Increase of singularity-free zones in the workspace of parallel manipulators using mechanisms of variable structure

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1129-1140

  Arakelian, Vigen ^a   Briot, Sébastien ^a   Glazunov, Victor ^b  

^a LGCGM   (France)

^b MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Force transmissivity analysis; Parallel manipulator; Pressure angle; Singularity free zones

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRESSURE; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ELSEVIER (CO); FORCE TRANSMISSION; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROL (OC); OPTIMAL STRUCTURES; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; PLANAR MANIPULATORS; PLANAR PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; PRESSURE ANGLES; SINGULARITY FREE; VARIABLE STRUCTURES;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 44949088624     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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