“a mathematical introduction to robotics manipulation”

This introductory text covers the fundamentals of robotics, including the components, systems and subsystems that constitute robots, and the applications of robotics. Written in an easy-read to read style, it is both design and application oriented, which lends solidity to the text. This book begins... More

The second edition of this highly successful book introduces the science and engineering of mechanical manipulation, and provides a complete overview of the fundamental skills underlying the mechanics and control of manipulators. Each chapter introduces the fundamentals of a topic and uses specially... More

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation presents a mathematical formulation of the kinematics, dynamics, and control of robot manipulators. It uses an elegant set of mathematical tools that emphasizes the geometry of robot motion and allows a large class of robotic manipulation problems ... More

The chapters in this book present an excellent exposition of recent developments in both robotics and nonlinear control centering around "hyper-redundancy," highly oscillatory inputs, optimal control, exterior differential systems, and the use of generic loops. The principal topics covered in the bo... More

There is little doubt that robotic and automated systems in space will contribute considerably to the future commercialisation of the space environment. This text provides a systems eye view of robotic spacecraft design with an emphasis on control systems.The first half of the book introduces the te... More

Robotics gives the reader a thorough understanding of this amazing science and, more generally, the science of artificial intelligence. Coverage includes the anatomy of a robot (vision systems, sensors, and control mechanisms), industrial robots and how they are used around the world, and specialize... More