%0 Journal Article %A Davies, T.H. %A Laus, L.P. %D 2015 %T Planar revolute-coupled kinematic chains in critical configurations and their duals %U https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Planar_revolute-coupled_kinematic_chains_in_critical_configurations_and_their_duals/9561716 %2 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/ndownloader/files/17193866 %K Balance %K Graph %K Screw %K Stability %K Singularity %K Uncertainty %K Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified %K Mechanical Engineering %X The motivation for studies of dual coupling networks is explained and a definition is suggested for duality. Dual couplings are defined and several couplings dual with the revolute coupling are described. Six linkages, instantaneously in a critical configuration, provide examples. The consequences of these critical configurations are explored for both the linkages and the coupling networks that are dual with them. %I Loughborough University