Motion planning for multi-robot assembly systems

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 301-310

  Bonert, M ^a   Shu, L H ^a   Benhabib, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0346108464     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095119200407660     Document Type: Article

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