Direct kinematic analysis of a 3-PRS parallel mechanism

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-83

  Tsai, Meng Shiun ^a   Shiau, Ting Nung ^a   Tsai, Yi Jeng ^a   Chang, Tsann Huei ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bezout's elimination method; Direct kinematics; Optimization technique; Parallel manipulator

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; OPTIMIZATION;

PARALLEL MECHANISMS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0037209734     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(02)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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