An extended Myard linkage and its derived 6R linkage

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Chen, Y ^a   You, Zhong ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6R linkage; Bennett linkage; Closure equation; Myard 5R linkage

Indexed keywords

6R LINKAGE; BENNETT LINKAGES; BUILDING BLOCKES; CLOSURE EQUATIONS; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE; LARGE-SCALES; MOTION CHARACTERISTICS; MYARD 5R LINKAGE;

DESIGN;

EID: 45149088228     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2885506     Document Type: Article

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