Kinetostatic analysis and design optimization of the Tricept machine tool family

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 725-733

  Zhang, Dan ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MACHINE TOOLS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS;

KINETOSTATIC ANALYSIS;

INVERSE KINEMATICS;

EID: 0036700735     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1471529     Document Type: Article

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