Robot Control and Programming - Class notes

A concise reference on robot control and programming, from motion and force control to programming methods. A compact tour of the core control concepts.

Haruhisa Kawasaki

An industry veteran's overview of the control technologies behind industrial robots. Explains how model-based control improves robot cost, speed, and precision.

Torgny Brogardh

Presents a virtual reality system for remotely controlling and supervising a mobile robot. Covers the hardware, software, and path planning behind teleoperation.

Ibari Benaoumeur, Ahmed-foitih Zoubir, and Hanifi Elhachimi Amar Reda

Describes a layered, open-architecture robot controller built for interaction tasks. A look at flexible control design for robots that touch and manipulate their surroundings.

A. Oliveira, E. De Pieri and U. Moreno

A clear treatment of sensor-based control for autonomous robots. Builds a control system from a functional breakdown of sensor and actuator modules.

G.R. Meijer, G.A. Weller, F.C.A. Groen and L.O. Hertzberger