Approximating spatial locations with spherical orientations for spherical mechanism design

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-463

  Tse, David M ^a   Larochelle, Pierre M ^a  

^a FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 1842713200     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1289139     Document Type: Article

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