Table of Contents

The Geometric Analysis and Synthesis of Parallel Manipulator Mechanisms with Lower Mobility with Screw Theory; Type Synthesis of 2R2T 4-DOF Parallel Mechanisms Using Constraint Synthesis Method; The design of Hybrid Machines -A Case study of 2-DOF Parallel Kinematic Mechanisms; A Family of Parallel Manipulators with Mobile Platform Rotating Continuously; A General Method for Forward Dynamics of Parallel Manipulators Based on Newton-Euler Formulation with Generalised Coordinates; Analysis and kinematic Optimisation of Planar 2-DOF 5R Parallel Mechanisms Considering the Force Transmissibility; Design, Analysis and Applications of Flexure-based Compliant Parallel Kinematic Machines; Design of Reconfigurable Parallel Kinematic Machines; Index.