Autonomous Robots Modeling, Path Planning, and Control /

• Main Author: Fahimi, Farbod. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Vibration.; Mechanical engineering.; Control engineering systems.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Control , Robotics, Mechatronics.; Mechanical Engineering.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09538-7

It is at least two decades since the conventional robotic manipulators have become a common manufacturing tool for different industries, from automotive to pharmaceutical. The new generation of robots are now being developed that can be categorized in two groups; redundant (and hyper-redundant) mani...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Redundant manipulators
• Hyper-redundant manipulators
• Obstacle avoidance using harmonic potential functions
• Control of manipulators
• Mobile robots
• Autonomous surface vessels
• Autonomous helicopters.