On the kinematics of remotely-actuated continuum robots

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 2544-2550

  Gravagne, Ian A ^a   Walker, Ian D ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATIC MODEL; REMOTELY ACTUATED CONTINUUM ROBOTS; RICE-CLEMSON ELEPHANT TRUNK;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033689405     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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