
2
1
z2’
OUTPUT
d norm d ij
~
~ d / d
d d d
~
~ d
~
~ d
~
~
~ d 3
~
~ d / d
d d d 2
T
d d ij d ij / d
T
ij
ij
3
3
ij
T
ij
ij
3
3
ij
3
3
ij
3
3
3
ij
3
3
ij
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2[A 2 ][ ~s2 ]'A [G 2 ]
2{f1}'T [A1 ]T [A 2 ][ ~
g 2 ]'[G 2 ]
~
T
T
2{f1}' [A1 ] [A 2 ][ h 2 ]'[G 2 ]
[I3 ]
03 x 3
01x 3
01x 3
01x 3
01x 3
[I ]
2[A 2 ][ ~s2 ]'B [G 2 ]
[I3 ]
3
0
01x 4
01x 3
1x 3
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 4
{f 4 }'T [A 4 ]T
01x 3
0
01x 4
{g 4 }'T [A 4 ]T
[ q ] 1x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 3
03 x 4
03 x 3
03 x 3
0
01x 4
01x 3
1x 3
2{p 2 }T
03 x 3
01x 3
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 3
2
01x 3
01x 3 2 1 e 0 2e 0 u 2e 0 v 2e 0 w
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JACOBIAN
03 x 4
03 x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
2[A 3 ][ ~s3 ]'B [G 3 ]
01x 3
~
2{f 4 }'T [A 4 ]T [A 3 ][ h 3 ]'[G 3 ]
~
2{g 4 }'T [A 4 ]T [A 3 ][ h 3 ]'[G 3 ]
2{f }'T [A ]T [A ][ ~s ]'B [G ]
4
4
3
3
3
01x 3
01x 3
{f 4 }'T [A 4 ]T
2{g 4 }'T [A 4 ]T [A 3 ][ ~s3 ]'B [G 3 ] {g 4 }'T [A 4 ]T
2{f }'T [A ]T [A ][ ~
g ]'[G ]
0
4
4
3
3
3
1x 3
03 x 4
[I3 ]
01x 4
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
T
2{p 3}
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 4
01x 3
01x 4
01x 4
01x 4
~
T
T
2{h 3}' [A 3 ] [A 4 ][ f4 ]'[G 4 ]
2{h 3}'T [A 3 ]T [A 4 ][ ~
g 4 ]'[G 4 ]
~
T ~ C
T
2{f 4 }' [ s4 ]' [G 4 ] 2{d ij} [A 4 ][ f4 ]'[G 4 ]
2{g 4 }'T [~s4 ]'C [G 4 ] 2{d ij}T [A 4 ][ ~
g 4 ]'[G 4 ]
~
T
T
2{g 3}' [A 3 ] [A 4 ][ f4 ]'[G 4 ]
2[A 4 ][ ~s4 ]'C [G 4 ]
~
T
T
2{g1}' [A1 ] [A 4 ][ f4 ]'[G 4 ]
01x 4
01x 4
2{p 4 }T
01x 4
03 x 4
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A, r1 r2 , i A 2, j A1
g 2 f1 , i 2, j 1
h 2 f1 , i 2, j 1
B, r2 r3 , i B3, j B2
f 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
g 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
f 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
g 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
f 4 g 3 , i 4, j 3
C, r1 r4 , i C4, j C1
f 4 g1 , i 4, j 1
p2
p3
p4
driver
[G i ]
2
{p i }
{
}'
i
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VELOCITY
0 A, r1 r2 , i A 2, j A1
0
g 2 f 1 , i 2, j 1
0
h 2 f 1 , i 2, j 1
0 B, r2 r3 , i B3, j B2
0
f 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
g 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
0
0
f 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
0
g 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
f 4 g 3 , i 4, j 3
0
0 C, r1 r4 , i C4, j C1
0
f 4 g 1 , i 4, j 1
0
p2
p3
0
p4
0
0
driver
f t
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ACCELERATION
~ ]'[
~ ]'{s }'A
A, r1 r2 , i A 2, j A1
[A 2 ][
2
2
2
T
T
~
~
{f1}' ([A 1 ] [A 2 ][2 ]'[2 ]' ){g 2 }'
g 2 f1 , i 2, j 1
T
T
~
~
{f1}' ([A 1 ] [A 2 ][2 ]'[2 ]' ){h 2 }'
h 2f1 , i 2, j 1
B
B
~
~
~
~
B, r r , i B3, j B2
[A 3 ][3 ]'[3 ]'{s 3}' [A 2 ][2 ]'[2 ]'{s 2 }'
2
3
{h }'T ( [A ]T [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'2[
~ ]'T [A ]T [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]'[A ]T [A ] ) {f }'
f 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
T
T
T
T
T
~
~
~
~
~
~
g 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
{h 3}' ( [A 3 ] [A 4 ][4 ]'[4 ]'2[3 ]' [A 3 ] [A 4 ][4 ]'[3 ]'[3 ]'[A 3 ] [A 4 ] ) {g 4 }'
s
C
B
~ ]'[
~ ]'{s }' -[A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'{s }'
{ } [A 4 ][
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
T
T
~ ]'{f }'{d } [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'{f }'{f }'T [A ]T { s }
f 4 d ij , i C4, j B3
2{d ij} [A 4 ][
4
4
ij
4
4
4
4
4
