A method is described using screw coordinates for the dynamical analysis of systems of pair-connected rigid bodies, such as plane and three-dimensional mechanisms, including gyroscopes. The use of screw coordinates leads to general, linear, and computationally efficient numerical procedures, which are illustrated by a dynamic analysis of a constrained spatial RSKR (or R4S) linkage.

Issue Section:
Mechanisms Papers
Topics:
Dynamic analysis, Screws, Linkages, Systems analysis
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