The optimum kinematic design of a planar three-degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 35-41

  Gosselin, C ^a   Angeles, J ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

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EID: 85024592372     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3258901     Document Type: Article

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