Balancing of linkages—an update

Generalized Lanchester balancer

“…The majority of linkage balancing works devoted to the crank-slider mechanisms in the past have been concentrated on axial mechanisms balancing (Arakelian et al, 2000;Arakelian and Smith, 2005a,b;Lowen et al, 1983;Dresig, 1999). They can be arranged in the following groups: (i) Balancing by counterweights attached to the links (Artobolevskii, 1968;Berkof and Lowen, 1969;Berkof, 1979;Campbell, 1979).…”

Optimal dynamic balancing and shape synthesis of links in planar mechanisms

“…These forces and moments transmitted to the frame result in vibrations, wear and noise which adversely affect the dynamic performance of the mechanism. Several methods to reduce the shaking force and shaking moment based on various principles are discussed in [2][3][4]. The complete force balancing can be achieved by making the total mass center of moving links stationary either using mass redistribution [5,6] or by adding counterweights [7].…”

Analytical and experimental study on the dynamic balancing of flexible mechanisms

“…A great deal of achievement has been obtained in dynamic balancing of rigid-body linkages [1][2][3][4][5]. It is well known that the elastic deformation has a significant effect on the dynamic behavior of high-speed mechanisms [6,7].…”