Published on December 28, 2017
Six cylinders are connected to grey base and blue platform by Cardan joints. Joints between the cylinders and their pistons are cylindrical (not prizmatic). Six degrees of freedom of the platform are controlled by programming relative positions between pistons and cylinders.
The kinematic calculation is very complicated:
Stewart platforms have applications in flight simulators, machine tool technology, crane technology, underwater research, air-to-sea rescue, satellite dish positioning, telescopes and orthopedic surgery.
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