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Table 2 Configuration of limb 1

From: Type Synthesis of Fully Decoupled Three Translational Parallel Mechanism with Closed-Loop Units and High Stiffness

Type of driving pair

Connectivity of the limb

Limb configuration

Basic decoupled limb configuration

Compound kinematic pair

Pa limb structure

Driving pair is a prismatic pair

3

3P

PxPyPz

−

−

4

3P1R

PxPyPzRy

−

−

PxPyPzRz

−

−

2P2R

PxRxPnRx

CxPnRx

−

PxRxRxPy

CxRxPy

−

PxPyRxRx

−

−

PxRxRxPz

CxRxPz

−

PxPzRxRx

−

−

1P3R

PxRxRxRx

CxRxRx

−

5

1P4R

PxRxRxRxRz

CxRxRxRz

−

PxRxRxRxRy

CxRxRxRy

−

Driving pair is a revolute pair

4

2P2R

RyRyPyPz

RyCyPz

PaPyPz

RyPyRyPz

CyRyPz, RyCyPz

−

5

2P3R

RyRyPyPzRx

RyCyPzRx

PaPyPzRx

RyPyRyPzRx

CyRyPzRx, RyCyPzRx

−

RyRyPyPzRz

RyCyPzRz

PaPyPzRz

RyPyRyPzRz

CyRyPzRz, RyCyPzRz

−

1P4R

RyRyRxRxPz

RyUyxRxPz

PaRxRxPz

RyRyPzRxRx

−

PaPzRxRx

RyRyRxPnRx

RyUyzPnRx

PaRxPnRx

RyPyRyRxRx

CyRyRxRx, CyUyxRx, RyCyRxRx

−

5R

RyRyPyRxRx

−

PaPyRxRx

RyRyRxRxPy

RyUyxRxPy

PaRxRxPy

RyRyRxRxRx

RyUyxRxRx

PaRxRxRx