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... Smooth surfaces, however, are associated with substantial slip with inefficiencies that set the upper limit on translation velocity. Here, we identify surface topographies that register with mwheel structure, taking inspiration from the mathematics of roads and wheels where it can be shown that, for any given wheel shape, there is a complementary road for optimal translation (21,22). For example, smooth-riding bicycles can be made with square-shaped wheels on roads constructed from a series of truncated catenaries (Fig. 1). ...
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A circular shape placed on an incline will roll; similarly, an irregularly shaped object, such as the Archimedean spiral, will roll on a flat surface when a force is applied to its axle. This rolling is dependent on the specific shape and the applied force (magnitude and location). In this paper, we derive formulas that define the behavior of irregular 2D and 3D shapes on a flat plane when a weight is applied to the shape's axle. These kinetic shape (KS) formulas also define and predict shapes that exert given ground reaction forces when a known weight is applied at the axle rotation point. Three 2D KS design examples are physically verified statically with good correlation to predicted values. Motion simulations of unrestrained 2D KS yielded expected results in shape dynamics and self-stabilization. We also put forth practical application ideas and research for 2D and 3D KS such as in robotics and gait rehabilitation.
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This paper began with experiments using the computer algebra system Mathe? matica to draw trochoids, the kinds of curves produced by the Spirograph? drawing sets. If two tangent circles have their centers on the same side of the common tangent line, and one circle remains fixed while the other is rolled around it without slipping, a hypotrochoid is traced by any point on a diameter or extended diameter of the rolling circle. If two tangent circles have their centers on opposite sides of the common tangent line, and one circle remains fixed while the other is rolled around it without slipping, an epitrochoid is traced by any point on a diameter or extended diameter of the rolling circle. A hypocycloid is a hypotro? choid for which the tracing point is on the circumference of the rolling circle, and an epicycloid is an epitrochoid for which the tracing point is on the circumference of the rolling circle. The term trochoid is used to refer to either a hypotrochoid or an epitrochoid. Either radius, but not both, can be infinite, so that cycloids and trochoids obtained by rolling a circle along a straight line, and also certain spirals and involutes are covered by the nomenclature, but in this paper we shall assume both radii are finite. The Spirograph? produces graphs of trochoids using toothed disks and rings to prevent slipping, but because none of the holes for the pen reach the circumference of the disks, the Spirograph? cannot be used to draw true hypocycloids or epicycloids. Since the graph of a trochoid depends on four parameters that are fixed and one that is variable, all these quantities will be part of the notation. The hypotrochoid denoted by hy[t;n,m,r,a] is generated by a rolling (moving) circle of radius m and a fixed (rconmoving) circle of radius n, with rm the distance from the center of the rolling circle to the tracing point. Assume the center of the fixed circle is at the origin and denote the initial position of the tracing point (and the center of the
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D. G. Wilson, Problem E1668, Amer. Math. Monthly 72 (1965), 82-83. If you ask mathematicians what they do, you always get the same answer.' They think. They think about difficult and unusual problems. They do not think about ordinary problems: they just write down the answers. M. Egrafov (translated from Russian), contributed by the late R. P. Boas, Jr. This content downloaded from 128.235.251.160 on Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:04:31 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions