摘要:The paper deals with stiffness modeling of NAVARO II transmission system, which is a novel variable actuation mechanism based on active and passive pantographs. The desired models are obtained using the enhanced matrix structural analysis (MSA) approach that is able to analyze the under-actuated and over-constrained structures with numerous passive joints. Depending on the pantograph type, the models operate with the matrices of size 252x288 and 264x294 suitable for parametric optimization of the entire manipulator.