Craig, John J.,  1955- <br/><br/>
Introduction to robotics :  mechanics and control / 
John J. Craig. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Upper Saddle River, N.J. :  Pearson/Prentice Hall,  c2005. 
 - viii, 400 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Spatial descriptions and transformations -- Manipulator kinematics -- Inverse manipulator kinematics -- Jacobians: velocities and static forces -- Manipulator dynamics -- Trajectory generation -- Manipulator-mechanism design -- Linear control of manipulators -- Nonlinear control of manipulators -- Force conrol of manipulators -- Robot programming languages and systems -- Off-line programming systems -- Trigonometric identities -- The 24 angle-set conventions -- Some inverse-kinematic formulas -- Solutions to selected exercises. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0201543613 9780201543612 0131236296 9780131236295 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004275113 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Robotics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TJ211  / .C67 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.8/92