GUEST , Simon D.

Among Bricard's overconstrained 6R linkages, the third type has two collapsed configurations, where all joint axes are coplanar. This paper presents a one-degree-of-freedom network of such linkages. Using the two coplanar states of the constituent Bricard units, the network is able to cover a large surface with a specific outline when deployed...

This paper presents the construction of a family of reconfigurable mechanisms composed of an unlimited number of doubly collapsible (type III) Bricard linkages. First, the geometries of these overconstrained six-hinge spatial loops are parameterized and their kinematics is investigated. The configurationspace curve is computed; its bifurcation...