TY  - JOUR
AU  - Tiberiu Petrescu, Florian Ion 
AU  - Abu-Lebdeh, Taher M. 
AU  - Apicella, Antonio 
PY  - 2018
TI  - Presentation of a Mechanism with a Maltese Cross (Geneva Driver)
JF  - American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 11
IS  - 2
DO  - 10.3844/ajeassp.2018.891.900
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajeassp.2018.891.900
AB  - The paper presents briefly a mechanism with a cross of Malta. The mechanisms with a Maltese cross (Geneva driver) are present in automation, robotics, mechanical transmissions, continuous variable transmissions, old clocks, especially when it comes to transmitting forces and high moments, being used instead of or with the gears. The geometry of the mechanism consisting of two elements, the kinematics and the forces appearing in this mechanism with a fourth-class upper coupler, are studied very briefly. By studying the forces that appear within the mechanism couple, a dynamic study is also carried out.