A mathematical optimization methodology for the optimal design of a planar robotic manipulator

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 535-550

  Snyman, J A ^a   Berner, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Energy minimization; Manipulator; Optimal design; Optimization; Robot; Torque minimization

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; MANIPULATORS; POWER CONTROL; TORQUE CONTROL;

ENERGY MINIMIZATION; TORQUE MINIMIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0033079544     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990210)44:4<535::AID-NME517>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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