Generalized transmission index and transmission quality for spatial linkages

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1225-1237

  Chen, Chao ^a   Angeles, Jorge ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Spatial linkage; Transmission index; Transmission quality; Transmission wrench; Virtual coefficient

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; HAND TOOLS; SCREWS;

SPATIAL LINKAGES; TRANSMISSION INDEX; TRANSMISSION QUALITY; TRANSMISSION WRENCHES; VIRTUAL COEFFICIENTS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34250640694     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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