Tripod robot with cylindrically actuated limbs: Structure and kinematics

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1447-1463

  Portman, Vladimir T ^a   Sandler, Ben Zion ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); HINGES; KINEMATICS; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROTATION;

CYLINDRICALLY ACTUATED LIMBS;

INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 0036888057     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(02)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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