Application of genetic algorithms to robot kinematics calibration

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-153

  Wang, Kesheng ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithms; Robot calibration; Robot kinematics; Robot manipulators

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FLEXIBLE MANIPULATORS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; KINEMATICS; MODULAR ROBOTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; END-EFFECTOR; FITNESS FUNCTIONS; KINEMATICS MODELS; KINEMATICS PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; OPTIMISATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; ROBOT ACCURACIES; ROBOT CALIBRATION; ROBOT KINEMATICS; ROBOT MANIPULATORS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 60749107290     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720802630644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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