Dimensional synthesis of planar four-bar mechanisms is a challenging inverse problem in kinematics, requiring the determination of mechanism dimensions from desired motion specifications. We propose a data-driven framework that bypasses traditional equation-solving and optimization by leveraging supervised learning. Our method combines a synthetic dataset, an LSTM-based neural network for handling sequential precision points, and a Mixture of Experts (MoE) architecture tailored to different linkage types. Each expert model is trained on type-specific data and guided by a type-specifying layer, enabling both single-type and multi-type synthesis. A novel simulation metric evaluates prediction quality by comparing desired and generated motions. Experiments show our approach produces accurate, defect-free linkages across various configurations. This enables intuitive and efficient mechanism design, even for non-expert users, and opens new possibilities for scalable and flexible synthesis in kinematic design.
@article{arxiv.2507.08269,
title = {Data-Driven Dimensional Synthesis of Diverse Planar Four-bar Function Generation Mechanisms via Direct Parameterization},
author = {Woon Ryong Kim and Jaeheun Jung and Jeong Un Ha and Donghun Lee and Jae Kyung Shim},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.08269},
year = {2025}
}