Design and analysis of cable-driven snake-like robot arm with flexible backbone

• Main Author: Zhang, Zhao
• Other Authors: Yeo Song Huat
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/63271
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis addresses the design and analysis of the cable-driven flexible snake-like robots (CFSR). CFSR have a number of potential advantages over the conventional rigid-link manipulators, such as lightweight mechanical structure, large reachable workspace, high dexterity, and high maneuverability...