A new three Degree Of Freedom (3-DOF) parallel manipulator has been proposed in this study. Because the parallel manipulator has three Degree Of Freedom (DOF), one translation degree of freedom and two rotational degrees of freedom, it has received considerable attention from both researchers and manufacturers over the past years. The inverse kinematic and Jacobain matrix were derived. The dexterity of the parallel manipulator is presented. The key issue of how the kinematic performance in term of dexterity varies with differences in the structural parameters of the parallel manipulator is investigated. The simulation results, using MATLAB, testify the validity of the analytic model and illustrate the structural parameters have direct effect upon dexterity characteristic of the 3-DOF parallel manipulator.
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