Dr. Gordon R. Pennock

Purdue University, USA

Associate Professor

Email: pennock@ecn.purdue.edu

Qualifications:

1983 Ph.D., University of California, Mechanical Engineering

1978 M.Sc., University of New South Wales, Mechanical Engineering

1971 B.Sc., Heriot-Watt University, Mechanical Engineering

Publications (Selected)

1. Pennock, G.R., and Alwerdt, J.J., “Duality Between the Kinematics of Gear Trains and the Statics of Beam Systems,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 42, No. 11, November 2007, pp. 1527-1546.
2. Kinzel, E.C., Schmiedeler, J.P., and Pennock, G.R., “Function Generation with Finitely-Separated Precision Points Using Geometric Constraint Programming,” Journal of Mechanical Design, ASME, Vol. 129, No. 11, November 2007, pp. 1185-1190.
3. Pennock, G.R., “Curvature Theory for a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Planar Linkage,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 43, No. 5, May 2008, pp. 525-548.
4. Hung, C.C., Yan, H.S., and Pennock, G.R., “A Procedure to Count the Number of Planar Mechanisms Subject to Design Constraints from Kinematic Chains,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 43, No. 6, June 2008, pp. 676-694.
5. Pennock, G.R., and Israr, A., “Kinematic Analysis and Synthesis of an Adjustable Six-Bar Linkage,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 44, No. 2, February 2009, pp. 306-323.
6. Zanni, G., and Pennock, G.R., “A Unified Graphical Approach to the Static Analysis of Axially Loaded Structures,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 44, No. 12, December 2009, pp. 2187-2203.
7. Foster, D.E., and Pennock, G.R., “A Study of the Instantaneous Centers of Velocity for Two-Degree-of-Freedom Planar Linkages,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 45, No. 4, April 2010, pp. 641-657.
8. Rodriguez-Leal, E., Dai, J.S., and Pennock, G.R., “Kinematic Analysis of a 5-RSP Parallel Mechanism with Centralized Motion,” Meccanica, Springer Science+Business Media, Vol. 46, No. 1, February 2011, pp. 221-237.
9. Foster, D.E., and Pennock, G.R., “A Study of the Instantaneous Centers of Velocity for the 3-dof Planar Six-Bar Linkage,” Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 46, No. 9, September 2011, pp. 1276-1300.
10. Rodriguez-Leal, E. Dai, J.S., and Pennock, G.R., “On the Mobility of 3-DOF Parallel Manipulators via Screw Theory,” Robotics: State of the Art and Future Trends, January 2012, pp. 59-93.

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