M. Vukobratovic, V. Potkonjak, V.

Matijevic

Dynamics of Robots with Contact Tasks

Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, Vol. 26
As robots are becoming more and more sophisticated the interest in robot dynamics
is increasing. Within this field, contact problems are among the most interesting, since
contacts are present in almost any robot task and introduce serious complexity to system
dynamics, strongly influencing robot behavior. The book formulates dynamic models of
robot interaction with different kinds of environment, from pure geometrical constraints
to complex dynamic environments. It provides a number of examples. Dynamic modeling
is the primary interest of the book but control issues are treated as well. Because dynamics
and contact control tasks are strongly related the authors also provide a brief description
of relevant control issues.

The book will be of interest to engineers working in research and development in robotics
and automation and to both graduate and postgraduate students. The work will also
be valuable to readers involved in manufacturing, robotics, automation, computer and
control engineering.
2003, XV, 248 p.

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