Robust mechanism synthesis with truncated dimension variables and interval clearance variables

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 71-83

  Luo, Kang ^a   Wang, Jinge ^a   Du, Xiaoping ^b  

^a XIHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Function generating mechanism; Probabilistic mechanism analysis; Robust design; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

GENERATING MECHANISM; INTERVAL VARIABLE; JOINT DISTRIBUTIONS; MECHANISM ANALYSIS; MECHANISM SYNTHESIS; MOTION ERRORS; POSITION COORDINATES; QUALITY LOSS FUNCTION; ROBUST DESIGNS; ROBUST SYNTHESIS; STANDARD DEVIATION; TOLERANCE RANGE;

FITS AND TOLERANCES; RANDOM VARIABLES;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84865698670     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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