2021-04-162017-01-0125645515729648WOS;000389603900029SCOPUS;2-s2.0-84960105365http://hdl.handle.net/10784/29530Kinematic structure of planar mechanisms addresses the study of attributes determined exclusively by the joining pattern among the links forming a mechanism. The system group classification is central to the kinematic structure and consists of determining a sequence of kinematically and statically independent-simple chains which represent a modular basis for the kinematics and force analysis of the mechanism. This article presents a novel graph-based algorithm for structural analysis of planar mechanisms with closed-loop kinematic structure which determines a sequence of modules (Assur groups) representing the topology of the mechanism. The computational complexity analysis and proof of correctness of the implemented algorithm are provided. A case study is presented to illustrate the results of the devised method. © 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/0025-6455info:eu-repo/semantics/articleGraphic methodsKinematicsTopologyAssur groupsClosed loop kinematicsComputational complexity analysisGraphGraph-based algorithmsGroup classificationKinematic structuresProof of correctnessStructural analysis2021-04-16Durango, S.Correa, J.Ruiz, O.E.10.1007/s11012-016-0403-5