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Dr. Xianwen Kong

PhD, ASME Fellow, FHEA

 

 

 

 

Links on Parallel Mechanisms

1.   Webpage of Prof. C. M. Gosselin and his Robotics Laboratory, where you can find a number of cutting-edge projects going on there. 

2.   Webpage of Dr. J. P. Merlet, where you can find an updated list of references on parallel mechanisms

3.   Webpage on the Singularities in Robot Kinematics by Dr. P. Donelan

4.   The Parallel Mechanisms information Center

5.   Links to several of my publications, which appeared in the Conference Proceedings and Journals that can be accessed freely on-line.

a. Kong X. and Jin Y., “Type Synthesis of 3-DOF multi-mode translational/spherical parallel mechanisms with lockable joints”, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2015 (available online 26 May, 2015)

b. Kong, X., Reconfiguration analysis of a 3-DOF parallel mechanism using Euler parameter quaternions and algebraic geometry method, Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2014, 74, 188-201

c. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., Type synthesis of 3-DOF linear translational parallel manipulators. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress in Mechanism and Machine Science, Besançon, Paper № 24, France, June 17-21, 2007.

d. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., Type synthesis of 3-DOF translational parallel manipulators based on screw theory and a virtual joint. Proceedings of the 15th CISM-IFToMM Symposium on Robot Design, Dynamics and Control (RoManSy2004), Rom04-06, Saint-Hubert, June 14-18, 2004.

e. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., Type synthesis of input-output decoupled parallel manipulators. Proceedings of the 2003 CCTOMM Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines, and Mechatronics, M3-03-15, Saint-Hubert, Canada, May 30, 2003.

f. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., Kinematics and singularity analysis of a novel type of 3-CRR 3-DOF translational parallel manipulator. The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2002, 21(9), pp.791-798.

g. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., A class of 3-DOF translational parallel manipulators with linear input-output equations. Proceedings of the Workshop on Fundamental Issues and Future Research Directions for Parallel Mechanisms and Manipulators, pp. 25-32, Quebec, Canada, October 3-4, 2002.

h. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., Generation of parallel manipulators with three translational degrees of freedom based on screw theory. Proceedings of 2001 CCToMM Symposium on Mechanisms, Machines, and Mechatronics, Saint-Hubert, June 2001.

i. Kong, X., and Gosselin, C.M., Architectural singular 6-UPS parallel manipulator with linearly-related planar platforms. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Computational Kinematics, Soeul, May 2001. Also published in EJCK (Electronic Journal of Computational Kinematics), Vol. 1. No. 1, paper 07, 2002.

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