A New Type of Flexible Parallel Link Manipulator Actuated by Cable
悬索驱动的新型柔性并联机器人(英文)

The design project of the feedback source supporting system for five hundred meter aperture spherical radio telescope (FAST) is introduced. This project is a new type model of this flexible manipulator system. A 5 meter prototype has been designed and constructed, the experimental results show that the new type of flexible parallel manipulator is feasible in principle and effective in use.