Research Article

An Approach for the Impact Dynamic Modeling and Simulation of Planar Constrained Metamorphic Mechanism

Table 2

Geometric and inertia parameters of the planar double-folded metamorphic mechanism.

ParameterValueParameterValue

L AB (m)0.08L BC (m)0.2
L CD (m)0.09L AEy (m)0.1425
m 1 (kg)0.075m 2 (kg)0.165
m 3 (kg)0.162m 4 (kg)0.455
J 1 (kg·m2)J BC (kg·m2)
J DC (kg·m2)k (N·m/rad)
c (N·m/(rad/s))(rad)1.095

Note. LAB is the corresponding link length between joints A and B, LBC is the corresponding link length between joints B and C, LCD is the corresponding link length between joints C and D, LAEy is the corresponding distance along the y-axis between joints A and E, is the mass of component i, J1 is the moment of inertia of component 1 around the center of mass, JBC is the moment of inertia of component 2 around the joint C, JDC is the moment of inertia of component 3 around the joint C, k is the spring constant, c is the damping constant, and is the initial angle of the spring.