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https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-13-79-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-13-79-2022
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15 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 15 Feb 2022

Optimal synthesis of four-bar linkages for path generation using the individual repairing method

Xinyuan Yao, Xingdong Wang, Wei Sun, Jianyi Kong, and Zhongkang Lin

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In this paper, a novel and effective constraint handling method called the individual repairing method is introduced. This method transforms every infeasible point in the search space into a unique corresponding feasible point, so as to ensure the success and effectiveness of the optimization. This is the defining and innovative essence of this study compared with other relevant work. Based on the new constraint handling method, the optimization of path synthesis can be effectively carried out.
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