Biological modeling and evolution based synthesis of metamorphic mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 130, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 0723031-07230311

  Zhang, Liping ^a   Wang, Delun ^b   Dai, Jian S ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological building block; Configuration; Evolutionary operation; Gene; Genetic evolution; Kinematics; Metamorphic cell; Metamorphic mechanism; Modeling; Synthesis; Working phase

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; GENES; MECHANISMS;

BIOLOGICAL BUILDING BLOCK; BIOLOGICAL MODELS; BUILDING BLOCKES; CONFIGURATION; EVOLUTIONARY OPERATIONS; GENETIC EVOLUTION; METAMORPHIC CELLS; METAMORPHIC MECHANISMS; MODELING; WORKING-PHASE;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 69949146524     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2900719     Document Type: Article

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