Focusing on the foundations of robotics, this book delves into essential topics such as modeling, planning, and control. It addresses mobile robots, visual control, and motion planning, offering a comprehensive exploration of various challenges within the field. Through detailed problem-solving examples, it equips readers with the necessary tools to develop effective engineering solutions, making it a valuable resource for both students and professionals in robotics.
This book uniquely blends fundamental and technological topics across nine chapters, gradually increasing in complexity. It covers kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning, and control, alongside actuators, sensors, and control algorithms. With over 50 examples, case studies, and 80 exercises, it also includes appendices on linear algebra and mechanics, plus a solutions manual with MATLAB code.
Layered Programming by Demonstration and Planning for Autonomous Robot Manipulation.- Observation and Execution.- Human-Robot Interaction.- Innovative Technologies for the Next Generation of Robotic Hands.- Grasping and Control ofMulti-Fingered Hands.