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Vepa, Ranjan,

Biomimetic robotics : mechanisms and control / Ranjan Vepa. - xvi, 343 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-337) and index.

1. The Robot --
2. Biomimetic Mechanisms --
3. Homogeneous Transformations and Screw Motions --
4. Direct Kinematics of Serial Robot Manipulators --
5. Manipulators with Multiple Postures and Compositions --
6. Grasping: Mechanics and Constraints --
7. Jacobians --
8. Newtonian, Eulerian, and Lagrangian Dynamics --
9. Path Planning, Obstacle Avoidance, and Navigation --
10. Hamiltonian Systems and Feedback Linearization --
11. Robot Control --
12. Biomimetic Motive Propulsion --
Answers to Selected Exercises --
Appendix --
Attitude and Quaternions.

This book is written for an initial course in robotics. It is ideal for study of unmanned aerial or underwater vehicles, a topic on which few books exist. It presents the fundamentals of robotics, from an aerospace perspective, by considering only the field of robot mechanisms.

ISBN: 9780521895941 (hardback) 0521895944 (hardback)

LCCN: 2008024401

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA8D6754 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014845158 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Robotics.
Biomimetics.

LC Class. No.: TJ211 / .V47 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 629.893 / V.R.B