TY - JOUR
T1 - Structural synthesis of ancient Chinese foot-operated slanting loom
AU - Hsiao, K. H.
AU - Chen, Y. H.
AU - Tsai, P. Y.
AU - Yan, H. S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are grateful to the National Science Council (Taipei, Republic of China) for providing the financial support for this study under grant NSC 97-2221-E-006-070-MY3.
Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - This study synthesizes the structures of the foot-operated slanting loom, which was depicted confusedly in many ancient Chinese literatures. Based on the analysis of mechanism, the structural characteristics and design constraints of the mechanism with uncertain members and joints are concluded. Then, according to the concepts of generalization and specialization subject to the concluded design constraints, all feasible structures of mechanism that met the technological standards of the subject's time period are reconstructed. This reconstruction process provides a logical foundation to better understanding, clarification, and suggestions for the issue of the ancient mechanical drawings with uncertain members and joints.
AB - This study synthesizes the structures of the foot-operated slanting loom, which was depicted confusedly in many ancient Chinese literatures. Based on the analysis of mechanism, the structural characteristics and design constraints of the mechanism with uncertain members and joints are concluded. Then, according to the concepts of generalization and specialization subject to the concluded design constraints, all feasible structures of mechanism that met the technological standards of the subject's time period are reconstructed. This reconstruction process provides a logical foundation to better understanding, clarification, and suggestions for the issue of the ancient mechanical drawings with uncertain members and joints.
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U2 - 10.1177/0954406211405402
DO - 10.1177/0954406211405402
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:81255189068
SN - 0954-4062
VL - 225
SP - 2685
EP - 2699
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science
IS - 11
ER -