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Establishing A Quantitative Foundation For Exactly Constrained Design, Alisha M. Hammond
Establishing A Quantitative Foundation For Exactly Constrained Design, Alisha M. Hammond
Theses and Dissertations
Exactly constrained (EC) design is a robust design method which can be used for mechanical assemblies. It entails using the minimum number of constraints to eliminate all desired motion.
While found by some engineers in industry to have many benefits (including robust assembly, no binding or play, ease of assembly, and the ability to tolerate the wear of parts), EC designs remain somewhat unrecognized by academia. One reason for this minimal exposure may be the lack of a quantitative foundation for such designs. This thesis describes the history and current background for EC designs, and it also begins to develop …