Conceptual development of an enhanced tripod mechanism for machine tool

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 21, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 318-327

  Zhang, Dan ^a   Wang, Lihui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kinetostatic modeling; Optimization; Parallel kinematic machine; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MOTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STIFFNESS;

KINETOSTATIC MODELING; LINK FLEXIBILITY; PARALLEL KINEMATIC MACHINE (PKM); TRIPOD MECHANISMS;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 17944379304     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2004.11.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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