A generic force-closure analysis algorithm for cable-driven parallel manipulators

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1265-1275

  Lim, Wen Bin ^a   Yang, Guilin ^b   Yeo, Song Huat ^a   Mustafa, Shabbir Kurbanhusen ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cable driven parallel manipulator; Force closure analysis; Workspace analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS ALGORITHMS; CABLE-DRIVEN PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; CONVEX ANALYSIS; DRIVING CABLES; FORCE-CLOSURE; FORCE-CLOSURE ANALYSIS; KEYPOINTS; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; POSITIVE TENSIONS; RIGID LINKS; SPECIAL CLASS; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; UNDER-CONSTRAINED; WORKSPACE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CABLES;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 79958253378     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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