..., the prototype of the manipulator is fabricated. Finally, the experiments of the prototype are carried out to prove the property of the manipulator. 27 04 2008 24 06 2009 06 10 2009 flexible manipulators shape memory effects ultrasonic motors traveling wave ultrasonic motor (TWUSM...

... flexible manipulators vibrations finite element analysis plates (structures) beams (structures) springs (mechanical) sensitivity analysis eigenvalues and eigenfunctions frequency response manipulator kinematics Parallel Kinematic Machines (PKMs) represent a significant change in machine...

... in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN . Manuscript received July 2001; revised September 2003. Associate Editor: H. M. Laukarani. 01 July 2001 01 September 2003 flexible manipulators cooperative systems manipulator dynamics optimisation finite element analysis There is growing...

.... 01 January 2000 flexible manipulators statics inverse problems elastic deformation In the design of conventional rigid-body mechanisms compliance is usually considered undesirable, since it introduces positional errors and vibrations. On the contrary, compliant mechanisms...