Computational Kinematics '95 Proceedings Of The Second Workshop On Computational

1 Kinematics Algorithms.- 1.1 Coordinate Criteria For Testing The Linear Dependence Of The Sets Of Screws.- 1.2 A Pseudo-dual Notation For Kinematic Calculations.- 1.3 Mobile Robot Localization By Cable-extension Transducers.- 1.4 An Extension Theorem For Kinematic Systems Of Equations.- 1.5 Applications Of Clifford Algebras In Robotics.- 1.6 Elimination Methods For Spatial Synthesis.- 1.7 The Application Of Finite Displacement Screws To Drawing Constraints.- 1.8 Real Root Counting For Some Robotics Problems.- 1.9 A Spatial Constraint Problem.- 1.10 Motor Tensor Calculus.- 2 Kinematics Of Mechanisms.- 2.1 The Inverted Slider-crank For The Design Of An Approximated Straight-line Mechanism.- 2.2 On The Choice Of Independent Loops In Mechanism Kinematics.- 2.3 Symbolic And Numeric Computation For The Real-time Simulation Of A Car Behavior.- 2.4 On Minimum Joint Torque Configurations Of Multiple-link Manipulator.- 3. Singularities.- 3.1 A Determination Of Singular Configurations Of Serial Non-redundant Manipulators, And Their Escapement From Singularities Using Lie Products.- 3.2 A General Criterion For The Identification Of Nonsingular Posture Changing 3-dof Manipulators.- 3.3 Identification And Classification Of The Singular Configurations Of Mechanisms.- 4. Workspace.- 4.1 Analytical Constraints For A Workspace Design Of 2r Manipulators.- 4.2 A Hierarchical Representation Of The Space Occupancy Of A Robot Mechanism.- 4.3 Domains Of Operation And Interference For Bodies In Mechanisms And Manipulators.- 4.4 Designing A Parallel Manipulator For A Specific Workspace.- 5.