Singularity analysis of a class of parallel robots based on Grassmann-Cayley algebra

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 958-970

  Ben Horin, Patricia ^a   Shoham, Moshe ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exterior algebra; Grassmann Cayley algebra; Parallel robot; Singularity

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANISMS;

EXTERIOR ALGEBRA; GRASSMANN-CAYLEY ALGEBRA; PARALLEL ROBOTS; SINGULARITY;

ROBOTS;

EID: 33646497659     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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