Reciprocity-based resolution of velocity degeneracies (singularities) for redundant manipulators

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 397-409

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MANIPULATORS; ROBOTICS;

JOINT-REDUNDANT MANIPULATORS; RECIPROCITY-BASED RESOLUTIONS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 0035284032     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(00)00051-3     Document Type: Article

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