Statics and dynamics of continuum robots with general tendon routing and external loading

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1033-1044

  Rucker, D Caleb ^a   Webster III, Robert J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum robot; cosserat rod; flexible arms; tendon actuation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM ROBOT; COSSERAT ROD; COUPLED MODELS; EXTERNAL LOADING; EXTERNAL LOADS; FLEXIBLE ARM; NEW MODEL; OUT-OF-PLANE; ROUTING PATH;

DYNAMICS; TENDONS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 83555174331     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2011.2160469     Document Type: Article

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