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Table 2 Eight KFUs from seven mechanisms

From: A Computational Synthesis Approach of Mechanical Conceptual Design Based on Graph Theory and Polynomial Operation

Mechanisms

KFUs

Crank-rocker

\(\{ CR_{1}^{RS} ,(R,1, - 1),(S,1,1)\}\)

\(\{ CR_{1}^{SR} ,(S,1,1),(R,1, - 1)\}\)

Spur gear

\(\{ SG_{1}^{RR} ,(R,1, - 1),(R,1, - 1)\}\)

Geneva wheel

\(\{ GW_{1}^{RR} ,(R,1, - 1),(R, - 1, - 1)\}\)

Cam-follower

\(\{ CF_{1}^{RT} ,(R,1, - 1),(T,1,1)\}\)

Pawl-Ratchet wheel

\(\{ PRW_{1}^{SR} ,(S,1,1),(R, - 1, - 1)\}\)

System input

\(\{ SI_{1}^{R} ,(0,0,0),(R,1, - 1)\}\)

System output

\(\{ SO_{1}^{R} ,(R, - 1, - 1),(0,0,0)\}\)