Structural optimization of a spherical parallel manipulator using a two-level approach

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 215-224

  Bidault, Florence ^a   Teng, Chin Pun ^b   Angeles, Jorge ^b  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DC MOTORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELECTRIC BRAKES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; ROTATION; SHAFTS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); VECTORS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; MANIPULATORS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ISOTROPIC ARCHITECTURE; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; CONTROL PURPOSE; ELECTRICAL BRAKES; MINIMUM WEIGHT; OPTICAL ENCODER; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; REVOLUTE JOINTS; SPHERICAL PARALLEL MANIPULATOR; TWO-LEVEL APPROACH;

MANIPULATORS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 1542436115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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