Stewart platform

A Stewart platform is a kind of manipulator using an octahedral assembly of struts. A Stewart platform has six degrees of freedom (x, y, z, pitch, roll, & yaw).

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Stewart platforms have applications in machine tool technology, crane technology, underwater research, air-to-sea rescue, flight simulation, satellite dish positioning, aircraft simulators and telescopes.

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James S. Albus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a crane, known as RoboCrane®, which uses the Stewart platform technology.

Related Topics:
James S. Albus - National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST

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Geodetic Technology trademark "hexapod" for a Stewart platform in a machine tool context.

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The Stewart platform was first reported in a paper by D. Stewart in 1965.

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