Type synthesis of input-output decoupled parallel manipulators

Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 2 A, 2004, Pages 185-196

  Kong, Xianwen ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Input output decoupling; Parallel manipulator; Screw theory; Type synthesis

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION PLANNING; POSITION CONTROL; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBOTICS; TRAJECTORIES;

INPUT-OUTPUT DECOUPLING; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; SCREW THEORY; TYPE SYNTHESIS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 3543051824     PISSN: 03158977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/tcsme-2004-0014     Document Type: Conference Paper

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