Contracted graphs of kinematic chains with multiple joints

Some Applications of Graph Theory to the Structural Analysis of Mechanisms

L. Dobrjanskyj, F. Freudenstein · Journal of Engineering for Industry · 1967 · 198 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering +17

A method for the identification and recognition of equivalence of kinematic chains

John J. Uicker, A. Raicu · Mechanism and Machine Theory · 1975 · 153 citations

Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering +9

Type Synthesis of Plane Linkages

L. S. Woo · Journal of Engineering for Industry · 1967 · 130 citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Combinatorics +15

Structural analysis of plane linkages by Franke's condensed notation

Trevor Davies, Frank Erskine Crossley · Journal of Mechanisms · 1966 · 102 citations

Engineering, Mathematics, Finite Element Analysis +4

Structural Analysis of Kinematic Chains and Mechanisms Based on Matrix Representation

T.S. Mruthyunjaya, M. R. Raghavan · Journal of Mechanical Design · 1979 · 83 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics +12