SCARA type robot arm with mechanically adjustable compliant joints

IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation, ETFA

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1175-1181

  Seki, Hiroaki ^a   Kamiya, Yoshitsugu ^a   Hikizu, Masatoshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING DIRECTIONS; COMPLIANT JOINTS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; END EFFECTORS; HOLLOW CYLINDERS; IN-PLANE MOTION; JOINT STIFFNESS; LEAF SPRINGS; PASSIVE COMPLIANCE; ROBOT ARMS;

FACTORY AUTOMATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 50149102653     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ETFA.2006.355192     Document Type: Conference Paper

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