Architectures for fault-tolerant mechanical systems

Fault tolerance is an increasingly important specification for advanced mechanical and electronic systems. In this paper we consider the architectural features of a technology that can realize this stringent specification in the domain of mechanical systems. We examine elements of a fault-tolerant mechanical architecture and a failure-responsive control system architecture that operates over it from the perspective of robotic manipulator systems.<<ETX>>

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