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This page contains a list of some useful tools for the design of kinematic couplings. The files are available in Microsoft Excel.
Generic spreadsheet demonstrating how to find contact stress between two curved bodies. Additional calculations on canoe ball design is included.
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.
Error gain Excel spreadsheet which assists in performing error budgets on precision machines.
This spreadsheet contains common calculations used to find the force from a screw
This section has some of the commerical Vendors
Kinematic Coupling Components
Kinematic Coupling Assembly
Online Kinematic Analysis Tools