Optimum synthesis of planar linkages using a strain-energy error function under geometric constraints

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-79

  Avilés, Rafael ^a   Vallejo, Javier ^a   de Bustos, Igor Fernández ^a   Aguirrebeitia, Josu ^a   Ajuria, Goizalde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dimensional synthesis; Finite elements; Kinematics; Linkages; Optimization

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL SYNTHESIS; ELASTIC STRAIN; ERROR FUNCTION; FINITE ELEMENTS; FRAME JOINTS; GEOMETRIC CONSTRAINT; ITERATIVE PROCESS; KINEMATIC SYNTHESIS; LINKAGES; MINIMUM ENERGY; OPTIMUM SYNTHESIS; PLANAR LINKAGE; TWO STAGE;

KINEMATICS; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN ENERGY;

CHAINS;

EID: 70350565645     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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