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Geometric Design of Linkages (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2011)
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Geometric Design of Linkages (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 2nd ed. 2011)
Series: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics, 11
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This book is an introduction to the mathematical theory of design
for articulated mechanical systems known as linkages. The focus is
on sizing mechanical constraints that guide the movement of a work
piece, or end-effector, of the system. The function of the device
is prescribed as a set of positions to be reachable by the
end-effector; and the mechanical constraints are formed by joints
that limit relative movement. The goal is to find all the devices
that can achieve a specific task. Formulated in this way the design
problem is purely geometric in character. Robot manipulators,
walking machines, and mechanical hands are examples of articulated
mechanical systems that rely on simple mechanical constraints to
provide a complex workspace for the end- effector. The principles
presented in this book form the foundation for a design theory for
these devices. The emphasis, however, is on articulated systems
with fewer degrees of freedom than that of the typical robotic
system, and therefore, less complexity. This book will be useful to
mathematics, engineering and computer science departments teaching
courses on mathematical modeling of robotics and other articulated
mechanical systems. This new edition includes research results of
the past decade on the synthesis of multi loop planar and spherical
linkages, and the use of homotopy methods and Clifford algebras in
the synthesis of spatial serial chains. One new chapter on the
synthesis of spatial serial chains introduces numerical homotopy
and the linear product decomposition of polynomial systems. The
second new chapter introduces the Clifford algebra formulation of
the kinematics equations of serial chain robots. Examples are use
throughout to demonstrate the theory.
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