Practical and Experimental Robotics

TRAMA

Featuring a hands-on approach to learning that relies on affordable and easily available robotics kits on the market, Practical and Experimental Robotics provides a detailed exploration of the construction, theory, and experiments for different types of robots, including arm, wheeled, and legged robots. This book explains the fundamentals of electronics, mechanics, and computer interfaces before describing the programming of various terrestrial robots. Suitable for students, engineers, and hobbyists, the text also includes laboratory experiments, examples with solutions, as well as case studies. Topics covered range from basic stamp microcontrollers to biped and propeller based robots.

NOTE EDITORE

Taking a completely hands-on approach, using cheap and easily available robotics kits, Practical and Experimental Robotics provides a detailed exploration of the construction, theory, and experiments for different types of robots. With topics ranging from basic stamp microcontrollers to biped and propeller based robots, the text contains laboratory experiments, examples with solutions, and case studies. The authors begin with a review of the essential elements of electronics and mechanics. They describe the basic mechanical construction and electrical control of the robot, then give at least one example of how to operate the robot using microcontrollers or software. The book includes a reference chapter on Basic Stamp Microcontollers with example code pieces and a chapter completely devoted to PC interfacing. Each chapter begins with the fundamentals, then moves on to advanced topics, thus building a foundation for learning from the ground up. Building a bridge between technicians who have hands-on experience and engineers with a deeper insight into the workings, the book covers a range of machines, from arm, wheel, and leg robots to flying robots and robotic submarines and boats. Unlike most books in this field, this one offers a complete set of topics from electronics, mechanics, and computer interface and programming, making it an independent source for knowledge and understanding of robotics.

SOMMARIO

FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICSFundamentals of ElectronicsPractical Electronic CircuitsFundamentals of Machines and MechanismsMechanismsBASIC STAMP MICROCONTROLLERDifferent Versions of BASIC StampDevelopment Boards for BS2eBASIC Stamp EditorPBASIC Programming FundamentalsPC INTERFACINGParallel Port InterfacingSerial Port InterfacingUSB InterfacingROBOTIC ARMConstruction and MechanicsElectrical ControlParallel Port Interface Circuit Using RelaysUSB Interface Using RelaysParallel Port Interface Circuit Using TransistorsROBOTIC ARM CONTROLProgrammed TasksAutomatic Control Using a CameraRobotic KinematicsDynamics and ControlSome ExperimentsControl of a Six-Degrees-of-Freedom Arm RobotExamples and MATLAB ProgramsDIFFERENTIAL DRIVE ROBOTConstruction and MechanicsRobot Speed ControlRobot KinematicsFOUR WHEEL DRIVE ROBOTConstruction and MechanicsElectrical ControlHEXAPOD ROBOTConstruction and MechanicsElectrical ControlBIPED ROBOTSBigfoot: The WalkerThe Lynxmotion BipedThe Robosapien BipedPROPELLER BASED ROBOTSWingsPropellersRobotic PlanesRobotic HelicopterRobotic BoatsRobotic Submarines

AUTORE

Ferat Sahin, Pushkin Kachroo

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9781420059090
• Dimensioni: 9.25 x 6.25 in Ø 1.75 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 514 b/w images, 56 tables, 185 halftones and 1000 equations
• Pagine Arabe: 464