A symmetry-extended mobility rule

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1002-1014

  Guest, S D ^a   Fowler, P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mobility; Symmetry

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC MACHINE THEORY; KINEMATICS; LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS; MACHINING; RIGIDITY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL LINKAGE; MOBILITY; SELF-STRESS; SYMMETRY;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

EID: 22244465843     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2004.12.017     Document Type: Article

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