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- Title
Nonlinear Dynamics Analysis of Flexible Deployable Linkage Mechanisms Using the Finite Particle Method.
- Authors
Wu, Fangyu; Yu, Ying; Zhao, Yongjie; Yuan, Xiaojing
- Abstract
Deployable mechanisms have notable applications in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and space technology. Although often ignored, deployable linkage mechanism exhibits additional flexibility beyond rigid folding owing to the deformation of nonrigid components. The actual behavior of flexible deployable linkage usually involves the dynamic effect and geometric nonlinearity. Using the finite particle method (FPM), this study investigated the nonlinear responses of flexible deployable linkage mechanisms. As a particle method, the FPM is displacement based, explicit, and can avoid iterations to solve nonlinear equilibrium equations. It can be used for nonlinear analyses of structures with rigid body motion and infinitesimal mechanisms, and to determine the internal force and structural deformation. To investigate the nonrigid Bennett linkage and Bricard linkage, formulations of a three-dimensional beam element and revolute hinge element were derived for FPM analysis. Agreement between analytical solutions and numerical simulations demonstrated the efficiency of the proposed approach for nonlinear motion analysis of nonrigid mechanisms. The FPM results revealed that mechanism flexibility can cause deviation from rigid compatibility paths, and the internal force and deformation of mechanisms should be considered when designing nonrigid mechanisms.
- Subjects
NONLINEAR analysis; MOTION analysis; FINITE, The; RIGID bodies; CIVIL engineers
- Publication
International Journal of Structural Stability & Dynamics, 2021, Vol 21, Issue 13, p1
- ISSN
0219-4554
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1142/S0219455421501844