A method for the identification of the connectivity in multi-loop kinematic chains: Analysis of chains with total and partial mobility

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1443-1466

  Liberati, A ^a   Belfiore, N P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Graph; Kinematic chain; Partial mobility; Total mobility

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GRAPH THEORY; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CONNECTIVITY; KINEMATIC CHAINS; PARTIAL MOBILITY; TOTAL MOBILITY;

CHAINS;

EID: 33748606364     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.01.015     Document Type: Article

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