Determining link parameters using genetic algorithm in mechanisms with joint clearance

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 222-234

  Erkaya, Selçuk ^a   Uzmay, Ibrahim ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Evolutionary technique; Genetic algorithm; Joint clearance; Optimal mechanism synthesis; Transmission quality

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION;

DEEP KNOWLEDGES; EVOLUTIONARY TECHNIQUE; FAST CONVERGENCES; ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES; INPUT LINKS; JOINT CLEARANCE; JOINT CLEARANCES; LAGRANGE'S EQUATIONS; LINK PARAMETERS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; OPTIMAL MECHANISM SYNTHESIS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; PATH GENERATIONS; PATH GENERATORS; SEARCHING SPACES; TRANSMISSION ANGLES; TRANSMISSION QUALITY; VIRTUAL LINKS;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 54249158044     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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