Kinematic, static and dynamic analysis of a planar 2-DOF tensegrity mechanism

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1072-1089

  Arsenault, Marc ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dynamic; Kinematic; Stiffness; Tensegrity mechanism; Workspace

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

DYNAMIC; TENSEGRITY MECHANISM; WORKSPACE;

LIGHT WEIGHT EQUIPMENT;

EID: 33745495574     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2005.10.014     Document Type: Article

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