Gradient-based optimization of path synthesis problems in planar mechanisms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 839-856

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Linkages; Optimization; Planar mechanisms; Sensitivity; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

DESIGN VARIABLES; LINKAGES; PATH SYNTHESIS; PLANAR MECHANISMS;

ERROR ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942568147     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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