A new method to study the degree of freedom of spatial parallel mechanisms

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 288-294

  Zhao, Jing Shan ^a   Zhou, Kai ^a   Mao, De Zhu ^a   Gao, Yun Feng ^a   Fang, Yuefa ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degree of freedom; Limb; Platform spatial parallel mechanism; Screw theory

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MACHINE TOOLS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

LIMB; PLATFORM SPATIAL PARALLEL MECHANISM; SCREW THEORY; SPATIAL PARALLEL MECHANISMS;

SCREWS;

EID: 1542398221     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-003-1705-z     Document Type: Article

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