Using CAD functionalities for the kinematics analysis of spatial parallel manipulators with 3-, 4-, 5-, 6-linearly driven limbs

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-60

  Lu, Yi ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computer aided geometry; Simulation mechanism; Spatial parallel manipulator

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; ROTATION;

COMPUTER AIDED GEOMETRY; DIMENSION DRIVING FUNCTIONS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0346267722     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(03)00103-4     Document Type: Article

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