On the mobility and configuration singularity of mechanisms with variable topologies

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 617-624

  Kuo, Chin Hsing ^a   Yan, Hong Sen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Configuration singularity; Mechanisms with variable topologies; Mobility

Indexed keywords

MECHANISMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TOPOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CONFIGURATION SINGULARITY; MOBILITY ANALYSIS; SCREW COORDINATES; SCREW THEORY; UNCERTAINTY CONFIGURATION; VARIABLE TOPOLOGIES;

SCREWS;

EID: 34250615102     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2717230     Document Type: Article

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