Kinematic analysis and optimization of a new three degree-of-freedom spatial parallel manipulator

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Carretero, J A ^a   Podhorodeski, R P ^a   Nahon, M A ^a   Gosselin, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION;

MOBILE PLATFORMS; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; PRISMATIC JOINTS; SERIAL LINKAGES;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0034155886     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.533542     Document Type: Article

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