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The range of speed or torque of motors is limited to some degree. Industrial vehicles working in factories are required to output a large force when they carry loads, and also to move with high velocity when they move to their destination. However, it is impossible to realize both those requirements if a conventional reduction device is used. Velocity variation devices using gears are widely used to change the velocity ratio between the input and output shafts. However, the motion transmission from the input shaft to the output shaft is interrupted during the velocity ratio variation process. In order to solve this problem, a velocity variation method that can transmit motion continuously is proposed, in which a motion transmitting element is used. In this report, a motion transmitting element using the geometrical analysis method is proposed, a method of expressing the curve using dispersed points is proposed, and a method of calculating the inclination and the distances along the curve is developed. Based on the proposed methods, the geometrical form of the transmitting element is analyzed.
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This work was presented in part at the 16th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 27–29, 2011
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Komori, M., Takeoka, F., Kang, J. et al. Geometrical analysis and design of a motion transmitting element for mobile vehicles. Artif Life Robotics 16, 162–164 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-011-0907-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-011-0907-y