A general procedure based on exact gradient determination in dimensional synthesis of planar mechanisms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-229

  Sancibrian, R ^a   Garcia P ^a   Viadero, F ^a   Fernandez A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dimensional synthesis; Optimization; Planar linkages

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FUNCTIONS; MOTION PLANNING; OPTIMIZATION; PRECISION ENGINEERING; TRAJECTORIES;

DIMENSIONAL SYNTHESIS; GRADIENT DETERMINATION; PATH GENERATION; PLANAR LINKAGES;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 28044466948     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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