Kinematic analysis of a translational 3-d.o.f. micro-parallel mechanism using the matrix method

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-264

  Koseki, Yoshihiko ^a   Tanikawa, Tamio ^a   Koyachi, Noriho ^a   Arai, Tatsuo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexure hinge; Flexure mechanism; Matrix method; Micro manipulator; Parallel mechanism

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MICROMANIPULATORS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

FLEXURE HINGE; FLEXURE MECHANISM; MATRIX METHOD; PARALLEL MECHANISM;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0036269014     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855302760121927     Document Type: Article

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