Niku offers comprehensive, yet concise coverage of robotics that will appeal to engineers. Robotic applications are drawn from a wide variety of fields. Emphasis is placed on design along with analysis and modeling. Kinematics and dynamics are covered extensively in an accessible style. Vision systems are discussed in detail, which is a cutting-edge area in robotics. Engineers will also find a running design project that reinforces the concepts by having them apply what they've learned.

Contents
Fundamentals.

· Kinematics of Robots: Position Analysis.

· Differential Motions and Velocities.

· Dynamic Analysis and Forces.

· Trajectory Planning.

· Motion Control Systems.

· Actuators and Drive Systems.

· Sensors.

· Image Processing and Analysis with Vision Systems.

· Fuzzy Logic Control.

Appendix A Review of Matrix Algebra and Trigonometry.

Appendix B Image Acquisition Systems.

Appendix C Root Locus and Bode Diagram with MatlabTM.

Appendix D Simulation of Robots with Commercial Software.

Index.