Jn. Yadav et al., MECHANISMS OF A KINEMATIC CHAIN AND THE DEGREE OF STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY BASED ON THE CONCEPT OF LINK-PATH CODE, Mechanism and machine theory, 31(7), 1996, pp. 865-871
A new concept of link-path code has been introduced for a link of a pl
anar kinematic chain with simple joints. An algorithm has been develop
ed for determining link-path codes for all the links of a kinematic ch
ain, leading to the identification of its distinct mechanisms. Based o
n the concept of link-path code, an algorithm has also been proposed t
o quantify the degree of structural similarity between any two simple
jointed planar kinematic chains with a given number of links and degre
e-or-freedom, as well as between any two mechanisms of a planar kinema
tic chain with simple joints. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd