Research Article

Energy Consumption Comparison of a Novel Parallel Tracker and Its Corresponding Serial Tracker

Table 1

Comparison with other topologies.

TopologyUPS-RRU-PRU-PUSU-2PUSU-3PSS

CharacteristicHigh stiffness, relatively simple structure, low equipment cost, enough workspaceHigh stiffness, insufficient workspace, relatively complex structure, relatively high equipment costHigh stiffness, large workspace, relatively complex structure, relatively high equipment costHigh stiffness, large workspace, relatively complex structure, relatively high equipment cost