For senior-yearundergraduate and first-year graduate courses in robotics.
An intuitiveintroduction to robotic theory and application
Since its originalpublication in 1986, Craig's Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics andControl has been the leading textbook for teaching robotics at theuniversity level. Blending traditional mechanical engineering material withcomputer science and control theoretical concepts, the text covers a range oftopics, including rigid-body transformations, forward and inverse positionalkinematics, velocities and Jacobians of linkages, dynamics, linear andnon-linear control, force control methodologies, mechanical design aspects, androbotic programming.
The 4th Edition featuresa balance of application and theory, introducing the science and engineering ofmechanical manipulation-establishing and building on foundational understandingof mechanics, control theory, and computer science. With an emphasis on the computationalaspects of problems, the text aims to present material in a simple, intuitive manner.
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Inhalt
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Spatial Transformations
- 3. Forward Kinematics
- 4. Inverse Kinematics
- 5. Velocities, Static Forces, and Jacobians
- 6. Dynamics
- 7. Trajectory Planning
- 8. Mechanical Design of Robots
- 9. Linear Control
- 10. Non-Linear Control
- 11. Force Control
- 12. Programming Languages and Systems
- 13. Simulation and Off-Line Programming