Formulating Jacobian matrices for the dexterity analysis of parallel manipulators

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1505-1519

  Pond, Geoffrey ^a   Carretero, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 PRS manipulator; Dexterity analysis; Dimensionally homogeneous Jacobian; Jacobian formulation; Workspace analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANISMS; NUMBER THEORY; ROTATION; VELOCITY;

3-PRS MANIPULATOR; DEXTERITY ANALYSIS; DIMENSIONALLY HOMOGENEOUS JACOBIAN; JACOBIAN FORMULATION; WORKSPACE ANALYSIS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 33748593928     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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