An approach to the selection of mechanism types in computer-aided conceptual design

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 423-433

  Tang, L ^a  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer aided conceptual design; Mechanism type selection; Set theory

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; SET THEORY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

KINEMATIC FUNCTION; MECHANISM TYPE SELECTION;

MECHANISMS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; SET THEORY; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 43449104230     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES657     Document Type: Article

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