TY - BOOK AU - Tsai,Lung-Wen TI - Robot Analysis: The mechanics of serial and parallel manipulators SN - 0471325937 U1 - 629.8 PY - 1999/// CY - Canada PB - John Wiley and Sons, Inc. KW - Manipulators KW - Mechanics KW - Parallel KW - Robotics N2 - This unique book provides the fundamental knowledge needed for understanding the mechanics of both serial and parallel manipulators. Presenting fresh and authoritative material on parallel manipulators that is not available in any other resource, it offers an in-depth treatment of position analysis, Jacobian analysis, statics and stiffness analysis, and dynamical analysis of both types of manipulators, including a discussion of industrial and research applications ER -