Niku offers comprehensive, yet concise coverage of robotics that will appeal to engineers. Robotic applications are drawn from a wide variety of fields. Emphasis is placed on design along with analysis and modeling. Kinematics and dynamics are covered extensively in an accessible style. Vision systems are discussed in detail, which is a cutting-edge area in robotics. Engineers will also find a running design project that reinforces the concepts by having them apply what they’ve learned.

This book is focused on geometrical models of robot mechanisms. Rotation and orientation of an object are described by Rodrigues's formula, rotation matrix and quaternions. Pose and displacement of an object are mathematically dealt with homogenous transformation matrices. The geometrical robot model is based on Denavit Hartenberg parameters. Direct and inverse model of six degrees of freedom anthropomorphic industrial robots are also presented.

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This book provides a general introduction to robot technology with an emphasis on robot mechanisms and kinematics. It is conceived as a reference book for students in the field of robotics.

This book presents a basic introduction of the role of robotics in neurological surgery in a systematic organized manner. The work provides thorough explanations of the history, types, uses, application, current practice, and future directions of robotics in each division of the field of neurosurgery. The book is written in clear understandable language, making it suitable for medical students, interns, residents, specialists, consultants, and professors.

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.

Robotics is an applied engineering science that has been referred to as a combination of machine tool technology and computer science. It includes diverse fields such as machine design, control theory, microelectronics, computer programming, artificial intelligence, human factors and production theory. The present book provides a comprehensive introduction to robotics. The book covers a fair amount of kinematics and dynamics of the robots. It also covers the sensors and actuators used in robotics system. This book will be useful for mechanical, electrical, electronics and computer engineering students. Key Features: Latest technological developments in robotics Robotic classifications, robot programming, robotic sensors and actuators. Kinematics and dynamic analysis of the Robot Modular systems in robotics Advances in Robotics systems Fuzzy logic control in Robotic systems Biped robot Bio-mimetic robot Robot safety and layout Robot calibration Numerical examples Relative merits and demerits of different robot systems

This book provides an introductory text for students coming new to the field of robotics, and a survey of the state of the art for professional practitioners. Some of the outstanding features of this book include: . A unique approach which ties the multi-disciplinary components of robotics into a unified text. . Broad and in-depth coverage of all the major topics from the mechanics of movement to modelling and programming. . Rigorous mathematical treatment of mature topics combined with an algorithmic approach to newer areas of research. . Practical examples taken from a wide range of fields including computer science electronic engineering, mechanical engineering and production engineering. . Step-by-step development of problems and many worked examples.