A Static Balancing Method for Variable Payloads by Combination of a Counterweight and Spring and Its Application as a Surgical Platform

Stackable mechanism architecture has demonstrated effective gravity-balancing over entire workspaces. Adjustable balancing is required when balancing is broken due to changing the payload at the distal end of a mechanism. In this paper, adjustable balancing of the stackable mechanism for a variable...

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Main Authors: Jaehong Woo, Jong-Tae Seo, Byung-Ju Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/19/3955