Instantaneous kinematics of parallel-chain robotic mechanisms

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 349-358

  Kumar, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS;

END-EFFECTOR GAINS; KINEMATICALLY MODELED LINKAGES; MULTIFINGERED GRIPPERS; PARALLEL-CHAIN ROBOTIC MECHANISMS; SCREW SYSTEM THEORY; SERIAL MANIPULATORS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0026915982     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2926560     Document Type: Article

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