Catastrophe analysis of planar three-spring systems

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1B-1998, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Yin, J P ^a   Marsh, D ^b   DuW, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS;

A-PLANE; CATASTROPHE ANALYSIS; CONTACT FORCE CONTROL; CONTACT FORCES; DESIGN AND CONTROL; ENERGY FUNCTIONS; SPRING MECHANISM; SPRING SYSTEM;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 85019281162     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC98/MECH-5919     Document Type: Conference Paper

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