Design of miniature parallel manipulators for integration in a self-propelling endoscope

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 409-417

  Peirs, J ^a   Reynaerts, D ^a   Van Brussel, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC MOTORS; ENDOSCOPY; HYDRAULIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT; MACHINE DESIGN; PISTONS; ROBOTICS; TELESCOPES; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTORS; MOTOR-SPINDLE COMBINATION; STEWART PLATFORM;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0034249962     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(00)00319-8     Document Type: Article

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