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This paper addresses the issue as to whether the choice of a set of independent loops in a mechanism may reduce the chain, i.e., to ascertain if it is possible to find closure equations in hierarchical form. The selection of the shortest loops and the search for sinks are considered as possible strategies. Theoretical considerations and application examples demonstrate that these choices are useful in analyzing many technical mechanisms, but cannot in general ensure a chain reduction.
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Fanghella, P., Galletti, C. (1995). On the Choice of Independent Loops in Mechanism Kinematics. In: Merlet, JP., Ravani, B. (eds) Computational Kinematics ’95. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0333-6_12
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