Overview
- Introduces the synthesis of parallel manipulators using a group-theory-based approach
- Provides general procedures for the synthesis of parallel manipulators
- Includes over 100 lower-mobility parallel manipulators with promising application prospects
Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering (STME)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Group Theory
- Type Synthesis
- Lower Mobility
- Parallel Manipulator
- 5-DOF 3R2T Parallel Mechanisms
- 4-DOF 2R2T Parallel Mechanisms
- Bifurcation of Schoenflies Motion
- 3-DOF RPR-Equivalent Parallel Mechanisms
- Remote Center-of-Motion Parallel Manipulators
- Fixed Linear Actuators
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Less Structural Shakiness
- Type Synthesis of Pan-Tilt Wrists
- Uncoupled Actuation
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
He is currently a Professor at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China. His research interests include type synthesis, kinematics, and application of parallel mechanisms. He has authored more than 50 publications in journals and conference proceedings.
JM Hervé was born in France in 1944. He received his Dipl.Ing. degree from Ecole Centrale Paris, France, in 1968 and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Paris 6 in 1976.
He began his academic career in 1968, and in 1983, he became a Professor and was responsible for a mechanical design research team at Ecole Centrale Paris. He has been an Invited Researcher in the U.S., Canada, and Japan and is also a consultant for several companies. His professional interests include teaching and research in the field of mechanism and machine science.
Wei Ye received his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, China, in 2010, and 2016, respectively.
He is currently a lecturer with Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China. His research interests include design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel mechanisms. He has authored more than 15 publications in journals and conference proceedings.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Geometric Method for Type Synthesis of Parallel Manipulators
Authors: Qinchuan Li, Jacques M. Hervé, Wei Ye
Series Title: Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8755-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Intelligent Technologies and Robotics, Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)
Copyright Information: Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8754-8Published: 16 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8757-9Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8755-5Published: 03 July 2019
Series ISSN: 2195-9862
Series E-ISSN: 2195-9870
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 238
Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly Published with Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, Wuhan, China
Topics: Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applications of Mathematics