Square deployable frames for space applications. Part 2: Realization

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-45

  Chen, Y ^a   You, Z ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative form; Bar assembly; Bennett linkage; Deployable structure; Grid of linkages

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

ALTERNATIVE FORM; BAR ASSEMBLY; BENNETT LINKAGE; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES; LINKAGES GRID;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 33947607439     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO100     Document Type: Article

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