Atlases of orientability for robotic manipulator arms

International Journal of Robotics and Automation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 189-205

  Abdel Malek, K ^a   Yeh, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS;

DEXTERITY; WORKSPACE;

ROBOTIC ARMS;

EID: 0034516307     PISSN: 08268185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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