Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Repeating Crossbow Optimization
April 2020 • David B. Asay, Brian E. Carlson
<strong>The geometry and other properties of a repeating crossbow was optimized in order to maximize the output power. This article focuses mostly on the geometry of the 3-bar mechanism that distinguishes repeating crossbows from traditional crossbows but describes a model set up to be scaled for additional optimization with greater dimensionality. An optimization method was chosen that fits the problem and code is provided to demonstrate how this optimization was done to receive the reported results. While the re…