In this paper the authors review spherical motion generation by means of parallel
manipulators or spherical motors. The state-of-the-art of spherical-motion-generator …

The article reviews various designs of parallel robots with a circular guide, which provide the
output link with an unlimited rotation around one of the axes. The paper considers familiar …

This paper investigates the problem of the variable stiffness for a class of multisegment
continuum manipulators. A simple design that mainly consists of two types of pneumatic …

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented stress on the world healthcare system
and demonstrated the need for modern automated robotic solutions for numerous medical …

This paper presents a unified and generalized approach for the construction of Jacobian
matrices for general, nonredundant parallel manipulators that possess serial and/or mixed …

This paper presents a novel framework for the analysis of a 3-RRR spherical parallel
manipulator with coaxial input axes (coaxial SPM) with the focus on its infinite rotational …

This paper presents the reconfigurable legged mobile lander (ReLML) with three operation
modes of adjusting, landing, and roving, to provide strong survivability to the hostile …

Parallel manipulators are being used extensively to cater to the needs of a multitude of
industrial automation applications. Due to its kinematic accuracy and structural stiffness …

This paper presents an extended approach for computing unique solutions to forward and
inverse kinematics of a three degrees-of-freedom spherical parallel manipulator (SPM) with …

The traditional four-bar mechanism is renowned for its simple structure, dependable
performance, and wide range of applications. The single-degree-of-freedom (DOF) four-bar …