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January 2006
ISSN 1050-0472
EISSN 1528-9001
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Editorials
Editorial
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 1.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2158149
Topics:
Design engineering
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Army
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Manipulators
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Robotics
Editorial
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 2–3.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2139867
Topics:
Design engineering
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Engineering teachers
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Robotics
Research Papers
Analytical Target Setting: An Enterprise Context in Optimal Product Design
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 4–13.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125972
Topics:
Decision making
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Design
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Fuels
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Trucks
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Vehicles
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Product design
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Product development
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Uncertainty
Impact of Mental Iteration on Concept Generation
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 14–25.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118707
Topics:
Design
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Conceptual design
Uncertainty Analysis by Dimension Reduction Integration and Saddlepoint Approximations
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 26–33.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118667
Topics:
Approximation
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Dimensions
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Probability
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Uncertainty analysis
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Simulation
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Reliability
Enumeration of Contact Geometries for Kinematic Registration Using Tactile Sensing Fixtures
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 34–45.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118731
Topics:
Calibration
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Design
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Dimensions
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Kinematics
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Robotics
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Cylinders
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Robots
Step Function Representation of Solid Models and Application to Mesh Free Engineering Analysis
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 46–56.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121743
Topics:
Boundary-value problems
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Geometry
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Solids
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Space
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Solid models
Decomposition-Based Assembly Synthesis of Space Frame Structures Using Joint Library
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 57–65.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1909203
Topics:
Aluminum
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Design
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Finite element analysis
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Manufacturing
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Optimization
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Space frame structures
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Springs
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Stiffness
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Genetic algorithms
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Welding
Parallelism in Planar Manipulators: A Measure
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 66–68.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1992512
Topics:
Chain
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Manipulators
Synthesis of Planar Parallel Mechanisms While Considering Workspace, Dexterity, Stiffness and Singularity Avoidance
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 69–78.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121747
Topics:
Kinematics
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Optimization
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Parallel mechanisms
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Stiffness
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End effectors
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Genetic algorithms
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Jacobian matrices
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Computation
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Actuators
Performance Modeling and Optimization of a Novel Multi-mode Hybrid Powertrain
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 79–89.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114892
Topics:
Engines
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Gears
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Optimization
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Simulation
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Torque
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Vehicles
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Fuel efficiency
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Batteries
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Hybrid electric vehicles
,
Design
Error Analysis on Finite Element Modeling of Involute Spur Gears
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 90–97.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114891
Topics:
Errors
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Finite element analysis
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Stress
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Gears
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Fracture (Materials)
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Stiffness
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Modeling
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Plane strain
Optimal Tolerance Allocation for a Sliding Vane Compressor
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 98–107.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114893
Topics:
Compressors
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Dimensions
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Log normal distribution
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Machining
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Manufacturing
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Optimization
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Reliability
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Gaussian distribution
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Design
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Rotors
Teeth-Number Synthesis of a Multispeed Planetary Transmission Using an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 108–115.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114867
Topics:
Algorithms
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Design
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Gears
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Optimization
Spatial Kinematic Analysis of Threaded Fastener Assembly
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 116–127.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114909
Topics:
Fasteners
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Manufacturing
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Rotation
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Thread
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Errors
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Screw threads
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Kinematic analysis
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Collisions (Physics)
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Solid models
A Full Kinematic Model of Thread-Starting for Assembly Automation Analysis
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 128–136.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114907
Topics:
Fasteners
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Manufacturing
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Thread
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Geometry
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Kinematics
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Errors
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Screw threads
On a Rigid Body Subject to Point-Plane Constraints
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 151–158.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120787
Topics:
Algebra
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Algorithms
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Degrees of freedom
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Eigenvalues
