Velocity degeneracy determination for the kinematically redundant CSA/ISE STEAR testbed manipulator

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 633-642

  Nokleby, Scott B ^a   Podhorodeski, Ron P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MIRRORS; MOTION CONTROL;

GROUND-BASED MANIPULATORS; VELOCITY-DEGENERATE CONFIGURATIONS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0034324264     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4563(200011)17:11<633::AID-ROB5>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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