Analytic singularity equation and analysis of six-DOF parallel manipulators using local structurization method

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 612-622

  Kim, Doik ^a   Chung, Wankyun ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; POLYNOMIALS; POSITION CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

STEWART-PLATFORM TYPE PARALLEL MANIPULATOR;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0032646389     PISSN: 1042296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/70.781965     Document Type: Article

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