The line-symmetric octahedral Bricard linkage and its structural closure

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 772-779

  Chai, W H ^a   Chen, Y ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bricard linkage; Mobile octahedral; Overconstrained mechanism; Structural closure

Indexed keywords

BRICARD LINKAGES; CLOSURE EQUATIONS; OVERCONSTRAINED MECHANISM; RECONFIGURABLE STRUCTURE; REVOLUTE JOINTS; STRUCTURAL CLOSURES;

EID: 77049089207     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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