New closed-form kinematics of the generalized 3-DOF spherical parallel manipulator

Robotica

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 475-485

  Huang, Zhen ^a   Yao, Y Lawrence ^a  

^a 220 S W Mudd Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS;

SPHERICAL PARALLEL MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033354428     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574799001630     Document Type: Article

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