The effects of actuation schemes on the kinematic performance of manipulators

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 212-217

  Matone, R ^a   Roth, B ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DRIVES; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE;

END-EFFECTOR; SPACE DESCRIPTION;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0031168137     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826238     Document Type: Article

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