Static balancing of spatial four-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanisms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 563-592

  Wang, Jiegao ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; BALANCING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); POSITION CONTROL; POTENTIAL ENERGY; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); VECTORS;

PARALLEL MECHANISMS; STATIC BALANCING; STATIC EQUILIBRIUM;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0034174070     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(99)00029-4     Document Type: Article

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