Translational parallel manipulators: New proposals

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 595-603

  Di Gregorio, Raffaele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION CONTROL; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; CONSTRAINT MANIPULATORS; MOBILITY ANALYSIS; TRANSLATIONAL PARALLEL MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0036912745     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.10063     Document Type: Article

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