Stiffness analysis of a 2-DoF over-constrained RPM with an articulated traveling platform

T Sun, B Lian, Y Song - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2016 - Elsevier
Driven by the requirements of inter-satellite link antenna for tracking mechanism with two
degree-of-freedom (DoF), this paper proposes a 2-DoF over-constrained rotational parallel …

Design and stiffness analysis of a class of 2-DoF tendon driven parallel kinematics mechanism

N Ma, J Yu, X Dong, D Axinte - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2018 - Elsevier
DoF rotational mechanism is increasingly utilized in a large range of industrial applications.
However, the structures of most of the existing mechanisms are very complex, which is a …

A miniature soft sensor with origami-inspired self-folding parallel mechanism

Y Shi, G Wang, W Sun, Y Ya, S Liu, J Fang, F Yuan… - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Miniature soft sensors are crucial for the perception of soft robots. Although centimeter-scale
sensors have been well developed, very few works addressed millimeter-scale, three …

[HTML][HTML] Design, development, and clinical validation of a two degrees of freedom compliant ankle-foot prosthesis based on a 4-4r parallel mechanism

H Xiu, Y Han, X Wang, Y Zhang, W Liang, G Wei… - … and Machine Theory, 2022 - Elsevier
Compared with active prostheses, passive compliant ankle prostheses offer the advantages
of reduced energy consumption, a lighter weight, a simple structure, and lower costs …

Mobility and singularity analysis of a class of two degrees of freedom rotational parallel mechanisms using a visual graphic approach

J Yu, X Dong, X Pei, X Kong - 2012 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, a visual graphic approach is presented for the mobility and singularity analysis
of mechanisms with no helical pair. The presented method is established upon the …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of robot wrist implementations for the icub humanoid

D Shah, Y Wu, A Scalzo, G Metta, A Parmiggiani - Robotics, 2019 - mdpi.com
This article provides a detailed comparative analysis of five orientational, two degrees of
freedom (DOF) mechanisms whose envisioned application is the wrist of the iCub humanoid …

A compact, lightweight and singularity-free wrist joint mechanism for humanoid robots

C Klas, T Asfour - 2022 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Building humanoid robots with properties similar to those of humans in terms of strength and
agility is a great and unsolved challenge. This work introduces a compact and lightweight …

Type synthesis of parallel tracking mechanism with varied axes by modeling its finite motions algebraically

Y Qi, T Sun, Y Song - Journal of Mechanisms and …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Parallel tracking mechanism with varied axes has great potential in actuating antenna to
track moving targets. Due to varied rotational axes, its finite motions have not been modeled …

Laser communication between mobile platforms

J Sofka, VV Nikulin, VA Skormin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Practical laser communication is impeded by the inherent strict requirements on agile and
accurate steering of the laser beam over a wide angular range that are addressed by the …

High-precision low-cost gimballing platform for long-range railway obstacle detection

EH Assaf, C von Einem, C Cadena, R Siegwart… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increasing demand for rail transportation results in denser and more high-speed usage of
the existing railway network, making new and more advanced vehicle safety systems …