Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective
  1. 389 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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This volume gathers together cutting-edge research from the Third Workshop on Algorithmic Foundations of Robotics and gives a solid overview of the state of the art in robot algorithms. The papers cover core problems in robotics, such as motion planning, sensor-based planning, manipulation, and assembly planning. They also examine the application o

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Yes, you can access Robotics: The Algorithmic Perspective by Pankaj K. Agarwal, Lydia E. Kavraki, Matthew T. Mason, Pankaj K. Agarwal,Lydia E. Kavraki,Matthew T. Mason in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Computer Science & Programming Games. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Participants
  8. Chapter 1: Algorithmic MEMS
  9. Chapter 2: Universal Part Manipulation in the Plane with a Single Horizontally-Vibrating Plate
  10. Chapter 3: Velocity Field Design for the Modular Distributed Manipulator System (MDMS)
  11. Chapter 4: The Complexity of the Two Dimensional Curvature-Constrained Shortest-Path Problem
  12. Chapter 5: Approximation and Decision Algorithms for Curvature-Constrained Path Planning: A State-Space Approach
  13. Chapter 6: Elastic Bands for Nonholonomic Car-Like Robots: Algorithms and Combinatorial Issues
  14. Chapter 7: Trajectory Generation for Mechanical Systems with Application to Robotic Locomotion
  15. Chapter 8: Mechanics, Planning, and Control for Tapping
  16. Chapter 9: Planning for In-Hand Dextrous Manipulation
  17. Chapter 10: Shape Recovery from Passive Locally Dense Tactile Data
  18. Chapter 11: Geometric Algorithms in AdeptRAPID
  19. Chapter 12: On Finding Narrow Passages with Probabilistic Roadmap Planners
  20. Chapter 13: OBPRM: An Obstacle-Based PRM for 3D Workspaces
  21. Chapter 14: Subdivision: A Technique for Modeling Curved Shape
  22. Chapter 15: Spherical Shell: A Higher Order Bounding Volume for Fast Proximity Queries
  23. Chapter 16: Kinetic Data Structures: A State of the Art Report
  24. Chapter 17: The Polygon Exploration Problem: A New Strategy and a New Analysis Technique
  25. Chapter 18: The Computational Power of Frictional Mechanical Systems
  26. Chapter 19: Issues in Nonprehensile Manipulation
  27. Chapter 20: Local Observability of Rolling
  28. Chapter 21: Geometry for Modeling Biomolecules
  29. Chapter 22: Algorithms for Fence Design
  30. Chapter 23: Shape Tolerance in Feeding and Fixturing
  31. Chapter 24: Towards Planning for Elastic Objects
  32. Chapter 25: Models and Algorithms for the Collision of Rigid and Deformable Bodies
  33. Chapter 26: Numerical Computation of Optimal Navigation Functions on a Simplical Complex
  34. Chapter 27: Synergistic Robots for Surgery: An Algorithmic View of the Approach
  35. Chapter 28: Fourier Methods on Groups: Applications in Robot Kinematics and Motion Planning
  36. Chapter 29: The Self-Reconfiguring Robotic Molecule: Design and Control Algorithms
  37. Author Index