Modern Robotics

Author : Kevin M. Lynch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107156300
Total Pages : 545 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Robotics written by Kevin M. Lynch and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern and unified treatment of the mechanics, planning, and control of robots, suitable for a first course in robotics.

Author : Julian Evans
Publisher : Larsen and Keller Education
ISBN 13 : 9781641720755
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Robotics written by Julian Evans and published by Larsen and Keller Education. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of robotics is involved in the design, construction and use of robots and their control systems. These are developed with the objective of minimizing human effort or substituting for humans in environments, which are dangerous for human survival such as bomb detection and deactivation, in space, etc. Robotics integrates the techniques of electrical engineering, artificial intelligence, mechanical engineering, etc. for the conception, operation and manufacture of robots. Some common areas where robots are being used include medicine, surgery, military, and manufacturing, where efficiency and precision is of the utmost essence. The components of a robot are a power source, actuators, sensors and manipulators. Solar, nuclear and hydraulic power can be used to drive a robot. This book elucidates the concepts and innovative models around prospective developments in the field of robotics in the modern scenario. Some of the diverse topics covered in this book address the mechanics, systems and control of robotic systems. It aims to serve as a resource guide for students and experts alike and contribute to the growth of the disciplines.

Author : Jared Kroff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682852668
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Mechanics and Robotics written by Jared Kroff and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robotics has simplified human lives and robots are now being used across a lot of industries. This book contains some path-breaking studies in the field of robotics conducted by internationally renowned experts. The various sub-fields of robotics along with technological progress that has future implications are glanced at in this book through detailed analysis of topics like continuum robotics, compliant mechanisms, torque control, designing techniques, etc. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practices of robotics.

Author : Michał Gurgul
Publisher : Michał Gurgul
ISBN 13 : 8395251300
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Industrial robots and cobots written by Michał Gurgul and published by Michał Gurgul. This book was released on 2018-12-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the modern world, highly repetitive and tiresome tasks are being delegated to machines. The demand for industrial robots is growing not only because of the need to improve production efficiency and the quality of the end products, but also due to rising employment costs and a shortage of skilled professionals. The industrial robot market is projected to grow by 16% year-on-year in the immediate future. The industry’s progressing automation is increasing the demand for specialists who can operate robots. If you would like to join this sought-after and well-paid professional group, it’s time to learn how to operate and program robots using modern methods. This book provides all the information you will need to enter the industry without spending money on training or looking for someone willing to introduce you to the world of robotics. You will learn about all aspects of programming and implementing robots in a company. The book consists of four parts: general introduction to robotics for non-technical people; part two describes industry robotisation; part three depicts the principles and methods of programming robots; the final part touches upon the safety of industrial robots and cobots. Are you a student of a technical faculty, or even a manager of a plant who would like to robotise production? If you are interested in this subject, you won’t find a better book!

Author : Ruth Aylett
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262365472
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Living with Robots written by Ruth Aylett and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truth about robots: two experts look beyond the hype, offering a lively and accessible guide to what robots can (and can't) do. There’s a lot of hype about robots; some of it is scary and some of it utopian. In this accessible book, two robotics experts reveal the truth about what robots can and can’t do, how they work, and what we can reasonably expect their future capabilities to be. It will not only make you think differently about the capabilities of robots; it will make you think differently about the capabilities of humans. Ruth Aylett and Patricia Vargas discuss the history of our fascination with robots—from chatbots and prosthetics to autonomous cars and robot swarms. They show us the ways in which robots outperform humans and the ways they fall woefully short of our superior talents. They explain how robots see, feel, hear, think, and learn; describe how robots can cooperate; and consider robots as pets, butlers, and companions. Finally, they look at robots that raise ethical and social issues: killer robots, sexbots, and robots that might be gunning for your job. Living with Robots equips readers to look at robots concretely—as human-made artifacts rather than placeholders for our anxieties. Find out: •Why robots can swim and fly but find it difficult to walk •Which robot features are inspired by animals and insects •Why we develop feelings for robots •Which human abilities are hard for robots to emulate

Author : Timothy D. Barfoot
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107159393
Total Pages : 381 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book State Estimation for Robotics written by Timothy D. Barfoot and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-07-31 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern look at state estimation, targeted at students and practitioners of robotics, with emphasis on three-dimensional applications.

Author : Peter Corke
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 364220144X
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robotics, Vision and Control written by Peter Corke and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-05 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author has maintained two open-source MATLAB Toolboxes for more than 10 years: one for robotics and one for vision. The key strength of the Toolboxes provide a set of tools that allow the user to work with real problems, not trivial examples. For the student the book makes the algorithms accessible, the Toolbox code can be read to gain understanding, and the examples illustrate how it can be used —instant gratification in just a couple of lines of MATLAB code. The code can also be the starting point for new work, for researchers or students, by writing programs based on Toolbox functions, or modifying the Toolbox code itself. The purpose of this book is to expand on the tutorial material provided with the toolboxes, add many more examples, and to weave this into a narrative that covers robotics and computer vision separately and together. The author shows how complex problems can be decomposed and solved using just a few simple lines of code, and hopefully to inspire up and coming researchers. The topics covered are guided by the real problems observed over many years as a practitioner of both robotics and computer vision. It is written in a light but informative style, it is easy to read and absorb, and includes a lot of Matlab examples and figures. The book is a real walk through the fundamentals of robot kinematics, dynamics and joint level control, then camera models, image processing, feature extraction and epipolar geometry, and bring it all together in a visual servo system. Additional material is provided at http://www.petercorke.com/RVC

Author : Bruno Siciliano
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1846286417
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robotics written by Bruno Siciliano and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the successful Modelling and Control of Robot Manipulators by Sciavicco and Siciliano (Springer, 2000), Robotics provides the basic know-how on the foundations of robotics: modelling, planning and control. It has been expanded to include coverage of mobile robots, visual control and motion planning. A variety of problems is raised throughout, and the proper tools to find engineering-oriented solutions are introduced and explained. The text includes coverage of fundamental topics like kinematics, and trajectory planning and related technological aspects including actuators and sensors. To impart practical skill, examples and case studies are carefully worked out and interwoven through the text, with frequent resort to simulation. In addition, end-of-chapter exercises are proposed, and the book is accompanied by an electronic solutions manual containing the MATLAB® code for computer problems; this is available free of charge to those adopting this volume as a textbook for courses.

Author : José Pardos-Gotor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781717931818
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Screw Theory for Robotics written by José Pardos-Gotor and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-26 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of screw theory in robotics is recognised but hardly capitalised on. Engineering students rarely get to learn about it in class, so only few postgraduates know how to exploit it. However, in a variety of areas of robotics, the methods and formalisms based on the geometry and algebra of the screws, have proven to be superior to other techniques.The idea of publishing this book came about because there were not enough specialised texts for teaching the screw theory methodologies and advantages through a set of visual and comprehensive examples.This illustrated handbook presents an abstract mathematical formulation for robot KINEMATICS based in the use of the screw theory tools, making an emphasis on modern geometric techniques. Its main objective is to demonstrate that many robotics problems addressed today only with numerical iterative solutions, are solved much better with closed-form geometric solutions based on screw theory.This book will surely spark your excitement about the technological and social prospects for robotics and enable you to develop effective and efficient robot algorithms, solutions and applications. In the end you will realise that, most of the time, a good theory is the fastest way to obtain a better performance, and the only thing you will have to do in exchange is put in some time and commitment in studying the screw theory.The contents of this handbook are used at the "Master in Robotics and Automation" of the UC3M (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) by the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

Author : Jose M. Pardos-Gotor
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000481565
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Screw Theory in Robotics written by Jose M. Pardos-Gotor and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Screw theory is an effective and efficient method used in robotics applications. This book demonstrates how to implement screw theory, explaining the key fundamentals and real-world applications using a practical and visual approach. An essential tool for those involved in the development of robotics implementations, the book uses case studies to analyze mechatronics. Screw theory offers a significant opportunity to interpret mechanics at a high level, facilitating contemporary geometric techniques in solving common robotics issues. Using these solutions results in an optimized performance in comparison to algebraic and numerical options. Demonstrating techniques such as six-dimensional (6D) vector notation and the Product of Exponentials (POE), the use of screw theory notation reduces the need for complex algebra, which results in simpler code, which is easier to write, comprehend, and debug. The book provides exercises and simulations to demonstrate this with new formulas and algorithms presented to aid the reader in accelerating their learning. By walking the user through the fundamentals of screw theory, and by providing a complete set of examples for the most common robot manipulator architecture, the book delivers an excellent foundation through which to comprehend screw theory developments. The visual approach of the book means it can be used as a self-learning tool for professionals alongside students. It will be of interest to those studying robotics, mechanics, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering.