Task-oriented configuration design for reconfigurable parallel manipulator systems

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 615-634

  Dash, A K ^a   Chen, I M ^a   Yeo, S H ^a   Yang, G ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Optimal design; Parallel manipulation; Reconfigurable robots; Task oriented design

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MACHINE TOOLS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

PARALLEL MANIPULATION; RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS; TASK-ORIENTED DESIGN;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 31444432987     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920500069192     Document Type: Article

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