CATRASYS (Cassino Tracking System): A Wire System for Experimental Evaluation of Robot Workspace

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 78-87

  Ottaviano, Erika ^a   Ceccarelli, Marco ^a   Toti, Maria ^a   Carrasco, Carolina Avila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

experimental robotics; experimental validation; robot workspace; wire systems

Indexed keywords

ROBOTS; TRACKING (POSITION);

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; EXPERIMENTAL ROBOTICS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; PERFORMANCE; ROBOT WORKSPACES; ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS; TRACKING SYSTEM; WIRE SYSTEM;

WIRE;

EID: 0345614855     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2002.p0078     Document Type: Article

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