Synthesis of multiple tasks of a planar six-bar mechanism by wavelet series

ABSTRACT This paper introduces a method for the synthesis of the multiple tasks of a planar six-bar mechanism by wavelet series. Based on the theory of wavelet series, a mathematical model for assessing the output of multiple tasks of planar linkage mechanisms was generated. The multiple tasks that combine a function generation and a rigid body guidance will be presented throughout this paper. For function generation, a numerical atlas database, including 31,775 groups of basic dimensional types of a planar slider-crank mechanism was created based on the relationships of the wavelet feature parameters. For rigid body guidance synthesis, an output feature parameters database of a planar four-bar motion generation, including 178,810 groups of the basic dimensional types was created by analysing the relationships of the wavelet coefficients between the rigid body rotation angle and the coupler rotation angle of its corresponding basic dimensional types. The actual sizes and installation position parameters of the planar six-bar mechanism were calculated using the fuzzy identification method and theoretical formulas. Finally, an application is presented to illustrate the validity and practicality of the proposed theory.

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