Singular Configurations of Parallel Manipulators and Grassmann Geometry

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 45-56

  Merlet, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INRIA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL, MECHANICAL VARIABLES--POSITION; KINEMATICS--APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--GEOMETRY;

ARTICULATED LINKS; GRASSMANN GEOMETRY; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; SINGULAR CONFIGURATIONS;

ROBOTS, INDUSTRIAL;

EID: 0024752019     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836498900800504     Document Type: Article

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