Topological representations and characteristics of variable kinematic joints

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 384-391

  Yan, Hong Sen ^a   Kuo, Chin Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Joint sequences; Mechanisms with variable topologies; Topological characteristics; Variable kinematic joints

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAPH THEORY; KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TOPOLOGY;

JOINT HOMOMORPHISM; JOINT SEQUENCES; VARIABLE KINEMATIC JOINTS;

UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

EID: 33645929414     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2166854     Document Type: Article

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