Workspace performance optimization of fully restrained cable-driven parallel manipulators

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 85-90

  Yang, Guilin ^a   Pham, Cong Bang ^b   Yeo, Song Huat ^b  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Feasible wrench workspace; Force closure workspace; Global tension index; Tension factor

Indexed keywords

CABLES; OPTIMIZATION; REDUNDANCY; ROBOTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CABLE-DRIVEN PARALLEL MANIPULATOR; FEASIBLE WRENCH WORKSPACE; MOVING PLATFORM; TENSION FACTOR; WORKSPACE ANALYSIS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 34250615088     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2006.281747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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