A review of spherical motion generation using either spherical parallel manipulators or spherical motors

S Bai, X Li, J Angeles - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper the authors review spherical motion generation by means of parallel
manipulators or spherical motors. The state-of-the-art of spherical-motion-generator …

A neural controller for image-based visual servoing of manipulators with physical constraints

Y Zhang, S Li - IEEE transactions on neural networks and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Main issues in visual servoing of manipulators mainly include rapid convergence of feature
errors to zero and the safety of joints regarding joint physical limits. To address the two …

Kinematic design of a 2R1T robotic end-effector with flexure joints

G Yang, R Zhu, Z Fang, CY Chen, C Zhang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper focuses on the kinematic design issues for a three degrees-of-freedom (DOFs),
ie, two-rotational and one-translational (2R1T) end-effector to perform continuous contact …

Non-iterative geometric method for cable-tension optimization of cable-driven parallel robots with 2 redundant cables

Z Cui, X Tang, S Hou, H Sun - Mechatronics, 2019 - Elsevier
Aimed at addressing issues concerning the need for performing heavy calculations and
difficulties encountered while determining cable tension in cable-driven parallel robots …

Forward kinematics of three classes of 3-RRR spherical parallel mechanisms admitting closed-form solutions

W Li, S Zhang, B Wang, J Angeles, F Gao… - Mechanism and Machine …, 2024 - Elsevier
RRR spherical parallel mechanisms (SPMs) have been extensively studied due to their
numerous applications. Substantial effort has been devoted to their forward kinematics (FK) …

Design, modeling and optimization of a magnetic resonance conditional 3-RRR spherical parallel robot for neurosurgery

Y Qin, Y Shi, L Wang, H Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In neurosurgery, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is extensively utilized for preoperative
diagnosis and postoperative evaluation due to its superior soft tissue contrast. However, the …

Infinite rotational motion generation and analysis of a spherical parallel manipulator with coaxial input axes

I Tursynbek, A Shintemirov - Mechatronics, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel framework for the analysis of a 3-RRR spherical parallel
manipulator with coaxial input axes (coaxial SPM) with the focus on its infinite rotational …

An experimental study on the dynamics calibration of a 3-DOF parallel tool head

D Wang, L Wang, J Wu, H Ye - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, by taking a 3-DOF parallel tool head as an object of study, a dynamics
calibration method is investigated to improve the calculation accuracy of driving forces and …

Modeling and simulation of spherical parallel manipulators in CoppeliaSim (V-REP) robot simulator software

I Tursynbek, A Shintemirov - 2020 International Conference …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new methodology for modeling and simulation of spherical parallel
manipulators (SPM) in CoppeliaSim (V-REP) robot simulator software. Using a SPM with …

A bilateral wrist robotic system with compliant actuation for rehabilitation training

Z Hou, Y Tong, K Shi, H Yu - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2025 - Elsevier
In this article, we present a bilateral wrist robotic system for rehabilitation training that
extracts subject-adaptive reference movements from the unaffected limb using a passive …