Modular Robots: Theory and Practice

I-Ming Chen

ISBN 10: 9811650098 / ISBN 13: 9789811650093

Published by Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore Sep 2022, 2022

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Neuware -This book introduces the latest advances in modular robotics, and presents a unified geometric framework for modeling, analysis, and design of modular robots, including kinematics, dynamics, calibration, and configuration optimization. Supplementing the main content with a wealth of illustrations, the book offers a valuable guide for researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of mechatronics, robotics, and automation who wish to learn about the theory and practice of modular robots.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 204 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modular Robots: Theory and Practice
• Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore Sep 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811650098
• ISBN 13: 9789811650093
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 155H x 12D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 12 millimeters depth
• Weight: 318 grams

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This book introduces the latest advances in modular robotics, and presents a unified geometric framework for modeling, analysis, and design of modular robots, including kinematics, dynamics, calibration, and configuration optimization. Supplementing the main content with a wealth of illustrations, the book offers a valuable guide for researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of mechatronics, robotics, and automation who wish to learn about the theory and practice of modular robots. 

About the Author

Prof. Guilin Yang, Prof. Yang received the B. Eng degree and M. Eng degree from Jilin University of Technology, China, in 1985 and 1988 respectively, and Ph.D. degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 1999, all in Mechanical Engineering. He had been with the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Singapore, as a senior scientist and the manager of the Mechatronics Group. He is currently a professor and deputy president of Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. His research interests are in electromagnetic actuators, parallel-kinematics machines, compliant mechanisms, modular robots, and robotic automation. He has published over three hundred technical papers in referred journals and conference proceedings. He was a recipient of 2014 R&D 100 Awards.

Prof. I-Ming Chen, Prof. Chen, Fellow of Singapore Academy of Engineering, Fellow of IEEE, and FellowASME, received the B.S. degree from the National Taiwan University in 1986, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from California Institute of Technology in 1989 and 1994, respectively, all in mechanical engineering. He is currently a full professor of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests are in construction robotics, logistics robotics, wearable sensors, human-robot interaction, modular robotics, and reconfigurable automation. He was general chairs for a number of international conferences including ICRA 2017. He was a Senior Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Robotics, and is currently the Editor-in-chief of IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.