MECH&AE C163A

Main Course

Kinematics of Robotic Systems

Description

Lecture, four hours; discussion, two hours; outside study, six hours. Recommended requisites: courses 155, 171A. Kinematical models of serial robotic manipulators, including spatial descriptions and transformations (Euler angles, Denavit-Hartenberg/DH parameters, equivalent angle vector), frame assignment procedure, direct kinematics, inverse kinematics (geometric and algebraic approaches), mechanical design topics. Concurrently scheduled with course C263A. Letter grading.