Architecture Selection and Singularity Analysis of a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Planar Parallel Manipulator

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 355-374

  Heerah, Imtehaze ^a   Benhabib, Beno ^a   Kang, Bongsoo ^a   Mills, James K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Manipulator architecture selection; Planar parallel manipulator; Reachable and constant orientation workspace analysis; Singularity analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

PLANAR PARALLEL MANIPULATORS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0242468046     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026163319039     Document Type: Article

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