Kinematics of robot fingers with circular rolling contact joints

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 285-296

  Collins, Curtis L ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

ROBOT FINGERS; ROLLING CONTACT;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0038824860     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.10087     Document Type: Article

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