This article presents some results on the closed-form, singular-value decomposition of the orientational Jacobian for threeand four-degreeof-freedom wristlike mechanisms. These results are used to study the kinematics of a centrifuge simulator and to determine the centrifuge s limitations in achieving maximum angular velocities. Also, the issue of fault tolerance for a redundant wrist is addressed.
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