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A two degree-of-freedom (DoF) homokinetic joint provides the freedom of spatially pointing directions without spinning (zero torsion). In this paper, we investigate structural synthesis of several classes of zero-torsion parallel robots using homokinetic joints.
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Wu, Y., Selig, J., Carricato, M. (2019). Parallel Robots with Homokinetic Joints: The Zero-Torsion Case. In: Uhl, T. (eds) Advances in Mechanism and Machine Science. IFToMM WC 2019. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20131-9_27
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