Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control

The second edition of this highly successful book introduces the science and engineering of mechanical manipulation and provides a complete overview of the fundamental skills underlying the mechanics and control of manipulators. This edition features new material on controls, computer-aided design and manufacturing, and off-line programming systems. Each chapter introduces the fundamentals of a topic and uses specially designed examples to demonstrate the use of these principles. The first edition was the winner of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award. 0201095289B04062001Craig, John J. is the author of 'Introduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control', published 1989 under ISBN 9780201095289 and ISBN 0201095289.