Identification of a Usable Six-Bar Linkage for Dimensional Synthesis

In this paper we present an algorithm to determine if a six-bar linkage that has been designed as a constrained 3R chain using Burmester Theory is usable. A usable six-bar linkage is one that moves a workpiece smoothly through a given set of task positions with actuation by one joint parameter.

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