Distance-based formulations for the position analysis of kinematic chains
Nicolàs Rojas
Abstract:This thesis addresses the kinematic analysis of mechanisms, in particular, the position
analysis of kinematic chains, or linkages, that is, mechanisms with rigid bodies (links)
interconnected by kinematic pairs (joints). This problem, of completely geometrical
nature, consists in finding the feasible assembly modes that a kinematic chain can adopt.
An assembly mode is a possible relative transformation between the links of a kinematic
chain. When an assignment of positions and ori… Show more
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