An Optimal Defect-free Synthesis of Four-bar Mechanisms by Using Constrained APT-FPSO Algorithm

Subject Areas : Journal of Computer & Robotics

SeyedAli  MirMohammad Sadeghi ¹ (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Mazandaran, Iran)
Nima  Bakhshinezhad ² (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Mazandaran, Iran)
Alireza  Fathi ³ (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Mazandaran, Iran, P.O. Box: 484.)
Hamidreza  Mohammadi Daniali ⁴ (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Mazandaran, Iran, P.O. Box: 484.)

Received: 2020-10-10 Accepted : 2021-01-25 Published : 2019-12-01

Keywords: Optimization, PSO, Inverse Kinematics,

Abstract :

Four-bar mechanisms are one of the most common and effective components in the industry. As an example of their applications, they are designed to generate the desired output motion. In this paper, the nonlinear problem of optimal defect-free synthesis of four-bar mechanisms is analyzed by using a constrained version of the newly developed adaptive particularly tunable fuzzy particle swarm optimization (APT-FPSO) algorithm. The analyzed case study is designing a four-bar mechanism to generate a path that included three loops and 90 precision points. The results obtained support the superior performance of APT-FPSO compared to the standard PSO in solving the path generation problem.

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