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Title:	Kinematic analysis of a swash-plate mechanism using transformation matrices
Author:	Evans, David Edgar
View Online:	njit-etd1998-008 (ix, 53 pages ~ 2.4 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Mechanical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Fischer, Ian Sanford (Committee chair) Sodhi, R. S. (Committee member) Narh, Kwabena A. (Committee member)
Date:	1998-01
Keywords:	Machinery, Kinematics Invariants
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	The swash-plate mechanism is used to transfer rotational motion into translational motion and vice versa. Using transformation matrices to describe each joint, the displacements of the swash-plate mechanism were analyzed. The general transformation matrix model for the plane joint, not previously developed using transformation matrices, was presented. The solution was tested using a computer program. Examples of three different swash-plate angles; 10, 45, and 25' were considered. The solution was found to agree with previous solutions while offering a more complete description of the mechanism. Future work in this area could include a complete static, velocity, and/or dynamic analysis of the swash-plate mechanism based on the solution presented.