Kinematic analysis of a serial-parallel machine tool: The VERNE machine

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 487-498

  Kanaan, Daniel ^a   Wenger, Philippe ^a   Chablat, Damien ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN COMMUNICATIONS ET CYBERNÉTIQUE DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Complex motion; Forward kinematics; Inverse kinematics; Machine tool; Parallel kinematic machines

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINERY; MACHINING; MECHANICS; ROBOTICS; TOOLS;

AXIS MACHINES; COMBINED EFFECTS; COMPLEX MOTION; COMPLEX MOTIONS; FIXED BASE; FORWARD KINEMATIC; FORWARD KINEMATICS; KINEMATIC ANALYSIS; MOVING PLATFORMS; PARALLEL KINEMATIC MACHINES; PARALLEL MACHINE TOOLS; PARALLEL MODULES;

KINEMATICS;

EID: 55949132058     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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