Optimization of a planar tendon-driven parallel manipulator for a maximal dextrous workspace

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-236

  Hay, A M ^a   Snyman, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dextrous workspace; Optimal dimensional synthesis; Tendon driven manipulator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FORCE MEASUREMENT; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION;

DEXTROUS WORKSPACE; OPTIMAL DIMENSIONAL SYNTHESIS; TENDON-DRIVEN MANIPULATORS; TENSION DISTRIBUTION;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 18844421055     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150512331328303     Document Type: Article

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