Static balancing of spatial six-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanisms with revolute actuators

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-170

  Gosselin, Clément M ^a   Wang, Jiegao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

REVOLUTE ACTUATORS; SPATIAL SIX-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM PARALLEL MECHANISMS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0033903417     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(200003)17:3<159::AID-ROB3>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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