Synthesis of Mechanisms with Evolutionary Techniques

The paper deals with optimal synthesis solution methods to planar mechanisms. Several searching procedures are defined in this work, which apply algorithms based on evolutionary techniques. These algorithms are used to solve different synthesis problems of planar mechanisms. Concretely, a path, a multiobjective optimization and a structural synthesis of mechanism are used to test the method, showing that solutions are accurate and valid for all cases. This work is a summary of the research that our group has carried out over several years and we continue investigating due to the great interest shown by the mechanism synthesis community who use these kinds of techniques.