ADVANCES IN ROBOT KINEMATICS 2

Performance Evaluation. A kinematic calibration of in-parallel actuated mechanisms using Fourier series (evaluation index for determination of the set of measurement paths); G. Shen, et al. Dynamic performance indices for 3-DOF parallel manipulators; R. Di Gregorio, V. Parenti-Castelli. Evaluation of a Caresian parallel manipulator; H.S. Kim, L.-W. Tsai. Rotation symmetry axes and the quality index in a 3D octahedral parallel robot manipulator system; T.K. Tanev, J. Rooney. Linearized kinematics for state estimation in robotics; K. Parsa, et al. Performance evaluation of the grasp of two cooperating robots using a type map; N. Gascons, et al. On the invariance of manipulability indices; E. Staffetti, et al. Influence of the manipulability index on trajectory planning for robots in a workspace with obstacles; F. Valero, et al. Design and Control of Special-Type Mechanisms. Humanoid humeral pointing kinematics; J. Lenarcic, et al. Efficient algorithms for robots with human-like structures and interactive haptic simulation; O. Khatib, et al. Particular aspects in designing anthropomorphic mechanisms; C. Brisan, M. Hiller. Uncertainty model and singularities of 3-2-1 wire-based tracking systems; F. Thomas, et al. Tension distribution in tendon-based Stewart platforms; R. Verhoeven, M. Hiller. Trajectory tracking control for a cable suspension manipulator; T. Heyden, et al. Is design of new drugs a challenge for kinematics? K. Kazerounian. Redundancy, Singularity, and Self-Motion. Redundant spatial Stewart-Gough platform with a maximal forward kinematics solution set; M. Husty, et al. Singularities and self-motions of a special type of platforms; A. Karger. Investigation of singularities and self-motions of the 3-UPU robot; A. Wolf, et al. On closure modes and singular configurations of kinematic chains; J.E. Baker. Constraint singularities as c-space singularities; D. Zlatanov, et al. Hierarchical kinematic analysis of a redundant robot; D. Martins, R. Guenther. Motion