Mechanisms: Kinematic Analysis and Applications in Robotics (Emerging Methodologies and Applications in Modelling, Identification and Control) - Softcover

Gallardo-Alvarado, Jaime; Gallardo-Razo, José

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323953484 ISBN 13: 9780323953481

Publisher: Academic Press, 2022

Synopsis

Theory of mechanisms is an applied science of mechanics that studies the relationship between geometry, mobility, topology, and relative motion between rigid bodies connected by geometric forms. Recently, knowledge in kinematics and mechanisms has considerably increased, causing a renovation in the methods of kinematic analysis. With the progress of the algebras of kinematics and the mathematical methods used in the optimal solution of polynomial equations, it has become possible to formulate and elegantly solve problems.

Mechanisms: Kinematic Analysis and Applications in Robotics provides an updated approach to kinematic analysis methods and a review of the mobility criteria most used in planar and spatial mechanisms. Applications in the kinematic analysis of robot manipulators complement the material presented in the book, growing in importance when one recognizes that kinematics is a basic area in the control and modeling of robot manipulators.

• Presents an organized review of general mathematical methods and classical concepts of the theory of mechanisms
• Introduces methods approaching time derivatives of arbitrary vectors employing general approaches based on the vector angular velocity concept introduced by Kane and Levinson
• Proposes a strategic approach not only in acceleration analysis but also to jerk analysis in an easy to understand and systematic way
• Explains kinematic analysis of serial and parallel manipulators by means of the theory of screws

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About the Authors

Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado received his Ph.D. degree from the Tecnológico Nacional de México in La Laguna. He is a member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico, and is currently a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Tecnológico Nacional de México in Celaya. His areas of interest include kinematics and dynamics of rigid bodies, Lie algebras, screw theory, and robot kinematics. Dr. Gallardo-Alvarado is author of the book “Kinematic Analysis of Parallel Manipulators by Algebraic Screw Theory” and has published more than 70 research papers in scientific journals.

José Gallardo-Razo received his B.Sc. degree from the Tecnológico Nacional de México in Celaya. He is currently a Design Engineer in ZKW Mexico. His areas of interest cover kinematics, dynamics and control of robot manipulators, mechanical design, and CAD-CAE-CAM.

From the Back Cover

Theory of mechanisms is an applied science of mechanics that studies the relationship between geometry, mobility, topology, and relative motion between rigid bodies connected by geometric forms. Recently, knowledge in kinematics and mechanisms has considerably increased, causing a renovation in the methods of kinematic analysis. With the progress of the algebras of kinematics and the mathematical methods used in the optimal solution of polynomial equations, it has become possible to formulate and elegantly solve problems.

Mechanisms: Kinematic Analysis and Applications in Robotics provides an updated approach to kinematic analysis methods and a review of the mobility criteria most used in planar and spatial mechanisms. Applications in the kinematic analysis of robot manipulators complement the material presented in the book, growing in importance when one recognizes that kinematics is a basic area in the control and modeling of robot manipulators.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2022
• ISBN 10: 0323953484
• ISBN 13: 9780323953481
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 530