Architecture optmization of a 3-dof parallel mechanism

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 1A-1998, Issue , 1998, Pages

  Carretero, J A ^a   Podhorodeski, R P ^a   Nahon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); JACOBIAN MATRICES; MECHANISMS;

ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZATION; CONSTRAINT EQUATION; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; KINEMATICS MODELING; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; PARALLEL MECHANISMS; THREE DEGREE OF FREEDOMS; THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES;

EID: 3042826906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC98/MECH-5973     Document Type: Conference Paper

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