RT Journal Article T1 Turning Functions in Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms A1 Nadal-Martínez, Fernando A1 Cabrera-Carrillo, Juan Antonio A1 Bataller-Torras, Alex A1 Castillo-Aguilar, Juan Jesús A1 Ortiz-Fernández, Antonio K1 Computación evolutiva AB In this paper turning functions utilization for comparing errors between the coupler point and target trajectory is described. The reason why these functions are used is that the error obtained with them does not depend on displacement and rotation of the fixed link and scale change of the mechanism, so the searching space for the optimization algorithm is reduced. To carry out the mechanism synthesis an algorithm based on natural genetics laws is used. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been demonstrated on two synthesis examples. PB The American Society of Mechanical Engineers YR 2015 FD 2015-06 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37173 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/37173 LA eng NO Nadal, F., Cabrera, J. A., Bataller, A., Castillo, J. J., and Ortiz, A. (June 1, 2015). "Turning Functions in Optimal Synthesis of Mechanisms." ASME. J. Mech. Des. June 2015; 137(6): 062302. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4029825 DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 19 ene 2026