Two-fold symmetrical 6R foldable frame and its bifurcations

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 25-26, 2009, Pages 4504-4514

  Chen, Yan ^a   You, Zhong ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Bricard linkage; Deployable structures; Kinematics; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION; BRICARD LINKAGE; BRICARD LINKAGES; CLOSURE EQUATIONS; CORE STRUCTURE; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; PHYSICAL MODEL; SOLAR BLANKET;

KINEMATICS; OPTICAL FILTERS; SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 70350113495     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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