Covers the history, kinematics, and applications of parallel robots with closed kinematic chains and all motors at the base, including the Delta robot and its variants.
Explores motion transformation, speed variation, and force/torque transmission ratios in mechanical systems, emphasizing the concept of irreversibility and energy losses.
Explores flexible guiding principles for rectilinear movements and suppression of internal degrees-of-freedom in mechanisms, including corner cube mechanisms and butterfly pivot.
Explores the fundamentals of ideal kinematics for designing flexible guidance systems, emphasizing the importance of understanding hyperstatic conditions in mechanical structures.
Explores joint kinematics in gait analysis, covering relative movement between thigh and shank segments and naming conventions for knee joint kinematics.
Explores optical forces and their coupling with mechanical degrees of freedom, covering radiation pressure, optical tweezers, forces in deformable cavities, and complex geometries.
