The synthesis of three-degree-of-freedom planar parallel mechanisms with revolute joints (3-RRR) for an optimal singularity-free workspace

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 259-274

  Arsenault, Marc ^a   Boudreau, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; END EFFECTORS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MECHANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

REVOLUTE JOINTS; SINGULARITY-FREE WORKSPACE; THREE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM PLANAR PARALLEL MECHANISMS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 2542536185     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20013     Document Type: Article

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