1. Kinematics of the 3RRRS+S Parallel Wrist: A Parallel Manipulator Free of Intersecting Revolute Axes#
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Mario A. García-Murillo, Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado, and L. Pérez-González
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Engineering ,business.industry ,Mechanical Engineering ,General Mathematics ,Isotropy ,Parallel manipulator ,Aerospace Engineering ,Ocean Engineering ,Geometry ,Workspace ,Kinematics ,Revolute joint ,Condensed Matter Physics ,Displacement (vector) ,Computer Science::Robotics ,Acceleration ,Mechanics of Materials ,Automotive Engineering ,Screw theory ,business ,Civil and Structural Engineering - Abstract
In this article, some relevant kinematic properties of a spherical parallel manipulator with orientational actuators and without intersecting revolute axes are investigated mainly by means of the theory of screws. The analyses considered in this contribution cover displacement analysis, velocity, and acceleration analyses as well as a brief explanation of the performance of the parallel wrist by studying its workspace, isotropy, and singular configurations. A case study is included in order to exemplify the application of the method.
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- 2013
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