Kineto-static optimisation of PKMs

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 337-341

  Molinari Tosatti, L ^a   Fassi, I ^a   Legnani, G ^b  

^a ITIA CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isotropy; Parallel mechanism; Performance index

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MANIPULATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MILLING (MACHINING); OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

ISOTROPY; KINETO-STATIC OPTIMISATION; PARALLEL KINEMATIC MECHANISMS; PERFORMANCE INDEX;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 0042844576     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0007-8506(07)60596-4     Document Type: Article

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