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Fundamentals of Robotics Engineering

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  1. Harry H. Poole

    1. North Attleboro, USA

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. An Overview of Robotics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

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      Pages 3-26

    3. Types of Robots

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      Pages 27-51

  3. Robotic Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. Introduction to Robot Mechanics

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      Pages 55-76

    3. Robot Electronic Design

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      Pages 77-103

    4. Robotic Sensors

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      Pages 104-118

    5. Vision Systems

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      Pages 119-156

    6. Ultrasonic Systems

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      Pages 157-188

    7. Mobile Robots

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      Pages 189-220

  4. Computer Hardware and Software

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
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    2. Computers for Robots

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      Pages 223-248

    3. Robot Languages

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      Pages 249-270

    4. Robot Intelligence

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      Pages 271-296

  5. Robotic Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297
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    2. Robot Standards

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      Pages 299-311

    3. Applications Engineering

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      Pages 312-333

    4. Application-Oriented Requirements

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      Pages 334-348

  6. Future Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 349-349
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About this book

Robotics engineering has progressed from an infant industry in 1961 to one including over 500 robot and allied firms around the world in 1989. During this growth period, many robotics books have been published, so me of which have served as industry standards. Until recently, the design of robotics sys­ tems has been primarily the responsibility of the mechanical engineer, and their application in factories has been the responsibility of the manufacturing engineer. Few robotics books address the many systems issues facing electron­ ics engineers or computer programmers. The mid-1980s witnessed a major change in the robotics field. The develop­ ment of advanced sensor systems (particularly vision), improvements in the intelligence area, and the desire to integrate groups of robots working together in local work cells or in factory-wide systems have greatly increased the partic­ ipation of electronics engineers and computer programmers. Further, as ro­ bots ga in mobility, they are being used in completely new areas, such as construction, firefighting, and underwater exploration, and the need for com­ puters and smart sensors has increased. Fundamentals af Rabaties Engineering is aimed at the practicing electrical engineer or computer analyst who needs to review the fundamentals of engi­ neering as applied to robotics and to understand the impact on system design caused by constraints unique to robotics. Because there are many good texts covering mechanical engineering topics, this book is limited to an overview of those topics and the effects they have on electrical design and system pro­ grams.
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    Harry H. Poole

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