• DocumentCode
    791832
  • Title

    Introducing parallel manipulators through laboratory experiments

  • Author

    Ebert-Uphoff, Imme

  • Author_Institution
    George W. Woodruff Sch. of Mech. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    19
  • Abstract
    Describes how simple, inexpensive prototypes of parallel manipulators can be employed as an efficient educational tool to teach undergraduate students not only the basics of parallel manipulators but also reinforce material learned in linear algebra, kinematics, statics, and computer programming.
  • Keywords
    control engineering education; manipulator kinematics; manipulators; kinematics; moving platform; parallel manipulators; robotics courses; undergraduate students; undergraduate teaching; Aerospace simulation; Education; Educational institutions; Educational robots; Kinematics; Laboratories; Leg; Manipulators; Parallel robots; Prototypes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2003.1233552
  • Filename
    1233552