This book contains below topics, Preview, Configuration space, Rigid body motions, Forward kinematics, Velocity kinematics and statics, Inverse kinematics, Kinematics of closed chains, Dynamics of open chains, Trajectory generation, Motion planning, Robot control, Grasping and manipulation, Wheeled mobile robots.
Author(s): Frank C. Park and Kevin M. Lynch, Northwestern University and Seoul National University
542 Pages
The Impacts of Industrial Robots
Industrial robots are machine tools. They are not humanlike androids which cm stroll around and converse like the famed R2D2 and C3PO of Star Wars. More realistically, they are programmable manipulators which can move parts or tools through a prespecified sequence of motions. This PDF covers the following topics related to Industrial Robotics, What Are Industrial Robots, Chronology of Robot Developments, Robot Use in the United States, Robot TechnologyA Brief Review, Robot Applications in Standard Industrial Tasks, The Role of Robotics in Manufacturing, Integration of Robots into CAD CAM Systems in Metalworking, The Potential for Productivity Improvement, Societal Benefits Beyond Productivity, Motivations For Using Robots, Uses of Future Robots, Short Term Transitional Problems, Potential Displacement, Union Responses to Technological Change, Broader Economy Wide Issues, The Problem of Human Capital, Chronology of Significant Devices and Events in the History of Robotics.
Author(s): Robert Ayres, Steve Miller, Carnegie-Mellon University
57 Pages
