An automatic method for finding the assembly configurations of planar non-single-input-dyadic mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 58-67

  Foster, D E ^a   Cipra, R J ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTINGS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MACHINE DESIGN;

ASSEMBLY CONFIGURATIONS (AC);

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0036522234     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1425813     Document Type: Article

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