Preface |
Introduction to Automation and Robotics / 1: |
Automatic systems and robots / 1.1: |
Evolution and applications of robots / 1.2: |
Examples and technical characteristics of industrial robots / 1.3: |
Evaluation of a robotization / 1.4: |
An economic estimation / 1.4.1: |
Forum for discussions on Robotics / 1.5: |
Analysis of Manipulations / 2: |
Decomposition of manipulative actions / 2.1: |
A procedure for analyzing manipulation tasks / 2.2: |
Programming for robots / 2.3: |
A programming language for robots: VAL II / 2.3.1: |
A programming language for robots: ACL / 2.3.2: |
Illustrative examples / 2.4: |
Education practices / 2.4.1: |
Simulation of an industrial process / 2.4.1.1: |
Writing with a robot / 2.4.1.2: |
An intelligent packing / 2.4.1.3: |
Industrial applications / 2.4.2: |
Designing a robotized manipulation / 2.4.2.1: |
Optimizing a robotized manipulation / 2.4.2.2: |
Fundamentals of Mechanics of Manipulators / 3: |
Kinematic model and position analysis / 3.1: |
Transformation Matrix / 3.1.1: |
Joint variables and actuator space / 3.1.2: |
Workspace analysis / 3.1.3: |
A binary matrix formulation / 3.1.3.1: |
An algebraic formulation / 3.1.3.2: |
A Workspace evaluation / 3.1.3.3: |
Manipulator design with prescribed workspace / 3.1.4: |
Inverse kinematics and path planning / 3.2: |
A formulation for inverse kinematics / 3.2.1: |
An example / 3.2.1.1: |
Trajectory generation in Joint Space / 3.2.2: |
A formulation for path planning in Cartesian coordinates / 3.2.3: |
Velocity and acceleration analysis / 3.2.3.1: |
Jacobian and singularity configurations / 3.3.1: |
Statics of manipulators / 3.4.1: |
A mechanical model / 3.5.1: |
Equations of equilibrium / 3.5.2: |
Jacobian mapping of forces / 3.5.3: |
Dynamics of manipulators / 3.5.4: |
Mechanical model and inertia characteristics / 3.6.1: |
Newton-Euler equations / 3.6.2: |
Lagrange formulation / 3.6.2.1: |
Stiffness of manipulators / 3.6.3.1: |
A formulation for stiffness analysis / 3.7.1: |
A numerical example / 3.7.3: |
Performance criteria for manipulators / 3.8: |
Accuracy and repeatability / 3.8.1: |
Dynamic characteristics / 3.8.2: |
Compliance response / 3.8.3: |
Fundamentals of Mechanics of parallel manipulators / 3.9: |
A numerical example for CaPaMan (Cassino Parallel Manipulator) / 3.9.1: |
Fundamentals of Mechanics of Grasp / 4: |
Gripping devices and their characteristics / 4.1: |
A mechatronic analysis for two-finger grippers / 4.2: |
Design parameters and operation requirements for grippers / 4.3: |
Configurations and phases of two-finger grasp / 4.4: |
Model and analysis of two-finger grasp / 4.5: |
Mechanisms for grippers / 4.6: |
Modeling gripper mechanisms / 4.6.1: |
An evaluation of gripping mechanisms / 4.6.2: |
A numerical example of index evaluation / 4.6.2.1: |
Designing two-finger grippers / 4.7: |
An optimum design procedure for gripping mechanisms / 4.7.1: |
A numerical example of optimum design / 4.7.1.1: |
Electropneumatic actuation and grasping force control / 4.8: |
An illustrative example for laboratory practice / 4.8.1: |
An acceleration sensored gripper / 4.8.1.1: |
Fundamentals on multifinger grasp and articulated fingers / 4.9: |
Bibliography |
Index |
Biographical |
Notes |
Preface |
Introduction to Automation and Robotics / 1: |
Automatic systems and robots / 1.1: |
Evolution and applications of robots / 1.2: |
Examples and technical characteristics of industrial robots / 1.3: |
Evaluation of a robotization / 1.4: |