An incremental finite element analysis of mechanisms and robots

Spentzas, KN; Kanarachos, SA

dc.contributor.author	Spentzas, KN	en
dc.contributor.author	Kanarachos, SA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:27Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:27Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0015-7899	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14538
dc.subject	Finite Element Analysis	en
dc.subject	Finite Element Method	en
dc.subject	Initial Condition	en
dc.subject	Robot Arm	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Mechanical	en
dc.title	An incremental finite element analysis of mechanisms and robots	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10010-002-0094-z	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10010-002-0094-z	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, we present an incremental finite element method of analysis of mechanisms/robots. Our method is based on the idea to decompose any large displacement of a mechanism or robot arm in a series of successive small displacements, so small that the linear finite element method can be applied in their analysis between two successive positions. Evidently, at the end of any small displacement, the position of a deformed member of the mechanism gives us the initial conditions for the following small displacement. After presentation of all the theoretical background of the method, we illustrate it by application to the crank-slider mechanism and to the four-bar-linkage mechanism.	en
heal.publisher	SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN	en
heal.journalName	FORSCHUNG IM INGENIEURWESEN-ENGINEERING RESEARCH	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10010-002-0094-z	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000180608100005	en
dc.identifier.volume	67	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	209	en
dc.identifier.epage	219	en