Optimal design of driving mechanism in a 1-DOF anthropomorphic finger

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 897-911

  Rodríguez, Nestor Eduardo Nava ^a   Carbone, Giuseppe ^a   Ceccarelli, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropomorphic finger; Driving mechanism; Kinematics; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANTHROPOMORPHIC FINGER; DRIVING MECHANISM; OPTIMAL DESIGN;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 33646517071     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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