A compliant mechanism

Jonathan D. Hauenstein and Viktor Levandovskyy.

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    In Section 5.2, we consider a polynomial-exponential system modeling a compliant four-bar linkage studied by Su and McCarthy ([SM]). We certify the two stable solutions obtained by Su and McCarthy as well as recompute these two solutions using the approach of Section 3. Please see ([SM]) or Section 5.2 of our paper for a complete description of the systems G and G'.

Directions for certifying solutions
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Directions for recomputing solutions
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[SM]  H.-J. Su and J.M. McCarthy. A polynomial homotopy formulation of the inverse static analysis of planar compliant mechanisms. ASME J. Mech. Des. 128(4), 776–786, 2006.
See Hai-Jun Su's publication list for more details regarding this publication.

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