Singularity loci of a special class of spherical 3-DOF parallel mechanisms with prismatic actuators

Journal of Mechanical Design

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 319-326

  Wang, Jing ^a   Gosselin, Clément M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); END EFFECTORS; INVERSE KINEMATICS; KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

JACOBIAN MATRIX; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; ROBOT TRAJECTORY PLANNING; SINGULARITY LOCI;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 4344675433     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1649970     Document Type: Article

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