Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Fall 1-31-1998
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Ian Sanford Fischer
Second Advisor
R. S. Sodhi
Third Advisor
Kwabena A. Narh
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.
Recommended Citation
Evans, David Edgar, "Kinematic analysis of a swash-plate mechanism using transformation matrices" (1998). Theses. 895.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/895
