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WRIST REFERENCE POINT [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
DEF

The space which can be swept by the wrist reference point added by the range of rotation or translation of each joint in the wrist.

OBS

The working space is smaller than the space which can be swept by all the moving parts of the manipulator.

Key term(s)
  • working area
  • workspace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
DEF

Espace qui peut être balayé par le point de référence du poignet, augmenté de la plage de mouvement, en rotation ou translation, des articulations du poignet.

Spanish

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