Identification of placement parameters for modular platform manipulators

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 227-236

  Ji, Zhiming ^a   Li, Zhenqun ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULAR ROBOTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POSITION CONTROL;

MODULAR PLATFORM MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033116390     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(199904)16:4<227::AID-ROB3>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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