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This page contains a list of some useful tools for the design of kinematic couplings. The files are available in the following formats: Excel |
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General Hertzian Contact Analysis Tools |
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| A. Slocum | Generic spreadsheet demonstrating how to find contact stress between two curved bodies. Additional calculations on canoe ball design is included. |
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General Kinematic Coupling Design Tools |
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| A. Slocum | Kinematic coupling design spreadsheet. This spreadsheet follows a design process described in Slocum's ASPE papers (1988). Max shear stress calculation updated on 6/17/2004 to be more accurate. This version includes more detailed instructions for a novice user. |
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Miscellaneous Coupling Design Tools |
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| A. Slocum, J. Moore, and W. Rappole | Error gain Excel spreadsheet which assists in performing error budgets on precision machines. |
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| A. Slocum | This spreadsheet contains common calculations used to find the force from a screw. |
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