A unique representation of the kinematic chain and the atlas database

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 637-651

  Ding, Huafeng ^a   Huang, Zhen ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atlas database; Characteristic adjacency matrix; Characteristic representation code; Kinematic chain; Perimeter topological graph

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CODES (SYMBOLS); GRAPH THEORY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

ATLAS DATABASE; CHARACTERISTIC ADJACENCY MATRIX; CHARACTERISTIC REPRESENTATION CODES; KINEMATIC CHAINS; PERIMETER TOPOLOGICAL GRAPHS;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33947100903     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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