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April 2018
ISSN 1942-4302
EISSN 1942-4310
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Editorial
Special Issue: Selected Papers From IDETC 2017
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 020201.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039203
Topics:
Compliant mechanisms
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Design
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Kinematics
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Robotics
Research Papers
Geometry of Transformable Metamaterials Inspired by Modular Origami
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038969
Topics:
Design
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Geometry
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Manufacturing
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Metamaterials
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Shapes
,
Linkages
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Mechanical admittance
Wrench Capability of a Stewart Platform With Series Elastic Actuators
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038976
Topics:
Actuators
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Kinematics
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Springs
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Robots
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Seas
Design, Analysis, and Characterization of a Two-Legged Miniature Robot With Piezoelectric-Driven Four-Bar Linkage
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038970
Topics:
Design
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Robots
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Linkages
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Displacement
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Actuators
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Cycles
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Gait analysis
Rigidly Foldable Quadrilateral Meshes From Angle Arrays
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038972
Topics:
Design
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Kinematics
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Manufacturing
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Degrees of freedom
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Optimization
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Linear programming
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Construction
Optimal Paths for Polygonal Robots in SE(2)
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038980
Topics:
Algorithms
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Robots
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Trajectories (Physics)
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Vacuum
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Chords (Trusses)
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Hull
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Collisions (Physics)
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Optimization
Qualitative Analysis and Conceptual Design of Planar Metamaterials With Negative Poisson's Ratio
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038977
Topics:
Compliant mechanisms
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Flow (Dynamics)
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Metamaterials
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Poisson ratio
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Stress
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Design
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Conceptual design
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Shear modulus
Kinematic Analysis of a Novel Kinematically Redundant Spherical Parallel Manipulator
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038971
Topics:
Jacobian matrices
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Kinematics
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Manipulators
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Redundancy (Engineering)
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Robots
,
Design
Pose Changes From a Different Point of View
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021008.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039121
Topics:
Aircraft
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Displacement
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Humanoid robots
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Kinematics
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Rotation
Contact-Dependent Balance Stability of Biped Robots
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021009.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038978
Topics:
Robots
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Stability
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Dynamics (Mechanics)
,
Robotics
Design and Testing of a Prosthetic Foot With Interchangeable Custom Springs for Evaluating Lower Leg Trajectory Error, an Optimization Metric for Prosthetic Feet
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 021010.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039342
Topics:
Artificial limbs
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Design
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Errors
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Optimization
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Springs
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Stiffness
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Testing
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Trajectories (Physics)
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Physiology
Technical Brief
A Continuum Model for Fiber-Reinforced Soft Robot Actuators
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 024501.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039101
Topics:
Deformation
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Design
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Fibers
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Stress
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Pressure
Design Innovation Paper
Design of the Interacting-BoomCopter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Remote Sensor Mounting
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025001.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038973
Topics:
Design
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End effectors
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Sensors
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Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Flight
,
Vehicles
Two-Digit Robotic Exoskeleton Glove Mechanism: Design and Integration
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025002.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038775
Topics:
Design
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Exoskeleton devices
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Engineering prototypes
Design of a Flapping Wing Mechanism to Coordinate Both Wing Swing and Wing Pitch
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025003.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038979
Planar Linkage Synthesis for Mixed Motion, Path, and Function Generation Using Poles and Rotation Angles
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025004.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039064
Topics:
Linkages
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Poles (Building)
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Rotation
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Kinematics
,
Generators
Developing a Kinematically Similar Master Device for Extensible Continuum Robot Manipulators
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025005.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4039075
Topics:
Cables
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Design
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Manipulators
,
Robots
,
Construction
,
String
A Prismatic-Revolute-Revolute Joint Hand for Grasping From Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Other Minimally Constrained Vehicles
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025006.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038975
Topics:
Design
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Grasping
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Vehicles
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Grippers
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Unmanned aerial vehicles
,
Kinematics
Decomposition of Collaborative Surveillance Tasks for Execution in Marine Environments by a Team of Unmanned Surface Vehicles
J. Mechanisms Robotics. April 2018, 10(2): 025007.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4038974
Topics:
Teams
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Vehicles
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Algorithms
,
Simulation
,
Surveillance
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