A new optimization method for dynamic design of planar linkage with clearances at joints - Optimizing the mass distribution of links to reduce the change of joint forces

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-73

  Feng, B ^a   Morita, N ^a   Torii, T ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LOADS (FORCES); MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION;

SMALL ELEMENT SUPERPOSING METHODS (SESM);

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0036522278     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1425393     Document Type: Article

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