On mechanism design optimization for motion generation

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1251-1263

  Martin, Peter J ^a   Russell, Kevin ^a   Sodhi, Raj S ^b  

^a US Army Research Development and Engineering Command   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CURVE FITTING; MOTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION;

MOTION GENERATOR; TRANSMISSION ANGLES;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

EID: 34250739786     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.11.009     Document Type: Article

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