Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism

Based on the two postures of trunk roll-up and extension, a spiral spatial folding mechanism composed of multiple modules is designed. The geometric relationship between the modules is analyzed, and the endpoint positions of the modules are calculated by the D-H method. The influence of the angle, l...

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Main Authors: Wang Rugui, Jin Cong, Yang Zehui
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Published: Editorial Office of Journal of Mechanical Transmission 2023-09-01
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Jin Cong
Yang Zehui
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Yang Zehui
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description Based on the two postures of trunk roll-up and extension, a spiral spatial folding mechanism composed of multiple modules is designed. The geometric relationship between the modules is analyzed, and the endpoint positions of the modules are calculated by the D-H method. The influence of the angle, length, number and scaling factor of the modules on the spiral shape is discussed. The spiral shape is designed as a whole by dimensional optimization, and the design of the solar wing is used as an example to calculate the dimensional parameters with the maximum unfolding length as the objective function and the spiral range, spacing and rod size as the constraints. The 3D models of the solar wing and gripper applications are given, and the appropriate driving method is briefly described for each application. This mechanism has a wide range of applications and can provide some reference for the design of the spiral mechanism.
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spellingShingle Wang Rugui
Jin Cong
Yang Zehui
Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism
Jixie chuandong
Elephant trunk
Spiral
Deployable mechanism
Dimensional optimization
title Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism
title_full Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism
title_fullStr Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism
title_short Design and Application of an Elephant Trunk-like Spiral Deployable Mechanism
title_sort design and application of an elephant trunk like spiral deployable mechanism
topic Elephant trunk
Spiral
Deployable mechanism
Dimensional optimization
url http://www.jxcd.net.cn/thesisDetails#10.16578/j.issn.1004.2539.2023.09.011
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