Kinematic condition analysis of three-DOF pure translational parallel manipulators

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 323-331

  Kim, Doik ^a   Chung, Wan Kyun ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); END EFFECTORS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANISMS; MOTION CONTROL;

INSTANTANEOUS MOTION SPACE; INSTANTANEOUS RESTRICTION SPACE; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; TRANSLATIONAL MOTION;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0038205774     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1564573     Document Type: Article

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