Static balancing of spatial three-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanisms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 437-452

  Wang, Jiegao ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

PARALLEL MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033117159     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(98)00031-7     Document Type: Article

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