Flexible Robot Manipulators: Modelling, simulation and control (Control, Robotics and Sensors)
Language: English
Published by The Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2008
- Hardcover
- Used

Seller: Phatpocket Limited, Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United KingdomPhatpocket Limited
AbeBooks seller since April 28, 2005
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 12.50
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
Seller Inventory # Z1-W-013-02175
- Title
- Flexible Robot Manipulators: Modelling, simulation and control (Control, Robotics and Sensors)
- Author
- Tokhi, M. O.
- Publisher
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0863414486
- ISBN 13
- 9780863414480
The ever increasing utilisation of robotic manipulators for various applications in recent years has been motivated by the requirements and demands of industrial automation. Among these, attention is focused more towards flexible manipulators, due to various advantages they offer compared to their rigid counterparts. Flexural dynamics have constituted the main research challenge in modelling and control of such systems; research activities have accordingly concentrated on the development of methodologies to cope with this.
The book reports recent and new developments in modelling, simulation and control of flexible robot manipulators. The material is presented in four distinct components: (i) a range of modelling approaches including classical techniques based on the Lagrange equation formulation, parametric approaches based on linear input/output models using system identification techniques, and neuro-modelling approaches; (ii) numerical modelling/ simulation techniques for dynamic characterisation of flexible manipulators using the finite difference, finite element, symbolic manipulation and customised software techniques; (iii) a range of open-loop and closed-loop control techniques based on classical and modern intelligent control methods including soft-computing and smart structures for flexible manipulators; and (iv) software environments for analysis, design, simulation and control of flexible manipulators.
The book can serve as a teaching resource as well as a reference text for research.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
M. Osman Tokhi obtained his B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) from Kabul University, Afghanistan in 1978 and Ph.D. from Heriot-Watt University, UK in 1988. He has held academic positions at universities in Afghanistan and the UK, and has also worked for industry. He is currently Reader of Systems and Control at the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK. His research interests include active control of noise and vibration, intelligent/adaptive control, soft-computing modelling and control of dynamic systems, and biomedical applications of robotics and control. He has published extensive research articles and textbooks in these areas.
Abul K.M. Azad is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, USA. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of Sheffield, UK, and subsequently worked at the Universities of Sheffield and Portsmouth in various capacities. His research and teaching interests are in flexible manipulators, real-time computer control, mechatronics, Internet-based physical experiments, adaptive/intelligent control and mobile robotics. He has active membership of and involvement in several learned societies including the IET, IEEE, ASEE, ISA and CLAWAR, and is an IEEE nominated evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, USA.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Phatpocket Limited
Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since April 28, 2005
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 19 business days | 1 to 3 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 14.19 | US$ 35.98 |
Payment methods
Store description
Phatpocket Limited is a world class secondhand bookstore located in the Hertfordshire countryside in the United Kingdom. We specialize in textbooks across an enormous variety of subjects. We aim to provide a low cost source of high quality textbooks to the academic community. We also have a sizable collection of rare and collectible books. We are dedicated to providing our customers with the highest standard of customer service in the bookselling business.Phatpocket Limited is registered in England and Wales: No. 04924751.…
Specialty
Used books, Used textbooksSeller's business information
Phatpocket Limited
67 Newland Street
Witham, United Kingdom CM8 1AA
Terms of sale
Books are usually shipped within two working days. All of our books have a 14 or 30 day no hassle money back guarantee unless stated otherwise in the book's description. Item must be returned in the exact same condition that it was received. Through our work with The Rainbow Centre and other Charity Partners, we have already given hundreds of young people in Sri Lanka and Africa the vital chance to get an education.
Your satisfaction is extremely important to us and we would be happy to work with you to try and resolve any issues with your order. Please contact us via the Abe messaging centre regarding any problems and we will respond asap.
Please kindly send any return requests or reports of defects, damage, or material differences within 7 days of receipt of your order or 30 days from the date of shipment.
If you are making a return we will need to receive the item within 30 days from the date of shipment for UK orders or 90 days from the date of shipment for international orders. Similarly, we require that non-deliveries be reported within 30 days from the date of shipment for UK orders or 90 days from the date of shipment for international orders.
If your parcel is returned by the postal service due to being unclaimed, refused, or having an undeliverable or insufficient address, we will contact you to try and resolve the issue. If this is not possible, or if we do not hear back, we will refund you the cost of your order minus the original postage paid.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 2 business days. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.
In spite of our best efforts, a small number of the items in our catalogue may be mispriced or out of stock. If an item's correct price is higher than our stated price, we will, at our discretion, either contact you for instructions before shipping or cancel your order and notify you of such cancellation.