On the control of a constrained multibody system

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 119-126

  Yavin, Y ^a   Frangos, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION CONTROL; TORQUE CONTROL;

CONSTRAINED MULTIBODY SYSTEM;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0032314123     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(98)00114-5     Document Type: Article

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