Parametric design of a spherical eight-bar linkage based on a spherical parallel manipulator

Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Soh, Gim Song ^a   McCarthy, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

References; Spherical eight bar linkage; Spherical linkage synthesis; Spherical parallel manipulator

Indexed keywords

BAR LINKAGES; PARAMETRIC DESIGN; RELATIVE POSE; SPHERICAL LINKAGES; SPHERICAL PARALLEL MANIPULATOR;

INVERSE KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS;

SPHERES;

EID: 77953763557     PISSN: 19424302     EISSN: 19424310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2959093     Document Type: Article

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