General methodology for type synthesis of symmetrical lower-mobility parallel manipulators and several novel manipulators

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-145

  Huang, Z ^a   Li, Q C ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Design theory; Parallel mechanism; Type synthesis

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS;

DESIGN THEORY;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0036487805     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836402760475342     Document Type: Article

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