Workspace optimal design of a 2 DOF micro parallel robot using genetic algorithms and simulated annealing optimization methods

Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1108-1113

  Stan, Sergiu Dan ^a   Mǎrieş, Vistrian ^b   Bǎlan, Radu ^b  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

Author keywords

Micro parallel robots; Optimal design; Workspace

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

DESIGN PROCEDURES; KINEMATIC OPTIMIZATIONS; MICRO PARALLEL ROBOTS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 37049038843     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMA.2007.4303703     Document Type: Conference Paper

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