Unlike a serial robot, in which the end-effector is connected to a
base through a sequential series of motor-actuated joints, the
end-effector of a parallel robot is connected to the base through
several mechanisms in parallel, each of which has typically only
one or two actuated joints. Parallel robots are much more intricate
and versatile than serial ones but are, generally, lighter, faster,
more precise, and more rigid.
Parallel robots can be applied to virtually every situation that
requires the movement of a body. We are riding hexapods in
entertainment parks, the cookies that we eat were packed by a
parallel manipulator, our favorite football match is shown through
a fly-over camera mounted on a wire parallel robot, our eyeglasses
were polished by a parallel kinematic machine. Parallel robots are
everywhere and steadily continue their proliferation. But unlike
serial ones, parallel robots are so different that it is impossible
to enumerate them.
Fundamentals of Parallel Robots, however, provides an in-depth
insight into the very principles of motion that are responsible for
the complex variety of parallel robots. A unique preparatory text
for advanced students of mechanical engineering, the book follows a
unified geometric approach a" arranged by types of robots a" rather
than employing purely numerical or algebraic methods, and also
makes extensive use of examples and self-study problems which
encourage unorthodox thinking. Fundamentals of Parallel Robots can
also be used as a self-study reference for advanced robotics
researchers and practicing engineers who wish to learn more about
parallel robots.
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