Prediction of the slop in general spatial linkages

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 845-858

  Tischler, Craig R ^a   Samuel, Andrew E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS; LOADS (FORCES); MANIPULATORS; ROBOTIC ARMS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

BACKLASH; MECHANISM ANALYSIS; MECHANISM PRECISION; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; SPATIAL KINEMATIC CHAINS;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0032685196     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02783649922066600     Document Type: Article

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