Basics of robotics : theory and components of manipulators and robots /

This volume contains the basic concepts of modern robotics, basic definitions, systematics of robots in industry, service, medicine and underwater activity. Important information on walking and mili-walking machines are included as well as possible applications of microrobots in medicine, agricultur...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Morecki, Adam, Knapczyk, Józef
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wien ; New York : Springer, [1999]
Series:Courses and lectures ; no. 402.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Mechanics of manipulators and robots
  • Basic concepts, definitions and systematization of munipulators and robots
  • Manipulator kinematics
  • Inverse kinematics of manipulators
  • Statics and dynamics of manipulators
  • Geometrical and functional characteristics and manipulator motion planning
  • Platform parallel manupulators
  • Grippers, drives and sensors of manipulators and robots
  • Manipulator and robot grippers
  • Drives and mechanisms used in robots
  • Sensors and transducers used in robots
  • Control of manupulators and robots task planning
  • Control of manipulators
  • Robot task planning
  • Robotics-selected issues
  • Robots and manipulators for underwater operation
  • Industrial robotics
  • Rehabilitation manupulators
  • Walking machines
  • Microrobotics.