On the solution of seven-precision-point path synthesis of planar four-bar linkages based on the solution region methodology

This paper makes further research on the application of the solution region synthesis methodology (SRSM) in path synthesis of planar four-bar linkages. Detailed process of establishing the solution region for seven precision-point path synthesis is illustrated. In order to obtain the solution region where one point corresponds to one linkage and the feasible solution region where linkages distributes different zones according to curve types, this paper compares four different solution region schemes and finally establishes the solution region with B1 as the reference. Compared with the eight-point case, the range of the solution region in this paper is larger and the statistics on the feasible solutions is more than twice of that in the case with eight points. Moreover, the feasible solutions obtained in this case have more curve types.