A multi-objective optimum design of general 3R manipulators for prescribed workspace limits

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-132

  Ceccarelli, Marco ^a   Lanni, Chiara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DESIGN; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; ROBOTS;

OPTIMUM DESIGN; SEQUENTIAL QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING (SQP);

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0346008155     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(03)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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