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Robots help keep costs down and productivity high. Since U.S. factories began adopting robotics into their assembly lines, national production has risen over 30%—so it’s not surprising that automation is a natural move for manufacturers looking to stay competitive.
Robotics, Bajd, T., Mihelj, M., Lenarcic, J., Stanovnik, A., Munih, M. 1st Edition., 2010, VIII, 152 p.
- A major feature of this book is its simplicity
- No book on this topic exists at this level
- Contains a glossary in English, French and German
This introductory text treats the following subjects: the basic characteristics of industrial robot mechanisms; the pose and movement of an object, which are described by homogenous transformation matrices; a geometric model of robot mechanism; a short introduction into kinematics and dynamics of robots; robot sensors and the planning of robot trajectories; basic control schemes resulting in either desired end-effector trajectory or force; robot grippers and feeding devices, which are described together with the basics of robot vision; the planning of robot assembly; and finally, robot standards and safety are briefly dealt with. The book concludes with a glossary in English, French and German.
This volume is supplementary reading for courses in robotics or industrial robotics and requires minimal knowledge of physics and mathematics.
From the reviews:
“This simply titled work is a result of carefully delivered lectures … for multiple classes of undergraduate engineering students over more than a decade. This exemplary course resource can serve as a basis for the study of robotics. Pedagogically well structured, it covers the fundamentals of industrial robotics … . this book is a concise, readable reference source for those getting their feet wet in the field. … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers.” (G. Trajkovski)
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