Number synthesis of kinematic chains based on permutation groups

Hong Sen Yan, Yii Wen Hwang

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

64 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

A systematic and precise approach is developed for enumerating non-isomorphic kinematic chains based on the theory of permutation groups. First, we define contracted link adjacency matrices of kinematic chains, and elements in the matrices are separated into four sets. We then propose an algorithm for assigning values to elements of these sets to generate non-isomorphic configurations according to their permutation groups. As a result, the numbers of simple kinematic chains with up to twelve links and seven degrees of freedom are listed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)29-42
Number of pages14
JournalMathematical and Computer Modelling
Volume13
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1990

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Computer Science Applications

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Number synthesis of kinematic chains based on permutation groups'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this