Static balancing of spherical 3-DoF parallel mechanisms and manipulators

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 819-829

  Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAVITATION; MECHANISMS; TORQUE CONTROL; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

GRAVITY COMPENSATION; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; PARALLEL MECHANISMS; SPHERICAL MANIPULATORS; SPHERICAL MECHANISMS; STATIC BALANCING;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0032691459     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02783649922066583     Document Type: Article

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