Advances in robot kinematics : theory and applications /

This book presents the most recent research advances in the theory, design, control and application of robotic systems, which are intended for a variety of purposes such as manipulation, manufacturing, automation, surgery, locomotion, and biomechanics. The issues addressed are fundamentally kinemati...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lenarčič, J. (Jadran), Thomas, F. (Federico)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, [2002]
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Table of Contents:
  • A kinematic calibration of in-parallel actuated mechanisms using Fourier series (evaluation index for determination of the set of measurement paths) / G. Shen, Y. Takeda and H. Funabashi
  • Dynamic performance indices for 3-DOF parallel manipulators / R. Di Gregorio and V. Parenti-Castelli
  • Evaluation of a Cartesian parallel manipulator / H. S. Kim and L.-W. Tsai
  • Rotation symmetry axes and the quality index in a 3D octahedral parallel robot manipulator system / T. K. Tanev and J. Rooney
  • Linearized kinematics for state estimation in robotics / K. Parsa, J. Angeles and A. K. Misra
  • Performance evaluation of the grasp of two cooperating robots using a type map / N. Gascons, H. Su and J. M. McCarthy.