Expandable polyhedral mechanisms based on polygonal one-degree-of-freedom faces

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 220, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1011-1018

  Gosselin, C M ^a   Gagnon Lachance, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deployable structures; Expandable; Expandble mechanisms; Mechanism; Polyhedral linkages; Polyhedron

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICS; MECHANISMS;

DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES; EXPANDABLE MECHANISMS; POLYHEDRAL LINKAGES;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MECHANICS; MECHANISMS;

EID: 33749374818     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES174     Document Type: Article

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