A polynomial homotopy formulation of the inverse static analysis of planar compliant mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 776-786

  Su, Hai Jun ^a   McCarthy, J Michael ^b  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONSTRAINT THEORY; KINEMATICS; POLYNOMIALS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; TORQUE; TORSIONAL STRESS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; INVERSE STATIC ANALYSIS; NEWTON-RAPHSON ITERATION; POTENTIAL-ENERGY FUNCTION;

CONTROL THEORY;

EID: 33746454683     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2202137     Document Type: Article

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