Analysis of simplified position and 5-DOF total orientation workspaces of a hexapod mechanism

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1577-1600

  Lee, T C ^a   Perng, M H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

5 DOF workspace; Analysis; Hexapod; Parallel mechanism

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; POSITION CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

HEXAPOD; PARALLEL MECHANISM; WORKSPACES;

TRACKING (POSITION);

EID: 35349022029     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2007.01.007     Document Type: Article

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