Singularity analysis of 3-DOF planar parallel mechanisms via screw theory

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 573-581

  Bonev, Ilian A ^a   Zlatanov, Dimiter ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; SCREWS; VECTORS; VELOCITY;

SCREW THEORY; SINGULARITY ANALYSIS;

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS);

EID: 0141731321     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1582878     Document Type: Article

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