Passing a Central Axis Congruence Through Six Arbitrary Lines in Space
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1996
Publication Source
Journal of Mechanical Design
Abstract
The design theory of a spatial 4C linkage to move a rigid body through four specified spatial positions determines a congruence of lines that may be used as fixed axes of the linkage, called the central axis congruence. In this paper, we locate a central axis congruence in space by identifying six arbitrary lines that it is to contain; we do not specify the positions of a rigid body or the associated relative displacement screws. We find that this yields at least one and as many as five different central axis congruences through a given set of six lines. Having defined the congruence without identifying any positions, we then show how to determine sets of four spatial positions that generate the given central axis congruence.
Inclusive pages
515-519
ISBN/ISSN
1050-0472
Copyright
Copyright © 1996, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Publisher
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume
118
Issue
4
Peer Reviewed
yes
eCommons Citation
Murray, Andrew P. and McCarthy, J. Michael, "Passing a Central Axis Congruence Through Six Arbitrary Lines in Space" (1996). Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications. 191.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/mee_fac_pub/191
Comments
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