Argos: A novel 3-DoF parallel wrist mechanism

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 5-11

  Vischer, Peter ^a   Clavel, Reymond ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INVERSE KINEMATICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTATION;

DIRECT KINEMATIC PROBLEMS; PARALLEL WRIST MECHANISMS;

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EID: 0033903473     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02783640022066707     Document Type: Article

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