Abstract Many engineering structures, especially defense applications, need to be reinforced against blast loads due a nearby explosion. Today, much more attention needs given this issue because of increased exposure explosions, and natural disasters. Different solutions have been used in the literature mitigate blast-loading effects. One these sandwich panels, are good candidate for applicatio...

This paper shows the coordinates influence on singularity of a three degree-of-freedom structure, namely, three-Universal-Prismatic-Spherical (3-UPS) parallel manipulator. Rotational coordinates, which are chosen to define the orientation of the platform, affect the singularity of the manipulator. Euler parameters, which don't have any inherent geometrical singularity are utilized, however they...