Optimal synthesis of cam-linkage mechanisms for precise path generation

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1253-1260

  Mundo, D ^a   Liu, J Y ^b   Yan, H S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cam linkage mechanisms; Genetic algorithms; Optimal synthesis; Path generation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION;

CAM-LINKAGE MECHANISMS; MECHANICAL SYSTEM; OPTIMAL SYNTHESIS; PATH GENERATION;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 33845804854     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2337317     Document Type: Article

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