Kinematic Couplings

The following is a resource page for designing kinematic couplings. This page is currently under construction.

Papers and Patents

1988
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Kinematic couplings for precision fixturing—Part I: Formulation of design parameters

A. H. Slocum
1988
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Kinematic couplings for precision fixturing — Part 2: Experimental determination of repeatability and stiffness

A. H. Slocum, A. Donmez
1992
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Design of three-groove Kinematic Coupling

A. H. Slocum
1996
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SEMI E57 - Mechanical Specifications for Kinematic Couplings Used to Align and Support 300mm Wafer Carriers
1998
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Friction-based design of kinematic couplings

L. C. Hale
1999
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KiNNi-Mate Precision Couplings for Low-Cost Precision Alignment

M. Culpepper, A.H. Slocum
1999
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Quasi-Kinematic Couplings for Precision Automotive Assemblies

M. Culpepper, A.H. Slocum, F.Z. Shaikh
2000
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Interface Apparatus for Automatic Test Equipment, U.S. Patent 6,104,202

A.H. Slocum, M. Chiu

2001
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Optimal Design Techniques for Kinematic Couplings

L. C. Hale, A.H. Slocum
2001
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Quasi-kinematic coupling and method for use in assembling and locating mechanical components and the like, U.S. Patent 6,193,430

M. Culpepper, A.H. Slocum
2001
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Method and Apparatus for Aligning an Optic Fiber with an Opto-Electronic Device, U.S. Patent 6,217,232

K. Duesman, W. M. Farnworth
2001
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Self-Aligning Method and Interlocking Assembly for Attaching an Optoelectronic Device to a Coupler, U.S. Patent 6,234,687

R. R. Hall, H. T. Lin
2002
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An anti-backlash two-part shaft coupling with interlocking elastically averaged teeth

M. Balasubramaniam, E. golaski, S. son, K. Sriram, A.H. Slocum
2002
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Precision Robot Calibration Using Kinematically Placed Inclinometers

A. P. Robertson, A.H. Slocum, P.J. Willoughby
2003
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Precision Passive Mechanical Alignment of Wafers

A. Slocum, A. Weber
2003
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Design of Hard Coated Hertzian Contacts for Precision Equipment

K. M. Varadarajan, M. Culpepper
2004
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Precisely Positioning Pallets in Multi-Station Assembly Systems

R. R. Vallance, C. Morgan, A.H. Slocum
2004
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Kinematic Coupling Interchangeability

A.J. Hart, A.H. Slocum, P.J. Willoughby
2004
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Design of Quasi-Kinematic Couplings

M. Culpepper
2005
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Active Compliant Fixtures for Nanomanufacturing

M. Culpepper, K.M. Varadarajan
2005
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Design of integrated mechanisms and exact constraint fixtures for micron-level repeatability and accuracy

M. Culpepper, K.M. Varadarajan, C. DiBiasio
2007
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A dual-purpose positioner-fixture for precision six-axis positioning and precision fixturing: Part I. Modeling and design

M. Culpepper, K.M. Varadarajan
2019
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Self-Alignment of Kinematic Couplings: Effects of Deformations

F. Patti, J.M. Vogels
2020
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A Miniature Kinematic Coupling Device for Mouse Head Fixation

S.J. Kim, A.H. Slocum, B.B. Scott
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