Fundamentals of Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation
By: by Marco Ceccarelli
Series: International Series on Microprocessor-Based and Intelligent Systems Engineering -- 27; International series on microprocessor-based and intelligent systems engineering -- 27.
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9789048165162; 9781402021107
Subjects: Engineering; Engineering design; Mechanical engineering; Vibration
Description: This book treats analysis and design of manipulations, manipulators and grippers by discussing basic concepts and fundamental formulation. It is a novel book dealing with manipulations that can be performed by robotic manipulators. The content of the book has been kept at a fairly practical level with the aim to teach how to model, simulate, and operate robotic mechanical systems. The chapters have been written and organized in a way that they can be read even separately, so that they can be used separately for different courses and readers. An Introductory Chapter 1 illustrates motivations and historical developments of robotic mechanical systems. Chapter 2 describes the analysis and design of manipulations by automatic machinery and robots. Chapter 3 deals with the Mechanics of manipulators with the aim to propose algorithms for analysis, simulation and design purposes. Chapter 4 addresses the attention to mechanical two-finger grippers and related Mechanics of Grasping.
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Table of contents: title: From the contents: Preface; title: 1: Introduction to Automation and Robotics; title: 2: Analysis of Manipulations; title: 3: Fundamentals of Mechanics of Manipulators; title: 4: Fundamentals of Mechanics of Grasp; title: Bibliography. Index. Biographical Notes.