Optimal Synthesis of a Theo Jansen Mechanism

Neider Nadid Romero-Nunez; Gonzalo Guillermo Moreno Contreras; Elkin Gregorio Florez Serrano; Cesar Augusto Peña Cortes

doi:10.15866/ireme.v12i12.16457

Optimal Synthesis of a Theo Jansen Mechanism

Neider Nadid Romero-Nunez⁽¹⁾, Gonzalo Guillermo Moreno Contreras^(2*), Elkin Gregorio Florez Serrano⁽³⁾, Cesar Augusto Peña Cortes⁽⁴⁾

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/ireme.v12i12.16457

Abstract

The present paper deals with the optimal synthesis of a Theo Jansen mechanism through the development of an optimization algorithm based on the teaching and learning methodology, where the objective of optimization is to achieve an approximate marching trajectory with prescribed timing. To achieve this goal, the problem is formulated in a robust way using natural coordinates and operating within the body of complex numbers. Finally, the proposed procedure is implemented in Matlab®, and the results compared with those found in the literature.
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Keywords

Theo Jansen Mechanism; Optimal Synthesis; Teaching-Learning Based Optimization Algorithm

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