Volumetric error analysis and architecture optimization for accuracy of HexaSlide type parallel manipulators

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 227-240

  Ryu, Jeha ^a   Cha, Jongeun ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Error analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Optimum design; Parallel manipulators

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; END EFFECTORS; ERROR ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

OPTIMUM DESIGN;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0037349383     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(02)00126-X     Document Type: Article

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