Mechanical Design of Parallel Manipulators
A special issue of Machines (ISSN 2075-1702). This special issue belongs to the section "Robotics, Mechatronics and Intelligent Machines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2026 | Viewed by 1012
Special Issue Editors
Interests: parallel manipulators; biorobotics; control systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Parallel manipulators have garnered increasing attention in recent decades due to their high stiffness, load-carrying capacity, precision, and dynamic performance. Their closed-loop kinematic structures make them ideal for applications in industrial automation, medical robotics, flight simulators, and high-precision machining. However, the mechanical design of such systems remains a complex and multidisciplinary task, involving challenges in kinematic synthesis, workspace optimization, singularity avoidance, and structural integration. This Special Issue focuses on recent advancements in the mechanical design of parallel manipulators, encompassing innovative architectures, modeling techniques, design optimization, prototyping, and practical applications. We invite high-quality contributions that address both theoretical developments and experimental validations, promoting a deeper understanding of the design principles that underpin high-performance parallel manipulators.
Dr. Muhammad Faizan Shah
Dr. Zareena Kausar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- parallel manipulators
- mechanical design
- kinematic synthesis
- structural optimization
- robotic mechanisms
- singularity analysis
- high-precision robotics
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