Semi-numerical solution to 6/6-Stewart-platform kinematics based on symmetry

Applicable Algebra in Engineering, Communications and Computing

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 449-468

  Egner, S ^a  

^a Institut für Musik und Akustik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Closed loop architectures; Fast evaluation of polynomials; Newton's method; Parallel manipulators; Polynomial equations with symmetry; Quaternions; Robot kinematics; Stewart platform

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYNOMIALS;

GEOMETRIC SYMMETRY; KINEMATIC TRANSFORMATIONS; NEWTONS METHODS; QUATERNIONS; SEMI NUMERICAL SOLUTION; STEWART PLATFORM KINEMATICS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 0030370462     PISSN: 09381279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01293263     Document Type: Article

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