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Deployable masts based on the Bennett linkage

  • Hongwei Guo*
  • , Zhong You
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Oxford

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Abstract

A concept of building a deployable mast using the Bennett linkage as the basic bay is proposed in this paper. The deployable mast is assembled by placing in series a number of modular bays constructed using the Bennett linkages. It has one degree of mobility. Geometrical analysis of the deployable mast has been conducted to determine the deployment length and cross section of the mast. The effects of the Bennett linkage parameters on the overall dimension of the mast are considered. The results show that the concept is valid and can be easily tailored to suit practical requirements.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots I
Pages739-747
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2nd ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots, ReMAR 2012 - Tianjin, China
Duration: 9 Jul 201211 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameAdvances in Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots I

Conference

Conference2nd ASME/IFToMM International Conference on Reconfigurable Mechanisms and Robots, ReMAR 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityTianjin
Period9/07/1211/07/12

Keywords

  • Bennett linkage
  • Deployable mast
  • Geometry
  • Parametrical analysis

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