Theory and methodology for kinematic design of Gough-Stewart platforms

Science in China, Series E: Technological Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 425-436

  Huang, Tian ^a   Wang, Jinsong ^b   Whitehouse, David J ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dexterity; Optimal design; Parallel manipulators; Stewart platforms; Workspace

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042688983     PISSN: 10069321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02916752     Document Type: Article

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