Robotics and Automation Handbook
eBook - PDF

Robotics and Automation Handbook

  1. 608 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Robotics and Automation Handbook

About this book

As the capability and utility of robots has increased dramatically with new technology, robotic systems can perform tasks that are physically dangerous for humans, repetitive in nature, or require increased accuracy, precision, and sterile conditions to radically minimize human error. The Robotics and Automation Handbook addresses the major aspects of designing, fabricating, and enabling robotic systems and their various applications. It presents kinetic and dynamic methods for analyzing robotic systems, considering factors such as force and torque. From these analyses, the book develops several controls approaches, including servo actuation, hybrid control, and trajectory planning. Design aspects include determining specifications for a robot, determining its configuration, and utilizing sensors and actuators. The featured applications focus on how the specific difficulties are overcome in the development of the robotic system. With the ability to increase human safety and precision in applications ranging from handling hazardous materials and exploring extreme environments to manufacturing and medicine, the uses for robots are growing steadily. The Robotics and Automation Handbook provides a solid foundation for engineers and scientists interested in designing, fabricating, or utilizing robotic systems.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, you can cancel anytime from the Subscription tab in your account settings on the Perlego website. Your subscription will stay active until the end of your current billing period. Learn how to cancel your subscription.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Perlego offers two plans: Essential and Complete
  • Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
  • Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Both plans are available with monthly, semester, or annual billing cycles.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes! You can use the Perlego app on both iOS or Android devices to read anytime, anywhere — even offline. Perfect for commutes or when you’re on the go.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Yes, you can access Robotics and Automation Handbook by Thomas R. Kurfess in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Preface
  3. The Editor
  4. Contributors
  5. Contents
  6. CH 1 The History of Robotics
  7. CH 2 Rigid-Body Kinematics
  8. CH 3 Inverse Kinematics
  9. CH 4 Newton-Euler Dynamics of Robots
  10. CH 5 Lagrangian Dynamics
  11. CH 6 Kane’s Method in Robotics
  12. CH 7 The Dynamics of Systems of Interacting Rigid Bodies
  13. CH 8 D-H Convention
  14. CH 9 Trajectory Planning for Flexible Robots
  15. CH 10 Error Budgeting
  16. CH 11 Design of Robotic End Effectors
  17. CH 12 Sensors and Actuators
  18. CH 13 Precision Positioning of Rotary and Linear Systems
  19. CH 14 Modeling and Identification for Robot Motion Control
  20. CH 15 Motion Control by Linear Feedback Methods
  21. CH 16 Force/Impedance Control for Robotic Manipulators
  22. CH 17 Robust and Adaptive Motion Control of Manipulators∗
  23. CH 18 Sliding Mode Control of Robotic Manipulators
  24. CH 19 Impedance and Interaction Control
  25. CH 20 Coordinated Motion Control of Multiple Manipulators
  26. CH 21 Robot Simulation
  27. CH 22 A Survey of Geometric Vision
  28. CH 23 Haptic Interface to Virtual Environments
  29. CH 24 Flexible Robot Arms
  30. CH 25 Robotics in Medical Applications
  31. CH 26 Manufacturing Automation
  32. Index
  33. Back cover