An optimality criterion for the structural optimization of machine elements

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 415-423

  Teng, Chin Pun ^a   Angeles, J ^b  

^a The Original Cakerie Ltd   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROLLERS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); SPEED REDUCERS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; VECTORS;

ROLLER CARRYING DISK; ROLLER PINS; SPEED REDUCTION DEVICES; SPEED-O-CAM (SOC);

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 20544469446     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1825442     Document Type: Article

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