Development of the TIARA Hexapod - a machine tool based on parallel kinematic structures

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED

Volumn 10, Issue , 1999, Pages 869-878

  Centea, Dan N ^a   Lacheray, Herve ^a   Audren, Frederic ^a   Teltz, Richard ^a   Elbestawi, Mohamed A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

PARALLEL KINEMATIC MACHINES;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0033331889     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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