A genetic algorithm for topological characteristics of kinematic chains

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-231

  Rao, A C ^a  

^a K L UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; TOPOLOGY;

KINEMATIC CHAINS;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0034206806     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.533569     Document Type: Article

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