General applications of spatial overconstrained linkages are limited by their special output
motions without pure rotations or translations. To promote more widespread industrial …

This paper proposes a control scheme that allows parallel manipulators to overcome a
major inherent challenge, namely, avoiding singularities occurring inside their workspaces …

Two optimal design methods are proposed for the dimensional design of parallel
manipulators, considering their dynamic performance over the desired ranges of motions …

This paper presents the computation of the safe working zone (SWZ) of a parallel
manipulator having three degrees of freedom. The SWZ is defined as a continuous subset of …

This article discusses a generic synthesis methodology using the tools of screw theory and
the concept of motion pattern, application of which is illustrated by the synthesis of novel …

This paper proposes a new three-degrees-of-freedom spatial parallel manipulator named
the Madras Parallel Manipulator (MaPaMan). The manipulator has three identical legs, each …

In this paper, we propose a three-degree-of-freedom spatial parallel manipulator to track the
sun in central receiver tower based concentrated solar power systems. The proposed …

In concentrated solar power (CSP) generating stations, incident solar energy is reflected
from a large number of mirrors or heliostats to a faraway receiver. In typical CSP …

The identification of singularities is an important aspect of research in parallel manipulators,
which has received a great deal of attention in the past few decades. Yet, even in many well …

The singularities of parallel manipulators are usually identified by geometrical methods or by
the kinematic principles based on the pose parameters. The methods have limitations in …