中文摘要：

This paper presents a novel method for the description of kinematic chains, namely the canonical description of kinematic chains including the synthetic degree-sequences and the canonical adjacency matrices sets of kinematic chains. The most important characteristic of this new description method is its uniqueness. Based on the new principle the isomorphism identification becomes easy and the structures of all kinds of kinematic chains can be stored in computer for the benefits of the realization of automation and intelligence of machine design.