This paper deals with the singularity analysis of parallel manipulators with identical limb structures performing Schönflies motions, namely, three independent translations and one rotation about an axis of fixed direction (3T1R
This paper deals with the singular configurations of symmetric 5-DOF parallel mechanisms performing three translational and two independent rotational DOFs. The screw theory approach is adopted in order to obtain the Jacobian matrices. The regularity of these matrices is examined using Grassmann-Cayley algebra and Grassmann geometry. More emphasis is placed on the geometric investigation of singular configurations by means of Grassmann-Cayley Algebra for a class of simplified designs whereas Grassmann geometry is used for a matter of comparison. The results provide algebraic expressions for the singularity conditions, in terms of some bracket monomials obtained from the superbracket decomposition. Accordingly, all the singularity conditions can be enumerated.
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