This article describes the method of structural synthesis of a class of parallel mechanisms that provide plane-parallel movement of the movable platform. The considered method is based on the theory of screws and the concept of virtual circuits. We obtain the structure of parallel mechanisms, containing three connecting kinematic chain.
parallel mechanism, kinematic chain, the theory of screws, virtual circuit.
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