Screw Theory for Robotics: A practical approach for Modern Robot KINEMATICS - Softcover

Pardos-Gotor, Dr. Jos� M.

9781717931818: Screw Theory for Robotics: A practical approach for Modern Robot KINEMATICS

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ISBN 10: 1717931812 ISBN 13: 9781717931818

Publisher: Independently published, 2018

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The importance of screw theory in robotics is recognised but hardly capitalised on. Engineering students rarely get to learn about it in class, so only few postgraduates know how to exploit it. However, in a variety of areas of robotics, the methods and formalisms based on the geometry and algebra of the screws, have proven to be superior to other techniques.The idea of publishing this book came about because there were not enough specialised texts for teaching the screw theory methodologies and advantages through a set of visual and comprehensive examples.This illustrated handbook presents an abstract mathematical formulation for robot KINEMATICS based in the use of the screw theory tools, making an emphasis on modern geometric techniques. Its main objective is to demonstrate that many robotics problems addressed today only with numerical iterative solutions, are solved much better with closed-form geometric solutions based on screw theory.This book will surely spark your excitement about the technological and social prospects for robotics and enable you to develop effective and efficient robot algorithms, solutions and applications. In the end you will realise that, most of the time, a good theory is the fastest way to obtain a better performance, and the only thing you will have to do in exchange is put in some time and commitment in studying the screw theory.The contents of this handbook are used at the “Master in Robotics and Automation” of the UC3M (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) by the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

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About the Author

Dr. Jos� M. Pardos-Gotor is a Spaniard born in Switzerland with an extensive international career in the energy industry. He works for the Spanish utility ENDESA and has developed projects in Europe and Latin America in the fields of: Change Management, Sustainability, Electric Vehicles, Business Model Generation, Innovation, R&D, Commodity Markets & Trading, Energy Management and Power Generation.
He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Systems Engineering & Automation at the UC3M (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid). His teaching and research areas are focused on production systems, industrial automation and ROBOTICS.

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The importance of screw theory in robotics is recognised but hardly capitalised on. Engineering students rarely get to learn about it in class, so only few postgraduates know how to exploit it. However, in a variety of areas of robotics, the methods and formalisms based on the geometry and algebra of the screws, have proven to be superior to other techniques. The idea of publishing this book came about because there were not enough specialised texts for teaching the screw theory methodologies and advantages through a set of visual and comprehensive examples. This illustrated handbook presents an abstract mathematical formulation for robot KINEMATICS based in the use of the screw theory tools, making an emphasis on modern geometric techniques. Its main objective is to demonstrate that many robotics problems addressed today only with numerical iterative solutions, are solved much better with closed-form geometric solutions based on screw theory. This book will surely spark your excitement about the technological and social prospects for robotics and enable you to develop effective and efficient robot algorithms, solutions and applications. In the end you will realise that, most of the time, a good theory is the fastest way to obtain a better performance, and the only thing you will have to do in exchange is put in some time and commitment in studying the screw theory. The contents of this handbook are used at the "Master in Robotics and Automation" of the UC3M (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) by the Department of Systems Engineering and Automation.

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