Determination of maximal singularity-free zones in the workspace of planar three-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanisms

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1157-1167

  Li, Haidong ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a   Richard, Marc J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 DOF; 3 RPR; Parallel mechanisms; Singularity free; Trajectory planning

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRAPHIC METHODS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

3-DOF; 3-RPR; PARALLEL MECHANISMS; SINGULARITY-FREE; TRAJECTORY PLANNING;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 33746228103     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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