Browsing by Subject "Kinematics"

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    • A 3D printed toolbox for opto-mechanical components 

      Salazar Serrano, Luis Jose; Pérez Torres, Juan; Valencia, Alejandra (2017-01-18)
      Article
      Open Access
      In this article we present the development of a set of opto-mechanical components (a kinematic mount, a translation stage and an integrating sphere) that can be easily built using a 3D printer based on Fused Filament ...

    • A coordinate-free approach to tracing the coupler curves of pin-jointed linkages 

      Rojas Libreros, Nicolás Enrique; Thomas, Federico (ASME PRESS, 2011)
      Conference report
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      In general, high-order coupler curves of plane mechanisms cannot be properly traced by standard predictor-corrector algorithms due to drifting problems and the presence of singularities. Instead of focusing on finding ...

    • A Fault hiding approach for the sliding mode fault-tolerant control of a non-holonomic mobile robot 

      Stancu, Alexandru; Codres, Eduard; Puig Cayuela, Vicenç (IEEE Press, 2016)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      When mobile robots are intended to be used in hazardous environments or for long-time operations, it is needed to increase their robustness against faults. This could be achieved by means of the inclusion of Fault Tolerant ...

    • A three-dof actuated robot 

      Mirats Tur, Josep Maria; Camps Sala, Josep (2011)
      Article
      Open Access
      This article presents the realization of a tensegrity-based robot composed of a three-bar symmetric prismlike minimal tensegrity configuration. Statics and kinematics are studied presenting the workspace for the designed ...

    • Adaptación de humanoides virtuales para usuarios de realidad virtual inmersiva 

      Monge Tomas, Joan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      En els darrers anys, les millores en els dispositius de realitat virtual han permès expandir molt els camps relacionats amb aquesta tecnologia. Una de les preocupacions actuals és la millora de la sensació d'immersió dins ...

    • Alineación frontal de la rodilla. Concepto y determinación de la posición neutra en el vivo 

      Casal Moro, R.; Montero Furelos, L.; Gónzalez García, J.; Pichel Moure, C.M. (Sociedad Ibérica de Biomecánica y Biomateriales, 1994)
      Article
      Open Access
      Se estudiaron 28 rodillas asintomáticas con objeto de confirmar en el vivo la existencia de movilidad mediolateral, tomando como posición neutra aquella en la que el contacto articular se produce simultáneamente en ...

    • Analysis of self-overlap reveals trade-offs in plankton swimming trajectories 

      Bianco, Giuseppe; Mariani, Patrizio; Visser, André W.; Mazzocchi, Maria Grazia; Pigolotti, Simone (2014-07-06)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      Movement is a fundamental behaviour of organisms that not only brings about beneficial encounters with resources and mates, but also at the same time exposes the organism to dangerous encounters with predators. The movement ...

    • Anàlisi de mètodes híbrids de vèrtexs/centrats 

      Artigas Oliveras, Martí (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Mitsubishi Electric Europe
      Aquest treball de final de grau presenta l’anàlisi d’un model híbrid de vèrtexs/centrats utilitzats per simular les reaccions en teixits tous i plans. L’objectiu del treball és analitzar els resultats, les tensions, ...

    • Análisis biomecánico de la carrera tras 40km de bici en competición 

      Calamejías, A.; Veiga Fernández, S.V.; Navarro Cabello, E. (SIIB, 2008-12-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      En triatlón, una de las partes más duras y estratégicas del deporte es la transición del ciclismo a la carrera a pie. El principal problema de los estudios analizados es que han sido llevados a cabo en laboratorios, donde ...

    • Análisis cinemático del swing de golf en golpeos de precisión 

      Campos Granell, José; Pablos Monzó, Ana; Abella, Carlos Pablo (Sociedad Ibérica de Biomecánica y Biomateriales, 2002-12)
      Article
      Open Access

    • Análisis del pedaleo ciclista con sistemas convencionales VS no circulares en pruebas submáximas y supramáximas 

      García López, J.; Rodríguez-Marroyo, J.A.; Gerardo Villa, J. (2008-10-23T14:09:38Z)
      Article
      Open Access
      El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido analizar y comparar el rendimiento mecánico máximo (pruebas supramáximas) y la eficiencia energética (pruebas submáximas) desarrollada por ciclistas profesionales con un sistema de pedaleo ...

    • Cinematica Quick Time Events 

      Ortiz Peirano, Javier Ariel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-09-26)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Una Cinematica de QTE que narra la leyenda de los 47 Ronin

    • Closure of the stellar hydrodynamic equations for arbitrary distributions 

      Cubarsí Morera, Rafael (2010-07)
      External research report
      Open Access
      The closure problem of the stellar hydrodynamic equations is studied in a general case by describing the family of phase space density functions for which the collisionless Boltzmann equation is strictly equivalent to a ...

    • Comparison of kinematics of GHBMC to PMHS on the side impact condition 

      Park, Gwansik; Kim, Taewung; Crandall, Jeff R.; Arregui Dalmases, Carlos; Luzón Narro, Benito Javier (2013)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
      The goal of this study was to evaluate the biofidelity of the Global Human Body Models Consortium (GHBMC) human body model under a side impact loading condition with an airbag, and analyze the effect of initial position ...

    • Conditions of consistency for multicomponent axisymmetric stellar systems. Is an axisymmetric model suitable yet? 

      Cubarsí Morera, Rafael (2013-12-17)
      Article
      Open Access
      Solving the Boltzmann collisionless equatio n under the axisymmetric hypot hesis introduces serious lim itations on describing the kinematics of a single stellar system according to the local Galactic observables. Instead ...

    • Conditions of consistency for multicomponent stellar systems. II. Is a point-axial symmetric model suitable for the Galaxy? 

      Cubarsí Morera, Rafael (2014-05-27)
      Article
      Open Access
      Under a common potential, a finite mixture of ellipsoidal velocity distributions satisfying the Boltzmann collisionless equation provides a set of integrability conditions that may constrain the population kinematics. ...

    • Construcció, estudi cinemàtic i programació d'un vehicle amb xassís de tres graus de llibertat amb rodes omnidireccionals 

      Salvadó Escuer, Pau (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-17)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona
      Aquest treball comprèn la construcció, l'estudi cinemàtic i la programació d'un vehicle amb xassís de tres graus de llibertat amb rodes omnidireccionals amb la voluntat de ser utilitzat en un àmbit educatiu, emmarcat en ...

    • Cusp points in the parameter space of degenerate 3-RPR planar parallel manipulators 

      Manubens Ferriol, Montserrat; Moroz, Guillaume; Chablat, Damien; Wenger, Philippe; Rouillier, Fabrice (ASME PRESS, 2012)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      This paper investigates the conditions in the design parameter space for the existence and distribution of the cusp locus for planar parallel manipulators. Cusp points make possible non-singular assembly-mode changing ...

    • DAE Methods in Constrained Robotic System Simulation: 

      Costa Castelló, Ramon; Griñó Cubero, Robert; Basañez Villaluenga, Luis (Centro de Investigación en Computación, 1998-03)
      Article
      Open Access
      In this paper a DAE formulation is used to model the behaviour of constrained robotic systems. This formulation allows to specify in an easy and clear way the constrained behaviour of a robotic system. In order to better ...

    • Design of the workplace for a Delta Robot 

      Romeo Alba, Xavier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Zilinská Univerzita v Zilined, 2010)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Restricted access - author's decision
      This project presents an introduction to parallel kinematic robots focused on Delta robot from the point of view of applications, kinematics, mechanics and investigation. The second part of the document shows the ...