Perfectly flexible mechanism and integrated mechanism system design

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1155-1174

  Gong, Shao Wei ^a  

^a Green Standard Technologies   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant; Flexible mechanism; Integrated mechanism; Perfectly flexible mechanism; Rigid

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHEARING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

COMPLIANT; FLEXIBLE MECHANISM; INTEGRATED MECHANISM; PERFECTLY FLEXIBLE MECHANISM; RIGID;

ELECTRIC MACHINE THEORY;

EID: 4243124045     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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