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• G.T. Pond and J.A. Carretero. Parallel Manipulators, chapter Quantitative Dexterous Workspace Comparison of Serial and Parallel Planar Mechanisms, page 26. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2008.
• J.A. Carretero, I. Ebrahimi, and R.A. Boudreau. A comparison between two motion planning strategies for kinematically redundant parallel manipulators. In P. Wenger and J. Lenarč ič, editors, Advances in Robot Kinematics, Batz-sur-Mer, France, June 22-26, 2008. IFToMM, Springer.
• S.M. O’Brien and J.A. Carretero. Augmented model of the 3-PRS manipulator for kinematic calibration. In P. Wenger and J. Lenarč ič, editors, Advances in Robot Kinematics, Batz-sur-Mer, France, June 22-26, 2008. IFToMM, Springer.
• J. A. Carretero and G. T. Pond. Quantitative dexterous workspace comparisons. In J. Lenarč ič and B. Roth, editors, Advances in Robot Kinematics: Mechanisms and Motion , pages 297–306, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 2006. IFToMM, Springer.

• V. Garg, S.B. Nokleby, and J.A. Carretero. Force-moment capability analysis of redundantly-actuated spatial parallel manipulators. (accepted) Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2008.
• I. Ebrahimi, J.A. Carretero, and R. Boudreau. Kinematic analysis and path planning of a new kinematically redundant planar parallel manipulator. Robotica, 26(3): 405-413, May 2008.
• S.M. O’Brien, J.A. Carretero, and P. Last. Self calibration of 3- PRS manipulator without redundant sensors. Transactions of the CSME, 31(4): 483-494, 2007.
• G. T. Pond and J. A. Carretero. Architecture optimization of three 3- PRS variants for parallel kinematic machining. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing , (in press) February 2008.
• I. Ebrahimi, J. A. Carretero, and R. Boudreau. A family of kinematically redundant planar parallel manipulators. Journal of Mechanical Design (in press), 2008.
• J. A. Carretero, M. A. Nahon, and R. P. Podhorodeski. Discussion: “Kinematics of a New High-Precision Three-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Manipulator” (Tahmasebi, F., 2007, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design 129, pp. 320–325]. Journal of Mechanical Design, 130(3), March 2008.
• G. T. Pond and J. A. Carretero. Quantitative dexterous workspace comparison of parallel manipulators. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 42(10):1388-1400, October 2007.
• I. Ebrahimi, J. A. Carretero, and R. Boudreau. 3-PRRR redundant planar parallel manipulator: Inverse displacement, workspace and singularity analyses. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 42(8):1007–1028, August 2007.
• G. T. Pond and J. A. Carretero. Formulating Jacobian matrices for the dexterity analysis of parallel manipulators. Mechanism and Machine Theory , 41(12):1505–1519, December 2006.
• R. Uppuluri and J. A. Carretero. Sub-object pruning algorithm: A novel pruning strategy for distance determination in complex dynamic environments. CSME Transactions , 29(4):581–591, 2005.
• C. G. van Driel and J. A. Carretero. Calibration of the 3-Prs parallel manipulator using a motion capture system. CSME Transactions , 29(4):645–654, 2005.
• J. A. Carretero and M. A. Nahon. Solving minimum distance problems with convex or concave bodies using combinatorial global optimization. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B , 35(6):12, December 2005.
• J. A. Carretero, M. A. Nahon, and R. P. Podhorodeski. Workspace analysis and optimization of a novel 3-dof parallel manipulator. International Journal of Robotics and Automation , 15(4):178–188, December 2000.
• J. A. Carretero, R. P. Podhorodeski, M. A. Nahon, and C. M. Gosselin. Kinematic analysis and optimization of a new three degree-of-freedom spatial parallel manipulator. Journal of Mechanical Design , 122(1):17–24, March 2000.