Abstract
Many problems arise in biochemistry, robotics, and other fields in which flexibility of a polygonal or polyhedral structure plays an important role. In biochemistry, the flexibility and folding of molecules is an important factor in drug design and is a subject of ongoing research (Erickson et al. 2004). In robotics, stable configurations of manipulators (e.g., a mechanical arm grasping) as well as mechanical joints for locomotion (e.g., walking) must be calculated for safe, smooth movement.
Recommended Citation
Fox, Stephen FCRH '11 and Lewis, Robert
(2014)
"Algebraic Detection of Flexibility of Polyhedral Structures with Applications to Robotics and Chemistry,"
The Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal: Vol. 2:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://research.library.fordham.edu/furj/vol2/iss1/8
