Numerical solution for designing telescopic manipulators with prescribed workspace points

• Workspace formulation for Telescopic manipulators.
• Design procedure for prescribed workspace area.
• Analytical expressions solved via numerical method.

In this paper a numerical solution is proposed for designing telescopic manipulators when workspace is prescribed through few suitable points. An algorithm is outlined by using an algebraic formulation for the workspace boundary and numerical solution is worked out by using a Newton–Raphson technique to solve a proper design problem. Numerical examples are reported to discuss computational efforts and solution characteristics.