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Kinematic Design of a Reconfigurable Deployable Canopy

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Part of the book series: Mechanisms and Machine Science ((Mechan. Machine Science,volume 24))

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A reconfigurable and deployable mechanism is proposed for a canopy which can also be used as a tent or a semi-open structure. The proposed single degree-of-freedom mechanism has four assembly modes. The conditions for deployment and reconfiguration of the mechanism are derived. These conditions impose three equality and two inequality constraints on the 11 design parameters of the mechanism. A virtual model of the mechanism is constructed in Excel for design and simulation purposes. A computational case study is presented.

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  1. İzmir Institute of Technology, İzmir, Turkey

    G. Kiper & K. Korkmaz

  2. Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey

    F. Gürcü

  3. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

    E. Söylemez

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal

    Paulo Flores

  2. Structural and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

    Fernando Viadero

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Kiper, G., Gürcü, F., Korkmaz, K., Söylemez, E. (2015). Kinematic Design of a Reconfigurable Deployable Canopy. In: Flores, P., Viadero, F. (eds) New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_18

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