Topology of serial and parallel manipulators and topological diagrams

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 754-770

  Wang, Xiaoyu ^a   Baron, Luc ^a   Cloutier, Guy ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagram; Geometry; Manipulator; Representation; Topology

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); END EFFECTORS; KINEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBOTICS; TOPOLOGY;

REPRESENTATION; SPATIAL MANIPULATORS; TOPOLOGICAL SYNTHESIS;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 41849122228     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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