A novel mechanism for implementing multiple collocated spherical joints

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 336-341

  Bosscher, Paul ^a   Ebert Uphoff, Imme ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ERRORS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MANIPULATORS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

SPHERICAL JOINT MECHANISM; VARIABLE-GEOMETRY TRUSSES;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 0344444804     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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