Structural synthesis of fully-isotropic translational parallel robots via theory of linear transformations

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1021-1039

  Gogu, Grigore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Isotropy; Structural synthesis; Translational parallel robots; Uncoupled motions

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; MACHINING; MANIPULATORS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; THROUGHPUT;

ISOTROPY; STRUCTURAL SYNTHESIS; TRANSLATIONAL PARALLEL ROBOTS; UNCOUPLED MOTIONS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 7544223680     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2004.08.006     Document Type: Article

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