Computational Kinematics

1. On the Minimum 2-Norm Positive Tension for Wire-Actuated Parallel Manipulators
Leila Notash

2. Further Analysis of the 2-2 Wire-Driven Parallel Crane
J.-P. Merlet

3. Some Rational Vehicle Motions
J. M. Selig

4. Topological Representation and Operation of Motion Space Exchange Reconfiguration of Metamorphic Mechanisms
Shujun Li, Hongguang Wang, Jiansheng Dai, Xiaopeng Li, Zhaohui Ren, Shichao Xiu

5. Classification of Singularities in Kinematics of Mechanisms
Samuli Piipponen, Teijo Arponen, Jukka Tuomela

6. Non-existence of Planar Projective Stewart Gough Platforms with Elliptic Self-Motions
Georg Nawratil

7. Direct Geometrico-Static Problem of Underconstrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots with Five Cables
Ghasem Abbasnejad, Marco Carricato

8. Uniform and Efficient Exploration of State Space Using Kinodynamic Sampling-Based Planners
Rakhi Motwani, Mukesh Motwani, Frederick C. Harris

9. Shape Modeling of Continuous-Curvature Continuum Robots
Shaoping Bai

10. Dimensional Synthesis of a Spatial Orientation 3-DoF Parallel Manipulator by Characterizing the Configuration Space
M. Urízar, V. Petuya, M. Diez, A. Hernández

11. Self-Calibration of Redundantly Actuated PKM Exploiting Kinematic Landmarks
Andreas Müller, Maurizio Ruggiu

12. Solving the Forward Kinematics of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots with Neural Networks and Interval Arithmetic
Valentin Schmidt, Bertram Müller, Andreas Pott

13. Three Types of Parallel 6R Linkages
Zijia Li, Josef Schicho

14. Positioning Two Redundant Arms for Cooperative Manipulation of Objects
Adrià Colomé, Carme Torras

15. A Sufficient Condition for Parameter Identifiability in Robotic Calibration
Thibault Gayral, David Daney

16. An Improved Force Distribution Algorithm for Over-Constrained Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
Andreas Pott

17. An Open-Source Toolbox for Motion Analysis of Closed-Chain Mechanisms
Josep M. Porta, Lluís Ros, Oriol Bohigas, Montserrat Manubens, Carlos Rosales, Léonard Jaillet

18. Spherical Parallel Mechanism with Variable Target Point
Yukio Takeda, Tsuyoshi Ikeda, Daisuke Matsuura

19. A Blend of Delassus Four-Bar Linkages
Chung-Ching Lee, Jacques M. Hervé

20. On the Symmetric Molecular Conjectures
Josep M. Porta, Lluis Ros, Bernd Schulze, Adnan Sljoka, Walter Whiteley

21. Stiffness Modeling of Robotic Manipulator with Gravity Compensator
Alexandr Klimchik, Stéphane Caro, Yier Wu, Damien Chablat, Benoit Furet, Anatol Pashkevich

22. Computational Algorithm for Determining the Generic Mobility of Floating Planar and Spherical Linkages
Offer Shai, Andreas Müller

23. Determination of the Safe Working Zone of a Parallel Manipulator
Rangaprasad Arun Srivatsan, Sandipan Bandyopadhyay

24. Certified Calibration of a Cable-Driven Robot Using Interval Contractor Programming
Julien Alexandre dit Sandretto, Gilles Trombettoni, David Daney, Gilles Chabert

25. Framework Comparison Between a Multifingered Hand and a Parallel Manipulator
Júlia Borràs, Aaron M. Dollar

26. A Novel Mechanism with Redundant Elastic Constraints for an Actual Revolute Joint
Delun Wang, Zhi Wang, Huimin Dong, Shudong Yu

27. Obtaining the Maximal Singularity-Free Workspace of 6-UPS Parallel Mechanisms via Convex Optimization
Amirhossein Karimi, Mehdi Tale Masouleh, Philippe Cardou

28. Type Synthesis of Two DOF Hybrid Translational Manipulators
Latifah Nurahmi, Stéphane Caro, Sébastien Briot

29. Robust Dynamic Control of an Arm of a Humanoid Using Super Twisting Algorithm and Conformal Geometric Algebra
O. Carbajal-Espinosa, L. González-Jiménez, A. Loukianov, E. Bayro-Corrochano

30. Singularity Locus for the Endpoint Map of Serial Manipulators with Revolute Joints
Ciprian S. Borcea, Ileana Streinu

31. Robust Design Synthesis of Spherical Parallel Manipulator for Dexterous Medical Task
Abdelbadia Chaker, Abdelfattah Mlika, Med Amine Laribi, Lotfi Romdhane, Said Zeghloul

32. Self Dual Topology of Parallel Mechanisms with Configurable Platforms
Patrice Lambert, Just L. Herder

33. Four-Dimensional Persistent Screw Systems of the General Type
Marco Carricato

34. Determination of Maximal Singularity-Free Workspace of Parallel Mechanisms Using Constructive Geometric Approach
Mohammad Hadi Farzaneh Kaloorazi, Mehdi Tale Masouleh, Stéphane Caro, Behnam Mashhadi Gholamali

35. Kinematic Design of Two Elementary 3DOF Parallel Manipulators with Configurable Platforms
Antonius G. L. Hoevenaars, Patrice Lambert, Just L. Herder

36. Single Exponential Motion and Its Kinematic Generators
Guanfeng Liu, Yuanqin Wu, Xin Chen

37. Foundations for the Approximate Synthesis of RCCC Motion Generators
Jorge Angeles

38. The 3-RPS Manipulator Can Have Non-Singular Assembly-Mode Changes
Manfred Husty, Josef Schadlbauer, Stéphane Caro, Philippe Wenger

39. Exact Workspace Synthesis for RCCR Linkages
Batchimeg Batbold, Yimesker Yihun, James S. Wolper, Alba Pérez-Gracia

40. A Closed-Form Solution of Spatial Sliders for Rigid-Body Guidance
Chintien Huang, Weiche Huang, Gökhan Kiper

41. A Cartesian Cable-Suspended Robot for Aiding Mobility
Gianni Castelli, Erika Ottaviano

42. Evaluating the Spatial Compliance of Circularly Curved-Beam Flexures
Farid Parvari Rad, Giovanni Berselli, Rocco Vertechy, Vincenzo Parenti Castelli

43. Kinematic Analysis of Slider-Cranks Derived from the lambda -Mechanism
Erika Ottaviano, Pierluigi Rea, Marco Conte

44. Improved Muscle Wrapping Algorithms Using Explicit Path-Error Jacobians
Andreas Scholz, Ian Stavness, Michael Sherman, Scott Delp, Andrés Kecskeméthy

Keywords: Engineering, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics