Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems Theory, Methods, and Algorithms /

• Main Author: Angeles, Jorge (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2007.
• Edition: Third Edition.
• Series: Mechanical Engineering Series,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Mechanical engineering.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Automation.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Robotics and Automation.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Mechanical Engineering.

Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems, Third Edition addresses robots at large - such as multi-fingered hands, walking machines, flight simulators, and machine tools - that rely on mechanical systems to perform their tasks. The author establishes the foundations on which the design, control, an...

Table of Contents:

• An Overview of Robotic Mechanical Systems
• Mathematical Background
• Fundamentals of Rigid-Body Mechanics
• Geometry of Decoupled Serial Robots
• Kinetostatics of Serial Robots
• Trajectory Planning: Pick-and-Place Operations
• Dynamics of Serial Robotic Manipulators
• Special Topics in Rigid-Body Kinematics
• Geometry of General Serial Robots
• Kinematics of Alternative Robotic Mechanical Systems
• Trajectory Planning: Continuous-Path Operations
• Dynamics of Complex Robotic Mechanical Systems.