Optimal synthesis of function generator of four-bar linkages based on distribution of precision points

Meccanica

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1007-1021

  Shariati, M ^a   Norouzi, M ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Four bar linkage; Mechanism; Optimization; Precision points; SQP method

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL PARAMETERS; FOUR-BAR LINKAGE; GENERATED FUNCTION; GRADIENT-BASED METHOD; LEAST SQUARE; MECHANISM SYNTHESIS; NON-LINEARITY; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL MECHANISM; OPTIMAL SYNTHESIS; OPTIMIZATION VARIABLES; PRECISION POINT; SECOND DERIVATIVES; SQP METHOD;

END EFFECTORS; FUNCTION GENERATORS; HEURISTIC METHODS; RESEARCH;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79961023957     PISSN: 00256455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11012-010-9357-1     Document Type: Article

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