This supplementary introductory text for courses in robotics or industrial robotics requires minimal knowledge of physics and mathematics. It treats many fundamental subjects in robotics and includes a glossary in English, French and German.

This introductory text treats the following subjects: the basic characteristics of industrial robot mechanisms; the pose and movement of an object, which are described by homogenous transformation matrices; a geometric model of robot mechanism; a short introduction into kinematics and dynamics of robots; robot sensors and the planning of robot trajectories; basic control schemes resulting in either desired end-effector trajectory or force; robot grippers and feeding devices, which are described together with the basics of robot vision; the planning of robot assembly; and finally, robot standards and safety are briefly dealt with. The book concludes with a glossary in English, French and German.

This volume is supplementary reading for courses in robotics or industrial robotics and requires minimal knowledge of physics and mathematics.

Winner of the Outstanding Academic Title distinction from the library magazine CHOICE in 2011 Contains a glossary in English, French and German Includes robotics course material (slides) on extras.springer.com Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Matja Mihelj (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 2002) is a Full Professor at the University of Ljubljana. His research interests are in human-robot interaction, rehabilitation robotics, and wearable sensors. He has authored or coauthored over 40 journal publications and 9 monographs, and holds 3 patents. His contributions have been recognized with several national and international awards. Tadej Bajd (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 1979) is President of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, a Professor Emeritus at the University of Ljubljana, and a Fellow of the IEEE, AIMBE, and EAMBES. He is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts and Slovenian Academy of Engineering. He is the author or coauthor of over 100 journal papers and several monographs. Jadran Lenar i (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 1986) is currently Director of the J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana. His basic research interests include robotics, robot kinematics, biorobotics and humanoid robotics. He has edited a series of books on Advances in Robot Kinematics, and is a member of both the Slovenian Academy of Engineering and Accademia delle scienze di Bologna. Ale Ude (Ph.D., University of Karlsruhe, 1995) is Head of the Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics, and Robotics at J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, and an Associate Professor at the University of Ljubljana. His research interests include robot sensorimotor learning, robot vision, humanoid robotics, and cognition. Ale Stanovnik, (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 1980) is a Professor Emeritus of Physics with the University of Ljubljana. His research chiefly focused on experimental nuclear and particle physics. He is the author of a physics textbook and author or coauthor of more than 80 papers in scientific journals. Sebastjan lajpah (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 2015) is a Teaching Assistant for courses in the fields of robotics, robot control, and human-robot interaction. Hisresearch is focused on wearable sensors, haptics, collaborative robotics, and robot control. Jure Rejc (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 2008) is a researcher and Teaching Assistant for robotics and embedded systems. In addition, he works to develop robot-based applications and solutions for high-precision industrial measurements. Marko Munih (Ph.D., University of Ljubljana, 1993) is a Full Professor and Head of the Robolab at the University of Ljubljana. His research is focused on robots in interaction and haptic interfaces, as well as robots in construction and measurement work. He has authored or coauthored 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 textbooks, and holds 5 patents.

Inhalt
Homogenous transformation matrices.- Geometric description of the robot mechanism.- Two-segment robot manipulator.- Robot sensors.- Trajectory planning.- Robot control.- Robot environment.- Standards and safety in robotics.