A comparative study on tripod units for machine tools

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 721-730

  Xi, F ^a   Zhang, D ^b   Xu, Z ^c   Mechefske, C M ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINEMATICS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

TRIPODS;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0037402797     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(03)00024-5     Document Type: Article

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