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- Award ID(s):
- 1636017
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10065827
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
- Volume:
- Mechanisms and Robotics
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- V05BT08A027
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Conference Paper:
- https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2017-68266
