On an Application of the Rolamites to Non-Uniform Motion Mechanisms

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By means of pairing the guides and rollers of rolamites with each other, a new mechanism with multi-degree of freedom whose inputs and outputs are displacements and/or forces has been derived. The mechanism has been called a compound rolamite, and an analysis of the number of the elements and quantities determining the mechanism, a construction of the fundamental structure and a determination of the necessary band-gener-ated forces for the prescribed output function have been carried out with some examples of its application given.