Geometric method for determining joint rotations in the inverse kinematics of robotic manipulators

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-117

  Fischer, Ian S ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; END EFFECTORS; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MOTION CONTROL; ROTATION;

JOINT ROTATION;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033895790     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(200002)17:2<107::AID-ROB3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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