The synthesis of planar parallel manipulators with prismatic joints for an optimal, singularity-free workspace

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-24

  Gallant, Marise ^a   Boudreau, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION;

PLANAR PARALLEL MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0036134807     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.8118     Document Type: Article

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