This paper introduces a homokinetic coupling, a constant velocity universal joint (CV joint), which is fully compliant and potentially monolithic. The proposed compliant design can accommodate high misalignment angles between the input and the output rotational axes. Additional kinematic constraints are applied to well-known Double Hooke's universal joint, to guarantee a one-to-one constant velocity rotation transmission for all different misalignment angles. The influence of the extra constraints on degrees-of-freedom (DOF) of the mechanism is studied using screw theory. Furthermore, it was shown that the mechanism is yet a 1DOF linkage for rotation transmission and a 2DOF rotational joint as all universal joints. The kinematics of the mechanism is studied, and constant velocity conditions are identified. The pseudo-rigid-body model (PRBM) of the new angled arrangement of the Double Hooke's universal joint is created, and the input–output torque relationship is then studied. The different possible compliant embodiments based on the PRBM model were discussed and illustrated. Moreover, one of the proposed compliant counterparts is dimensioned as a power transmission coupling for a high misalignment angle, up to . Further, a prototype was manufactured for the experimental evaluation, and it is shown that the results are consistent with the PRBM and the finite element model.
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January 2018
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A Fully Compliant Homokinetic Coupling
Davood Farhadi Machekposhti,
Davood Farhadi Machekposhti
Mechatronic System Design Group,
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
e-mail: d.farhadimachekposhti@tudelft.nl
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
e-mail: d.farhadimachekposhti@tudelft.nl
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N. Tolou,
N. Tolou
Mechatronic System Design Group,
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
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J. L. Herder
J. L. Herder
Mechatronic System Design Group,
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
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Davood Farhadi Machekposhti
Mechatronic System Design Group,
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
e-mail: d.farhadimachekposhti@tudelft.nl
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
e-mail: d.farhadimachekposhti@tudelft.nl
N. Tolou
Mechatronic System Design Group,
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
J. L. Herder
Mechatronic System Design Group,
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
Department of Precision and
Microsystems Engineering,
Delft University of Technology,
Delft 2628 CD, The Netherlands
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received February 12, 2017; final manuscript received August 5, 2017; published online November 9, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Massimo Callegari.
J. Mech. Des. Jan 2018, 140(1): 012301 (9 pages)
Published Online: November 9, 2017
Article history
Received:
February 12, 2017
Revised:
August 5, 2017
Citation
Machekposhti, D. F., Tolou, N., and Herder, J. L. (November 9, 2017). "A Fully Compliant Homokinetic Coupling." ASME. J. Mech. Des. January 2018; 140(1): 012301. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4037629
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