KINEMATIC ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF A NOVEL 6-DOF MOTION SIMULATOR MECHANISM

Dian Li, Sheng Guo, Haibo Qu, Guanyu Huang, and Fuqun Zhao

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