1. Introduction...1 2. Spatial Descriptions and Transformations...19 3. Manipulator Kinematics...62 4. Inverse Manipulator Kinematics...101 5. Jacobioans: Velocities and Static Forces...135 6. Manipulator Dinamics...165 7. Trajectory Generations...201 8. Manipulator-Mechanism Design...230 9. Linear Control of Manipulators...290 10. Nonlinear control of Manipulators...262 11. …
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