4
~ ]'{g }'{d }T [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'{g }'{g }'T [A ]T { s }
g 4d ij , i C4, j B3
2{d ij}T [A 4 ][
4
4
ij
4
4
4
4
4
4
T
T
T
T
T
~ ]'[
~ ]'2[
~ ]' [A ] [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]'[A ] [A ] ) {f }'
{g }' ( [A ] [A ][
f 4g 3 , i 4, j 3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
C, r1 r4 , i C4, j C1
C
~
~
[A 4 ][4 ]'[4 ]'{s 4 }'
~ ]'[
~ ]' ) {f }'
f 4g1 , i 4, j 1
{g1}'T ( [A1 ]T [A 4 ][
4
4
4
T
p2
2p 2 p 2
T
p3
2p 3 p 3
T
p4
2p 4 p 4
driver
f tt
dot 1
{} {a i }T {a j }
~ ]'[
~ ]'2[
~ ]' T [A ]T [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]'[A ]T [A ] ) {a }'
{a j }'T ( [A j ]T [A i ][
i
i
j
j
i
i
j
j
j
i
i
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dot 2
{} {rj }P {rj }P
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~ ]'[
~ ]'{s }'P [A ][
~ ]'[
~ ]'{s }'P
{} [A i ][
i
i
i
j
j
j
j
~ ]'{a }'{d }T [A ][
~ ]' [
~ ]'{a }'{a }'T [A ]T { s }
{γ} 2{d ij}T [A i ][
i
i
ij
i
i
i
i
i
i
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JERK
[A 2 ][ H 2 ]{s 2 }'
A, r1 r2 , i A 2, j A1
{f1}'T [A1 ]T [A 2 ][ H 2 ]{g 2 }'
g 2f1 , i 2, j 1
T
T
{f1}' [A1 ] [A 2 ][ H 2 ]{h 2 }'
h 2f1 , i 2, j 1
[A 3 ][ H 3 ]{s 3}'B [A 2 ][ H 2 ]{s 2 }'B
B, r2 r3 , i B3, j B2
{h }'T [A ]T [A ][ H ]{f }'{f }'T [A ]T [A ][ H ]{h }'
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
f 4 h 3 , i 4, j 3
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]' )[A ]T [A ][
~ ]'{f }'3{f }'T ( [
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]' )[A ]T [A ][
~ ]'{h }'
3{h 3}'T ( [
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
T
T
T
T
{
h
}'
[A
]
[A
][
H
]{
g
}'
{
g
}'
[A
]
[A
][
H
]{
h
}'
g
h
,
i
4
,
j
3
4 3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3{h }'T ( [
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]' )[A ]T [A ][
~ ]'{g }'3{g }'T ( [
~ ]'[
~ ]'[
~ ]' )[A ]T [A ][
~ ]'{h }'
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
s
C
B
{ } [A 4 ][ H 4 ]{s 4 }' [A 3 ][ H 3 ]{s 3}'
T
T
T
T
T
s
~
~
~
~
f 4d ij , i C4, j B3
3{d ij} [A 4 ][4 ]'{f 4 }'3{d ij} [A 4 ] [4 ]'[4 ]'[4 ]' {f 4 }'{d ij} [A 4 ][ H 4 ]{f 4 }'{f 4 }' [A 4 ] { }
T
T
~
~ ~
~ ]' {g }'{d }T [A ][ H ]{g }'{g }'T [A ]T {s }
g 4d ij , i C4, j B3
3{dij} [A 4 ][4 ]'{g 4 }'3{d ij} [A 4 ] [4 ]'[4 ]'[
4
4
ij
4
4
4
4
4
f 4g 3 , i 4, j 3
{g }'T [A ]T [A ][ H ]{f }'{f }'T [A ]T [A ][ H ]{g }'
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
T
T
T
T
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
~
]' )[A ] [A ][ ]'{f }'3{f }' ( [ ]'[ ]'[
]' )[A ] [A ][ ]'{g }'
3{g 3}' ( [3 ]'[3 ]'[
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
C, r r , i C4, j C1
1
4
[A 4 ][ H 4 ]{s 4 }'C
f 4g1 , i 4, j 1
{g1}'T [A1 ]T [A 4 ][ H 4 ]{f 4 }'
p2
T
6p2 p 2
p3
T
6p3 p 3
p4
T
6p4 p 4
driver
3 / 4 f ttt for link 2
A
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jerk product
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~ ]'[
~ ]' [
~ ]'[
~ ]' [
~ ]' [
~ ]'
[H i ] 2[
i
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i
i
{a j }'T [A j ]T [A i ][ H i ]{a i }'{a i }'T [A i ]T [A j ][ H j ]{a j }'
~ ]' [
~ ]'[
~ ]' )[A ]T [A ][
~ ]'{a }'3{a }'T ( [
~ ]' [
~ ]'[
~ ]' )[A ]T [A ][
~ ]'{a }'
3{a }'T ( [
j
j
j
j
j
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j
j
j
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dot 2
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{} [A i ][H i ]{s i }'P [A j ][H j ]{s j }'P
~ ]'{a }'3{d }T [A ][
~ ]' [
~ ]'{a }'3{d }T [A ][
~ ]'{a }'{d }T [A ][ H ]{a }'{a }'T [A ]T {s }
3{d ij}T [A i ][
i
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