A swarm optimization approach for solving workspace determination of parallel manipulators

Robotica / Volume 33 / Issue 03 / March 2015, pp 649 668 DOI: 10.1017/S0263574714000290, Published online: 10 March 2014 Link to this article: http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0263574714000290 How to cite this article: V. B. Saputra, S. K. Ong and A. Y. C. Nee (2015). A swarm optimization approach for solving workspace determination of parallel manipulators. Robotica, 33, pp 649-668 doi:10.1017/S0263574714000290 Request Permissions : Click here

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