Parallel robots are closed-loop mechanisms presenting very good performances in terms of
accuracy, velocity, rigidity and ability to manipulate large loads. They have been used in a …

This paper presents an overview of the literature on kinematic and calibration models of
parallel mechanisms, the influence of sensors in the mechanism accuracy and parallel …

Accuracy problem is one of the most challenging issues for the application of parallel robots
in manufacturing industry, and kinematic calibration is a feasible approach to solve it …

This paper presents a systematic approach for the kinematic calibration of a 6-DOF hybrid
polishing robot. It concentrates particularly on dealing with ill-conditioning that arises from …

Determination of the identifiable parameters plays an important role in kinematic calibration
of robot manipulators. For the conventional serial robots, a consensus has been reached on …

In this article, different control design approaches for parallel robot manipulators are
presented with two distinguished classes of control strategies in the literature. These are the …

Hybrid mobile robots, which combine the advantages of serial and parallel robots and have
the ability to realize processing in situ, have considerable application potential in the field of …

The work presented in this paper deals with the determination of material parameters used
in internal variable constitutive models. In order to determine the best suited material …

Parallel kinematics machine has attracted attention as machine tools because of the
outstanding features of high dynamics and high stiffness. Although various calibration …

Zero offsets and geometric source errors will significantly degrade the kinematic accuracy of
redundantly actuated parallel manipulators (RAPMs). To relieve the influences of these …