Paper:
Design and Prototype of Variable Gravity Compensation Mechanism (VGCM)
Naoyuki Takesue*, Takashi Ikematsu*,
Hideyuki Murayama**, and Hideo Fujimoto***
*Tokyo Metropolitan University, 6-6 Asahigaoka, Hino-shi, Tokyo 191-0065, Japan
**Toyota Motor Corporation, Japan
***Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
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