Shape control of high degree-of-freedom Variable Geometry Truss manipulators

Variable Geometry Trusses (VGT’s) can be used as the fundamental building blocks in constructing long-chain, high degree-of-freedom manipulators. This thesis focuses on the kinematics of two such manipulators. It also illustrates how the concept of shape control can be applied to simplify the comput...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Salerno, Robert James
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50089