New dimensionally homogeneous Jacobian matrix formulation by three end-effector points for optimal design of parallel manipulators

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 731-737

  Kim, Sung Gaun ^a   Ryu, Jeha ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dexterity measure; Optimum design; Parallel manipulator

Indexed keywords

END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION;

DEXTERITY MEASURE; JACOBIAN MATRIX; PARALLEL MANIPULATOR;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0042882855     PISSN: 1042296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRA.2003.814496     Document Type: Article

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