Interdisciplinary Applications of Kinematics

Preface.- 1 Double-Ring Polyhedral Linkages, by Karl Wohlhart.- 2 Robot Handwriting: Why and How?, by Veljko Potkonjak .-  3 A Kinematics Based Methology for the Design of Gangways and Coupler Housings of Railway Vehicles, by Jorge Ambrósio.- 4 Investigation of Self Resonance in Vibration Excitation Systems, by Kazimieras Ragulskis, Ramutis Palevicius, Arvydas Palevicius, Arvydas Barila.- 5 Kinematic Criteria for Structural Synthesis of Maximally Regular Parallel Robots with Planar Motion of the Moving Platform, by Grigore Gogu.- 6 A Design-To-Task Approach for Wire Robots, by Tobias Bruckmann, Lars Mikelsons, Manfred Hiller.- 7 Gait Simulator Based on the Parallel Stewart-Gough Platform, by Gonzalo Sevillano, Dante Elías, Rocío Callupe, Ricardo Marcacuzco, Benjamín Barriga.- 8 A Proposal for a New Definition of the Degree of Freedom of a Mechanism, by Manfred L. Husty, Hans-Peter Schröcker.-  9 Modelling of Mechanisms in Container Glass Forming Machines, by Burkhard Corves.- 10 Predicting Protein Conformational Transitions by Trajectory Planning Through Torsion Angle Propensity Maps, by Christopher Madden, Peter Bohnenkamp,Kazem Kazerounian, Horea Ilies.- 11 Potential Applications of Hybrid Systems in Biomechanics, by Wojciech Kowalczyk.- 12 An Alternative for Human Gait Modeling Using the Bondgraph Technique, by Roberto Hernani, Gregorio Romero, Ramsi Jazmati.- 13 Optimized Kinematical Positioning and Guidance of a Serial Robot for Motion Simulation, by Matthias Marx, Michele Conconi, Martin Tändl, Andrés Kecskeméthy .- 14 A One-Degree-of-Freedom Spherical Wrist for the Modelling of Passive Motion of the Human Ankle Joint, by Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli.