Task-oriented design of robot kinematics using the Grid Method

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 879-907

  Park, Joon Young ^a   Chang, Pyung Hun ^a   Yang, Jeong Yean ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Grid Method; Kinematic design; Optimum design; Robot manipulator; Task oriented design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; MOTION PLANNING;

ROBOT MANIPULATORS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0344925655     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855303770558679     Document Type: Article

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