Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems

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 Complete Robotic Mechanical Systems.- Kinematics of Rotations: A Summary.- Numerical Equation-Solving.