This paper deals with the stiffness analysis of multibody systems using the Matrix Structural
Analysis—MSA. This methodology allows us to obtain the stiffness matrix of the structure …

Parallel manipulators have various advantages over serial robots but they have a few
drawbacks mainly referring to stiffness and singularities. Close to or in singular …

The most frequent machines used for manufacturing components or in assembly have serial
kinematics mechanism, where each part of the machine has to support the next parts …

In robotic field, manipulators with parallel architecture have inherent advantages in relation
to serial manipulators in various applications, such as high stiffness, accurate positioning …

Abstract The 4P-2S–2TCP-2R is a spatial four degrees of freedom Parallel Kinematic
Mechanism. The secondary platforms are guided in space by two arms. Each arm consists of …