DESIGN AND KINEMATIC ANALYSIS OF A NOVEL 3T1R PARALLEL MANIPULATOR WITH UNLIMITED ROTATIONAL CAPABILITY

Jian Song, Quanguo Lu, Hongzhou Wang, Minghang Yue, Zhihao Li, Kaixin Chen, Xiaohui Zou, Guohui Liu

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