Feasible instantaneous motions and kinematic characteristics of a special 3-DOF 3-UPU parallel manipulator

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 957-970

  Huang, Z ^a   Li, S H ^a   Zuo, R G ^a  

^a YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feasible instantaneous motion; Mechanism kinematics; Parallel manipulator

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAPH THEORY; KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS; ROBOTS;

FEASIBLE INSTANTANEOUS MOTIONS; MECHANISM KINEMATICS; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; QUADRATIC EQUATIONS;

ELECTRIC MACHINE THEORY;

EID: 3042700926     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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