JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN, cilt.129, sa.11, ss.1144-1152, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
The mathematical properties associated with the exponential rotation matrices are reviewed. By means of two typical mechanism examples, it is demonstrated that these properties constitute a versatile analytical tool, which can be used eftectively in kinematic studies on spatial mechanical systems involving position, velocity, acceleration, and singularity analyses.