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Geometric Method for Type Synthesis of Parallel Manipulators

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Parallel mechanisms have been widely investigated for several decades. Geometry of parallel manipulators, which includes number of kinematic links, types of joints and their sequence within each link, and geometrical conditions among joints, determines their functionality or output motion.

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  1. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China

    Qinchuan Li & Wei Ye

  2. Ecole Centrale Paris, Chatenay-Malabry, France

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Li, Q., Hervé, J.M., Ye, W. (2020). Introduction. In: Geometric Method for Type Synthesis of Parallel Manipulators. Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8755-5_1

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