Mechanisms, Transmissions and Applications

Preface.- Organization.- Mechanism and Machine Design.- The Infinitesimal Burmester Lines in Spatial Movement, by Delun Wang, Wei Wang, Huimin Dong, Son Lin.- Educational and Research Kinematic Capabilities of GIM, by Erik Macho, Victor Petuya, Mónica Urizar, Mikel Diez, Alfonso Hernandez.- Geared Linkages with linear Actuation used as kinematic Chains of a Planar Parallel Manipulator, by Erwin-Christian Lovasz, Sanda Margareta Grigorescu, Dan Teodor Margineanu, Corina Mihaela Gruescu, Cristian Pop, Valentin Ciupe, Inocentiu Maniu.- Kinematic analysis of 3 RSS+CP parallel mechanisms, by Fernando Malvezzi, Tarcisio Coelho.- On the Accuracy Analyses of a Class of 2-DOF Planar Parallel Manipulators, by Mümin Özsipahi, Eres Soylemez.- Determination of linkage parameters from coupler curve equations, by Shaoping Bai.- Introduction of a 1-DOF rolling contact element for a planar reconfigurable manipulator, by Stefan Kurtenbach, Fritz Ehreiser, Mathias Hüsing, Burkhard Corves.- The Bennett Linkage as a Hinge Application, by Uwe Hanke, Jana Ehlig, Cornelia Fischer, Karl-Heinz Modler, Niels Modler.- Distance from Conic to Point, Plane or Line, by Paul Zsombor-Murray.- Motion Synthesis of a Planar Watt II type Six-Bar Mechanism With Two End-Effectors, by Gökhan Kiper.- VDI-Guideline.- Motion Conversion with the Crank-Slider Mechanism regarding Transfer Quality (Part 1), by Antonius Klein Breteler.- Motion Conversion with the Crank-Slider Mechanism regarding Transfer Quality (Part 2), by Antonius Klein Breteler.- Implementation of VDI Guidelines in Parametric 3D CAD Systems and their Functional Extension to Dynamically Associative Optimization Tools, by Christian Ahl, Rainer Lohe.- Dynamics of Mechanisms and Machines.- Optimal Motion Cueing Algorithm Selection and Parameter Tuning for Sickness-Free Robocoaster Ride Simulations, by Duc An Pham, Sebastian Röttgermann, Francisco Geu Flores, Andres Kecskemethy.- Structural Body StiffnessInfluence on the Vehicle Dynamic Behavior, by Antonio Botosso, Tarcisio Coelho.- Case Study Regarding a New Knee Orthosis for Children with Locomotion Disabilities, by Cristian Copilusi, Alexandru Margine, Nicolae Dumitru.- Dynamic modelling of lower-mobility parallel manipulators using the Boltzmann-Hamel equations, by Oscar Altuzarra, Philipp Marcel Eggers, Francisco J. Campa, Constantino Roldán, Charles Pinto.- Mechanical Transmissions.- Gear Variator - Scientific Reality, by Konstantin Ivanov, Almas Dinassylov, Ekaterina Yaroslavceva.- A Novel Approach for Conceptual Structural Design of Gearbox, by Delun Wang, Huipeng Shen, Huimin Dong, Shudong Yu.- Dynamic Modeling of Planetary Gear Train for Vibration Characteristic Analysis, by Huimin Dong, Kai Zhang, Delun Wang, Yangyang Wu, Shaoping Bai.- Kinematics and dynamics of compound and complex gear system, by Jósef Drewniak, Jerzy Kopec, Stanislaw Zawislak.- Robotics.- Step Design of a Cassino Tripod Leg Mechanism, by Mingfeng Wang, Marco Ceccarelli.- Self-crossing Motion Analysis of a Novel Inpipe Parallel Robot with Two Foldable Platforms, by Wan Ding, Yao Yanan.- A novel Skid-Steering Walking Vehicle with Dual Single-Driven Quadruped Mechanism, by Jianxu Wu, Qiang Ruan, Yao Yanan, Meili Zhai.- Automatic generation of serial manipulators to be used in a combined structural geometrical synthesis, by Daniel Ramirez, Jens Kotlarski, Tobias Ortmaier.- Biomechanics and Medical Engineering.- Bioinspired mechanism synthesis for flapping flight with unsteady flow effects, by Hrishikesh Raste, Anupam Saxena, Roger Sauer, Burkhard Corves.- Conceptual Design of a New Neurosurgical Brain Retractor, by Gary Kuan, Chin-Hsing Kuo.- Mechanism Design for Haptic Handwriting Assistance Device, by Mehmet Ismet Can Dede, Gökhan Kiper.- 3 DoF Haptic Exoskeleton for Space Telerobotic, by Dan Teodor Margineanu, Erwin-Christian Lovasz, Valentin Ciupe, Marius Mateas, Eugen Sever Zabava.- Industrial Applications.- TheHandling and Spreading Algorithms of a Multi-arm Robot System for Automated Cloth Sheet Ironing Machine, by Hidetsugu Terada, Kazuyoshi Ishida, Koji Makino, Yasunori Atsumi.- AutoHD - Automated Handling and Draping of reinforcing Textiles, by Burkhard Corves, Jan Brinker, Isabel Prause, Mathias Hüsing, Bahoz Abbas, Helga Krieger, Philipp Kosse.- Singularity and workspace analyses of a 3-DOF parallel mechanism for vehicle suspensions, by Fernando Malvezzi, Tarcisio Coelho.- Mechatronics.- The Mathematical Model of a Weaving Machine, by Jirí Ondrásek.- Approximation of periodic displacement law with Fourier series in the applications of mechanisms with electronic cam, by Petr Jirásko, Pavel Dostrasil, Miroslav Vaclavik.- High-speed and High-resolution Linear Microstepper Based on Toggle Mechanism Actuated by Electromagnet, by Takaaki Oiwa, Yuichiro Toyoda, Junichi Aasama.- Author Index.