The direct kinematics of objects suspended from cables

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2010, Pages 193-202

  Jiang, Qimi ^a   Kumar, Vijay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D cable system; 4 bar linkage; Direct kinematic problem; Resultant elimination; Symmetric geometry

Indexed keywords

4-BAR LINKAGE; CABLE SYSTEMS; DIRECT KINEMATICS; RESULTANT ELIMINATION; SYMMETRIC GEOMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; POLYNOMIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CABLES;

EID: 80054995351     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2010-28036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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