A hybrid drive parallel arm for heavy material handling

  • Tatsuo Arai*
  • , Kei Yuasa
  • , Yahushi Mae
  • , Kenji Inoue
  • , Kunio Miyawaki
  • , Noriho Koyachi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A new hybrid drive parallel arm aimed at the application of handling and assembling heavy materials in the construction and shipbuilding industries is presented. Workspace analysis of the arm based on the required specifications is discussed. Furthermore, the comparison and evaluations of several types of mechanisms having symmetrical configurations and link arrangements are highlighted.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)45-54
Number of pages10
JournalIEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine
Volume9
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2002
Externally publishedYes

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