A more general mobility criterion for parallel platforms

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 207-219

  Rico, J M ^a   Aguilera, L D ^b   Gallardo, Jaime ^b   Rodriguez, Ramon ^b   Orozco, Horacio ^b   Barrera, J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c CRODE Celaya   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MANIPULATORS; MOTION PLANNING; VECTORS;

MOBILITY CRITERION; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; PARALLEL PLATFORMS;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 33645794241     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2118687     Document Type: Article

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