This hands-on book teaches advanced robotic building techniques using robotic kits. This is the first book to focus on robot building using a multitude of different kits, which can provide an inexpensive and convenient way to learn advanced concepts. The construction, theory, and experiments are explained in detail for different types of robots. Experimental Robotics with Kits is an independent and thorough resource for knowledge and understanding of robotics for both the hobbyist and student. Experimental Robotics with Kits complements our existing robotics series by addressing an advanced…mehr
This hands-on book teaches advanced robotic building techniques using robotic kits. This is the first book to focus on robot building using a multitude of different kits, which can provide an inexpensive and convenient way to learn advanced concepts. The construction, theory, and experiments are explained in detail for different types of robots. Experimental Robotics with Kits is an independent and thorough resource for knowledge and understanding of robotics for both the hobbyist and student. Experimental Robotics with Kits complements our existing robotics series by addressing an advanced audience. The road map looks like this: - Beginning: Robot Building for Beginners - Intermediate: Intermediate Robot Building - Advanced: Experimental Robotics with Kits TOC:Introduction.- Fundamentals of Electronics and Mechanics.- Introduction to Microcontrollers.- Basic Stamp Microcontrollers.- Object Oriented PIC (OOPIC) Microcontroller.- Atomic Pro Microcontroller.- DC and Servo Motors.- DC Motors.- Theory of Operation.- Applications.- Servo Motors.- Theory of Operation.- Applications.- PC Interfacing.- Parallel Port Interface.- Serial Port Interface.- USB.- Arm Robots.- 5 Degree of Freedom Arm Robot.- Mechanical Construction.- Electronics.- Controls and Interfacing.- 6 Degrees of Freedom Arm Robot with Servos.- Mechanical Construction.- Electronics.- Controls and Interfacing.- Wheeled Robots.- Two Wheel Drive Robot.- Mechanical Construction.- Electronics.- Controls.- Four Wheel Drive Robot.- Mechanical Construction.- Electronics.- Controls.- Legged Robots.- Hexapod Walking Robot.- Mechanical Construction.- Electronics.- Controls and Interfacing.- Biped Walking Robot.- Mechanical Construction.- Electronics.- Controls and Interfacing.
Pushkin Kachroo is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. He has co-authored Mobile Robotic Car Design, Feedback Control Theory for Ramp Metering in Intelligent Transportations Systems, Feedback Control Theory for Dynamic Traffic Assignment, and Incident Management for Intelligent Transportation Systems. Ferat Sahin is Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology. He has written book chapters in Electrical Engineering Freshmen Practicum and has co-written the articles "The effect of hidden nodes and asymmetric links on the capacity of a wireless network", " Three degrees of freedom thermal actuator", "Predicting the Mechanical Behavior of Self-Deformed Micromachined Cantilevers" and many more.
