
Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems
Theory, Methods, and Algorithms
Jorge Angeles(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 19. December 2013
Book
Hardback
XXIII, 589 pages
978-3-319-01850-8 (ISBN)
Description
The 4th edition includes updated and additional examples and exercises on the core fundamental concepts of mechanics, robots, and kinematics of serial robots. New images of CAD models and physical robots help to motivate concepts being introduced. Each chapter of the book can be read independently of others as it addresses a seperate issue in robotics.
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Series
Edition
4th ed. 2014
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Graduate
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
18 farbige Abbildungen, 142 s/w Abbildungen
XXIII, 589 p. 160 illus., 18 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1080 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-01850-8 (9783319018508)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-01851-5
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12/2006
3rd Edition
Springer
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Person
Jorge Angeles
, Ph.D. is a professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Centre for Intelligent Machines at McGill University.
Content
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.