- Hardcover: 358 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US (1 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0070572178
- ISBN-13: 978-0070572171
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
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""Modelling and Control of Robot Manipulators" serves well as the main textbook for a semester robot manipulator coursea ]
This volume has taken robotics, key elements of automation, to the next level. Both novice and expert readers can benefit from this timely addition to robotics literaturea ] [the authors] have earned and deserve our congratulations."
Automatica 37 (2001) 1679 a" 1687 (Reviewers: Marco de Oliveira and Mo Jamshidi)
"The book has an excellent balance of practical and advanced material (explanations, examples and problems) that take the introductory student to the level that useful research or applications can begin."
Wayne Book, Georgia Institute of Technology
"Because of its modern treatment and its excellent breadth, "Modelling and Control of Robot Manipulators" is the required text for our core course in the Robotics Ph.D. Program."
Matt Mason, Carnegie Mellon University
"Sciavicco and Sicillianoa (TM)s book achieves a good balance between simplicity and rigour. It is a comprehensive and excellent reference on robotic manipulators, with easy-to-follow notation and figures, lots of examples and a complete bibliography. I strongly recommend it!"
Tim Salcudean, University of British Columbia
"This is the ultimate reference book in robotics, perfectly balanced between educational scopes and introductory research."
Alessandro De Luca, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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This text, aimed at senior undergraduate/graduate courses in robotics, provides a guide to the foundations of robotics: modelling, mechanics and control. Fundamental aspects covered include kinematics, statics and dynamics of manipulators, and trajectory planning and motion control in free space.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Evaluation of the systematic generation of Jacobians
22 Jun 2000
Format:Paperback
The book presents a systematic technique to generate Jacobians for arbitrary serial manipulators. Unfortunately, the intuitive approach to Jacobian generation is not discussed, and readers with no alternative reference will have to follow their rather tedious method. Overall, the book is ok, despite small recurring errors.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
standard reference, but not very readable
21 Jan 2006
Format:Paperback
This was the textbook in my manipulator robotics class; we used the J.J. Craig "Introduction to Robotics" book as a secondary reference. While this book covers all of the major topics in detail, the treatment is less than straightforward; contrast this to the Craig book which provides less information (completely omitting differential kinematics, for example), but is far more readable. Many of the derivations that the authors employ are unintuitive. I'll recommend this book, but only until I find a good alternative.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Plain and Boring...
28 Oct 2007
Format:Paperback
This book is one of the most boring books that I ever had to read. It was painful and NO it did not inspire me to become the best damn robot designer in the world. Instead I opted for Power Engineering...
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