A practical quality index based on the octahedral manipulator

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1081-1090

  Lee, Jaehoon ^a   Duffy, Joseph ^a   Hunt, Kenneth H ^b,c  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS;

QUALITY INDEX;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0032187561     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836499801701005     Document Type: Article

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