Divide-and-conquer articulated-body algorithm for parallel O(log(n)) calculation of rigid-body dynamics. Part 2: Trees, loops, and accuracy

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 876-892

  Featherstone, Roy ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

DIVIDE-AND-CONQUER ALGORITHM; RIGID BODY DYNAMICS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0032682856     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02783649922066628     Document Type: Article

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