Geometric Fundamentals of Robotics

Citation

Mann, C.J.H. (2005), "Geometric Fundamentals of Robotics", Kybernetes, Vol. 34 No. 7/8. https://doi.org/10.1108/k.2005.06734gae.004

Geometric Fundamentals of Robotics

Geometric Fundamentals of Robotics

J.M. SeligSpringer2005ISBN 0-397-20874-72nd. Editionxvii, 398 pp., Hardcover59.95 (net price), £46.00, sFr 106.00, $69.95

J.M. Selig of London South Bank University, London UK has produced this 2nd edition in the series “Monographs in Computer Science” (Eds. D. Gries and F.B. Schneider). The first publication met the demand for such a book and the second is still a unique contribution to geometric concepts that are all-important to robotics.

The book concentrates on providing an understanding of the subject and does not dwell on other areas such as kinematics.

It does include much “state-of-the-art” material and the author connects it to the mathematical fundamentals in group theory and geometry. Cyberneticians interested in this area will probably prefer this approach to basics, and it should serve both student and researchers in many other areas of endeavour.

This second edition includes in its contents:

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  Preface – Introduction – Lie Groups – Subgroups – Lie Algebra – A Little Kinematics – Line Geometry – Representation Theory – Screw Systems – Clifford Algebra – A Little More Kinematics – The Study Quadric – Statics – Dynamics – Constrained Dynamics – Differential Geometry – References – Index.

C.J.H. MannSection Editor