Parallel robots are closed-loop mechanisms presenting very good performances in terms of accuracy, rigidity and ability to manipulate large loads. Parallel robots have been used in a large number of applications ranging from astronomy to flight simulators and are becoming increasingly popular in the field of machine-tool industry. This book presents a complete synthesis of the latest results on the possible mechanical architectures, analysis and synthesis of this type of mechanism. It is intended to be used by students (with over 100 exercises and numerous Internet addresses), researchers (with over 500 references and anonymous ftp access to the code of some algorithms presented in this book) and engineers (for which practical results and applications are presented).

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INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, France

Jean-Pierre Merlet

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Book Title: Parallel Robots
Authors: Jean-Pierre Merlet
Series Title: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9587-7
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0385-1Published: 30 November 2001
eBook ISBN: 978-94-010-9587-7Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 0925-0042
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7764
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 356
Topics: Mechanical Engineering, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Engineering Design, Algebraic Geometry, Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation

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