Topology optimisation and singularity analysis of a 3-SPS parallel manipulator with a passive constraining spherical joint

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-235

  Alici, Gürsel ^a   Shirinzadeh, Bijan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ALGORITHMS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; MACHINE DESIGN; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION; ROBOTS; TOPOLOGY; UNIVERSAL JOINTS; VECTORS;

SINGULARITY ANALYSIS; SPHERICAL JOINTS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 0347269173     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0094-114X(03)00116-2     Document Type: Article

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