Abstract:The load-bearing capacity of a mechanism is closely related to its kinematic coupling,yet existing type synthesis methods seldom take both the kinematic coupling characteristics and the load-bearing capacity into account. The spatial geometric relationship between partially decoupled motion characteristics and the actuation wrench based on the actuation wrench matrix was established,and then a type synthesis method for translational parallel mechanisms with partially decoupled motion characteristics was proposed. Firstly,based on the actuation wrench theory,the coupling equation of the mechanism was established. Secondly,according to the kinematic characteristics of the translational parallel mechanism and the degree of connection of a branch,the basic branch with spatial translational was synthesized,and the branch types producing different actuation wrenches were given. Once again,the required force line vectors for the moving platform were decomposed into several force line vectors,and the required actuation wrench matrix was obtained by resynthesizing the force line vectors. Then,according to the type of branch producing different actuation wrenches,the branches conforming to the actuation wrench matrix were synthesized,and the spatial translational parallel mechanisms with partially decoupled motion characteristics were assembled. Finally,the correctness of the proposed method was verified through the analysis of degrees of freedom and mechanisms' kinematics. The research results can provide a basis for designing parallel mechanisms with different capacities.