Reliability analysis of kinematic accuracy for the elastic slider-crank mechanism

Abstract

This paper deals with the static and dynamic output kinematic accuracy of a group of elastic slider-crank mechanisms with the same design parameters by taking the bar length, the joint-gaps, the mass density, and the sectional and the physical parameters as random variables. According to the principle of linear pile-up of small displacement, the static and dynamic output kinematic errors are synthesized, and the reliability model of the kinematic accuracy of the mechanism is built. Through an example, a study of the influencing factors on the reliability of the output kinematic accuracy of the mechanism is made. The results obtained reveal the following facts: with the increase of the crank’s rotating speed, the dynamic elastic deformation of the mechanism becomes the principal factor that greatly affects the reliability of the output kinematic accuracy of the mechanism.