Kinematics, singularity and workspace of planar 5R symmetrical parallel mechanisms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-169

  Liu, Xin Jun ^a   Wang, Jinsong ^a   Pritschow, G ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Optimum design; Parallel mechanism; Performance atlas; Singularity; Workspace

Indexed keywords

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

OPTIMUM DESIGN; PARALLEL MECHANISM; PERFORMANCE ATLAS; SINGULARITY; WORKSPACE;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 28044462962     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2005.05.004     Document Type: Article

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