Geometrical Methods in Robotics

The main aim of this book is to introduce Lie groups and allied algebraic and geometric concepts to a robotics audience. These topics seem to be quite fashionable at the moment, but most of the robotics books that touch on these topics tend to treat Lie groups as little more than a fancy notation. I...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Selig, J.M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
Series:Monographs in Computer Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Lie Groups
  • 3 Subgroups
  • 4 Lie Algebra
  • 5 A Little Kinematics
  • 6 Line Geometry
  • 7 Representation Theory
  • 8 Screw Systems
  • 9 Clifford Algebra
  • 10 The Study Quadric
  • 11 Statics
  • 12 Dynamics
  • 13 Differential Geometry