Structural Synthesis of Ancient Chinese Chu State Repeating Crossbow
Chu State repeating crossbow is a reconfigurable mechanism which was found in the tomb and dated back to the fourth century BC in ancient China. Since crossbows have diversified types and were widely used in ancient China after the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC), Chu State repeating crossbow should have many designs in different eras and regions. The aim of this work is to synthesize mechanism structures of Chu State repeating crossbow. Based on the analyses of crossbows, the structural characteristics and design constraints of this device are concluded. Then, according to the concepts of generalization and specialization subject to the concluded design constraints, seven feasible structures of mechanism that meet the technological standards of the subjects time period are reconstructed.
Repeating crossbow Structure of mechanism Reconstruction design History of machinery Chu State
Kuo-Hung Hsiao Hong-Sen Yan
Collections and Research Division, National Science and Technology Museum,No. 720, Jiouru 1st Road, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University,No.1, University Road, Tainan 7
国际会议
天津
英文
749-758
2012-07-08（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）