Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation

✍ Scribed by Matthew T. Mason

• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 266
• Series: Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Manipulation" refers to a variety of physical changes made to the world around us. Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation addresses one form of robotic manipulation, moving objects, and the various processes involved--grasping, carrying, pushing, dropping, throwing, and so on. Unlike most books on the subject, it focuses on manipulation rather than manipulators. This attention to processes rather than devices allows a more fundamental approach, leading to results that apply to a broad range of devices, not just robotic arms.The book draws both on classical mechanics and on classical planning, which introduces the element of imperfect information. The book does not propose a specific solution to the problem of manipulation, but rather outlines a path of inquiry.