Kinematics of mobile manipulators and implications for design

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 309-320

  Gardner, John F ^a   Velinsky, Steven A ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTIC ARMS;

DIFFERENTIAL KINEMATICS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033745433     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(200006)17:6<309::AID-ROB2>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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