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Kinematics
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Metrology
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Robots
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Rotation
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Computers
,
Polynomials
Workspaces of Cable-Actuated Parallel Manipulators
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 159–167.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121741
Topics:
Cables
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Manipulators
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Geometry
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Theorems (Mathematics)
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Actuators
The Kinetostatic Optimization of Robotic Manipulators: The Inverse and the Direct Problems
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 168–178.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120808
Topics:
Manipulators
Extension of Graph Theory to the Duality Between Static Systems and Mechanisms
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 179–191.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120827
Topics:
Columns (Structural)
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Kinematics
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Linkages
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Planetary gears
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Robots
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Statics
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Trains
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Flow (Dynamics)
Adaptive Robotic Mechanical Systems: A Design Paradigm
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 192–198.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120781
Jacobian, Manipulability, Condition Number, and Accuracy of Parallel Robots
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 199–206.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121740
Topics:
Errors
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Robots
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Jacobian matrices
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Kinematics
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End effectors
A More General Mobility Criterion for Parallel Platforms
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 207–219.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118687
Topics:
Chain
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Degrees of freedom
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Manipulators
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Mechanical admittance
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Algebra
Mobility of Overconstrained Parallel Mechanisms
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 220–229.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1901708
Topics:
Mechanical admittance
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Parallel mechanisms
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Screws
Topological Synthesis of a Parallel Wrist Mechanism
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 230–235.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121742
Topics:
Architecture
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Design
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Kinematics
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Topology
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Parallel mechanisms
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Actuators
,
Robots
Identification of the Workspace Boundary Of a General 3-R Manipulator
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 236–242.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2120807
Topics:
Manipulators
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Algebra
Three-Dimensional Assembly Synthesis for Robust Dimensional Integrity Based on Screw Theory
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 243–251.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1904048
Topics:
Manufacturing
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Screws
A Novel Approach in the Direct Kinematics of Stewart Platform Mechanisms with Planar Platforms
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 252–263.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1864114
Topics:
Geometry
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Kinematic analysis
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Kinematics
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Polynomials
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Manipulator kinematics
Analytic Form Solution of the Direct Position Analysis of a Wide Family of Three-Legged Parallel Manipulators
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 264–271.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1913703
Topics:
Actuators
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Manipulators
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Manufacturing
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Topology
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Polynomials
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Algorithms
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End effectors
Position Analysis of the RRP-3(SS) Multi-Loop Spatial Structure
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 272–278.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1992507
Topics:
Algebra
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Kinematics
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Manipulators
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Manufacturing
Analytic Form of the Six-Dimensional Singularity Locus of the General Gough-Stewart Platform
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 279–287.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118733
Topics:
Jacobian matrices
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Algorithms
,
Design
Real-Time Direct Position Analysis of Parallel Spherical Wrists by Using Extra Sensors
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 288–294.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114888
Topics:
Algorithms
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Errors
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Manipulators
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Sensors
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End effectors
Visualization of the Contact Force Solution Space for Multi-Limbed Robots
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 295–302.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2118732
Topics:
Equilibrium (Physics)
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Friction
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Robots
Stiffness of Cable-based Parallel Manipulators With Application to Stability Analysis
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 303–310.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2114890
Topics:
Cables
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Manipulators
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Stiffness
Dynamic Performance Limitations Due to Yielding in Cable-Driven Robotic Manipulators
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 311–318.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2121748
Topics:
Actuators
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Cables
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Tension
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Torque
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Kinematics
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Manipulators
Technical Briefs
Efficiency Analysis of Rapid Turbocharger With Alternative Bearing Design
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 137–141.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125973
Topics:
Bearings
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Stress
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Turbochargers
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Diesel engines
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Turbines
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Air bearings
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Bearing design
An Elimination Procedure for Solving the Geometric Design of Spatial 3R Manipulators
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 142–145.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125970
Topics:
Design
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End effectors
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Manipulators
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Polynomials
Guest Editorial
Spatial Mechanisms and Robot Manipulators
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 149–150.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2135674
Topics:
Manipulators
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Robotics
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Robots
,
Design
Technical Brief
Forward Position Analysis of the 3-DOF Module of the TriVariant: A 5-DOF Reconfigurable Hybrid Robot
J. Mech. Des. January 2006, 128(1): 319–322.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2125971
Topics:
Robots
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Polynomials
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Parallel mechanisms