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A Review of Dynamic Balancing for Robotic Mechanisms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2020

Bin Wei Open the ORCID record for Bin Wei [Opens in a new window]  and
Dan Zhang
Bin Wei*
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York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada E-mail: dzhang99@yorku.ca
Dan Zhang
Affiliation:
York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada E-mail: dzhang99@yorku.ca
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: binwei28@yorku.ca
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The authors summarize the main dynamic balancing methods of robotic mechanisms in this paper. The majority of dynamic balancing methods have been presented, and there may be other dynamic balancing methods that are not included in this paper. Each of the balancing methods is reviewed and discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of each method are presented and compared. The goal of this paper is to provide an overview of recent research in balancing. The authors hope that this study can provide an informative reference for future research in the direction of dynamic balancing of robotic mechanisms.

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RoboticsReviewAutomationDesignManufacturing

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Robotica , Volume 39 , Issue 1 , January 2021 , pp. 55 - 71
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