A. M. Zhukova, “Sets of cyclic congurations of a pentagonal linkage”, Tr. SPIIRAN, 2012, Issue 21,Pages <nobr>203

Sets of cyclic congurations of a pentagonal linkage

A. M. Zhukova

St. Petersburg State University, Department of Mathematics and Mechanics

Abstract: Equilibrium shapes of a planar polygonal linkage are cyclic configurations. We describe all possible sets of cyclic configurations for pentagonal linkages.

Keywords: polygonal linkage, equilibrium shape, configuration space, signed area, Morse index.

UDC: 004.8

Received: 17.05.2012