Kinematics of a new spherical parallel manipulator with three equal legs: The 3-URC wrist

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 213-219

  Di Gregorio, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTORS;

DIRECT POSITION ANALYSIS; INVERSE POSITION ANALYSIS; MOBILITY ANALYSIS; SPHERICAL PARALLEL MANIPULATOR;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0035337838     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.1017     Document Type: Article

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