Maximization of workspace volume of 3-DOF spatial parallel manipulators

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 347-350

  Miller, Karol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Parallel Robot; Workspace Maximization

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC MOTORS; OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTS;

SPATIAL PARALLEL MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0036623686     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1462621     Document Type: Article

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