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According to the topological design theory and method of parallel mechanism (PM) based on position and orientation characteristic (POC) equations, this paper design a novel 3-translation (3T) PM that has three advantages, i.e., 1) it…
This paper presents a novel three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) translational parallel manipulator (TPM) by using a topological design method of parallel mechanism (PM) based on position and orientation characteristic (POC) equations. The…
This article presents a new three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF) parallel mechanism (PM) with two translations and one rotation (2T1R), designed based on the topological design theory of the parallel mechanism using position and orientation…
In this paper a new asymmetric 3-translational (3T) parallel manipulator, i.e., RPa(3R) 2R+RPa, with zero coupling degree and decoupled motion is firstly proposed according to topology design theory of parallel mechanism (PM) based on…
The determination of the mobility of parallel mechanisms (PM) is a fundamental problem. An automatic and intelligent analysis platform will be a significant tool for the design and optimization of mechanical systems. Based on the theory of…
The subject of this paper is the optimal design of a parallel mechanism intended for three-axis machining applications. Parallel mechanisms are interesting alternative designs in this context but most of them are designed for three- or…
Presented in this paper is the kinematic analysis of a symmetrical three-degree-of-freedom planar parallel manipulator. In opposite to serial manipulators, parallel manipulators can admit not only multiple inverse kinematic solutions, but…
Parallel kinematic mechanisms are interesting alternative designs for machining applications. Three 2-DOF parallel mechanism architectures dedicated to machining applications are studied in this paper. The three mechanisms have two constant…
The paper derives the inverse and forward kinematic equations of a spatial three-degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism, which is the parallel module of a hybrid serial-parallel 5-axis machine tool. This parallel mechanism consists of a…
The subject of this paper is the design of a new concept of modular parallel mechanisms for three, four or five-axis machining applications. Most parallel mechanisms are designed for three- or six-axis machining applications. In the last…
This paper presents a novel passive three-output differential with three degrees of freedom (3DOF), that translates motion and torque from a single input to three outputs. The proposed Three-Output Open Differential is designed such that…
This paper addresses the architecture optimization of a 3-DOF translational parallel mechanism designed for machining applications. The design optimization is conducted on the basis of a prescribed Cartesian workspace with prescribed…
The paper derives the inverse and the forward kinematic equations of a serial - parallel 5-axis machine tool: the VERNE machine. This machine is composed of a three-degree-of-freedom (DOF) parallel module and a two-DOF serial tilting table.…
A family of reconfigurable parallel robots can change motion modes by passing through constraint singularities by locking and releasing some passive joints of the robot. This paper is about the kinematics, the workspace and singularity…
This paper aims to study a specific kind of parallel robot: Spherical Parallel Manipulators (SPM) that are capable of unlimited rolling. A focus is made on the kinematics of such mechanisms, especially taking into account uncertainties…
Parallel Kinematic Mechanisms (PKM) are interesting alternative designs for machine tools. A design method based on velocity amplification factors analysis is presented in this paper. The comparative study of two simple…
In this article, we propose a method for calculation of the inverse and direct dynamic models of the Orthoglide, a parallel robot with threedegrees of freedom in translation. These models are calculated starting from the elements of the…
Although parallel manipulators (PMs) started with the introduction of architectures with 6 Degrees of Freedom (DoF), a vast number of applications require less than 6 DoF. Consequently, scholars have proposed architectures with 3 DoF and 4…
This paper addresses an interval analysis based study that is applied to the design and the comparison of 3-DOF parallel kinematic machines. Two design criteria are used, (i) a regular workspace shape and, (ii) a kinetostatic performance…
The paper addresses kinematic and geometrical aspects of the Orthoglide, a three-DOF parallel mechanism. This machine consists of three fixed linear joints, which are mounted orthogonally, three identical legs and a mobile platform, which…