Measurement and characterization of precision spherical joints

Precision Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Robertson, Alec P ^a   Slocum, Alexander H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Metrology; Parallel kinematic machines; Spherical joint

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ERROR ANALYSIS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); KINEMATICS; MEASUREMENTS; ROLLING; SLIDING MODE CONTROL;

CONTACT MECHANISMS; JOINT PROTOTYPES; PARALLEL KINEMATIC MACHINES; SPHERICAL JOINT;

PRECISION ENGINEERING;

EID: 27844606333     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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