A method for adjustable planar and spherical four-bar linkage synthesis

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 456-463

  Hong, Boyang ^a   Erdman, Arthur G ^b  

^a Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; GRAPHIC METHODS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POLYNOMIALS; POSITION CONTROL;

ADJUSTABLE LINKAGE SYNTHESIS; CONSTRAINING EQUATIONS; FOUR-BAR LINKAGE; GROUND PIVOTS; POSITION SYNTHESIS; QUADRATIC EQUATIONS; THIRD DEGREE POLYNOMIAL;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 20544432960     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1867501     Document Type: Article

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