Stiffness analysis for a 3-PUU parallel kinematic machine

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 186-200

  Li, Yangmin ^a   Xu, Qingsong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

Analysis; Mechanism design; Parallel manipulators; Stiffness; Workspace

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

MECHANISM DESIGN; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; STIFFNESS MODELS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 37449012004     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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