Parallel Robots

• Main Author: Merlet, J. -P (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 128
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer science > Mathematics.; Mechanical engineering.; Engineering design.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Automation.; Mechanical Engineering.; Control.; Robotics and Automation.; Engineering Design.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation.

Parallel robots are closed-loop mechanisms presenting very good performances in terms of accuracy, velocity, rigidity and ability to manipulate large loads. They have been used in a large number of applications ranging from astronomy to flight simulators and are becoming increasingly popular in the...

Table of Contents:

• Structural synthesis and architectures
• Inverse kinematics
• Direct kinematics
• Velocity, accuracy and acceleration analysis
• Singular configurations
• Workspace
• Static analysis
• Dynamics
• Calibration
• Design
• Appendix: system solution
• Appendix: interval analysis
• Conclusion.