11 Robotics Books
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This article is from the Robotics FAQ, by Kevin Dowling nivek@cs.cmu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
11 Robotics Books
The readership of this group ranges from the beginner to experienced
robot designers and users. Accordingly, this list covers the gamut as
well. I would like to include net resources as well such as papers or
tech reports so send me your sites!
Some of these books may be out of print. Check with your local
bookseller or try a used bookstore that provides a search service.
"Advanced Robot Systems"
Mark J. Robillard
Howard Sams and Co. 1984
"Autonomous Robot Vehicles"
I.J. Cox and G.T. Wilfong (eds)
New York, Springer-Verlag, 1990
Collection of seminal papers on autonmous robot vehicles.
"Build Your Own Universal Computer Interface"
Bruce Chubb
TAB Books
"Control System Design Guide"
George Ellis
ISBN 0-12-237470-3 Covers hardware,software and theory of ordinary PID
control.
"Directed Sonar Sensing for Mobile Robot Navigation"
by John J. Leonard and Hugh F. Durant-Whyte
Kluwer Academic Press
Boston (1992)
ISBN 0-7923-9242-6
An expansion on John's thesis work at Oxford.
"The Illusion Of Life, Lifelike Robotics"
by Gene Poor
Published by Creative Learning Systems.
It has lots of pictures and shows lots of different companies and
their animatronic designs and what is used to control them. If anyone
has further information on this book please send email to me. Thanks.
"Industrial Robots: Computer Interfacing and Control, Wesley E. Snyder"
Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1985.
LOC # TS191.8.S67
Fair amount of detail on inductrial robot controllers and connecting
to them.
"Inside the Robot Kingdom: Japan, Mechatronics and the Coming
Robotopia"
Frederik L. Schodt
Kodansha International
New York, NY 1988
Lots of interesting views of robots in Japan and Japan's fascination
with robots.
"Interfacing Test Circuits With Single-Board Computers"
Robert H. Luetzow
TAB Books
"Machines That Walk"
Shin-Min Song and Kenneth J Waldron
ISBN 0-262-19274-8
Like it says: legged locomotion. Focus is on the OSU Adaptive
Suspension Vehicle.
"A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation"
R. M. Murray, Z. Li, and S. S. Sastry
CRC Press, 1994
For more information, see [22]http://avalon.caltech.edu/~murray/mls
"Microprocessor Based Robotics"
Mark J. Robillard
Howard Sams and Co. 1983
"Microcontroller Technology: The 68HC11"
Peter Spasov
Regents/Prentice Hall, 1993, ISBN 0-13-583568-2
Aimed at the 68HC11 family, good reference.
"Minimalist Mobile Robotics"
Jonathan H Connel
ISBN 0-12-185230-X
Brooks subsumption architecture robots. Shows complex behaviors are
possible with little of the massive architectures done in other
programs.
"Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation."
Joseph L. Jones and Anita Flynn,
This book grew out of the Mobot Lab at MIT and covers many aspects of
mobile robots including design and the mechanics and electronics of
construction as well as robot programming. Good for the beginner and
experienced robot builder. A Mobile Robot kit is also available. See
the Rug Warrior in the section on Small, Inexpensive Robots. Check out
AK Peters web page as well for a variety of books, kits and other
mobile robot products.
Klaus Peters
President and Publisher
AK PETERS, LTD.
289 Linden Street
Wellesley, MA 02181
tel: 617.235.2210
fax: 617.235.2404
net:
ulr: [23]http://www.tiac.net/users/akpeters
* "Navigating Mobile Robots: Systems and Techniques"
Joahann Borenstein, H.R. Everett, and Liquang Feng
A K Peters, Ltd., 1996
ISBN 1-56881-058-X
An excellent overview and introduction to navigation sensors, methods
and techniques. If you are at all concerned with tracking, guiding and
mapping of mobile systems, then you need this book.
* "Recent Trends in Mobile Robots"
Edited by Y. F. Zheng
World Scientific
tel: 201.487.9655
Singapore/New Jersey/London/Hong Kong (1993)
ISBN 981-02-1511-8
Written by the members of the Mobile Robots Technical Committee of the
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
"The Robot Book"
Richard Pawson
Windward, 1985, 192 pages.
Utilizes Lego kits.
"The Robot Builder's Bonanza: 99 Inexpensive Robotics Projects"
Gordon McComb
TAB Books
The general consensus is that this is a good attempt for hobbyists.
Unfortunately this book has a number of errors - comp.robotics.misc
has covered a number of these. I hope to collect a number of these;
perhaps if it is reprinted or a new edition comes out these can be
corrected.
One example: Walkerbot (pg 136)it calls for two pieces of 1x1x1/16
angle stock 23 7/8" and two 17 5/8" these pices should be 24" and 17
7/8 " respectively.
"Robot Evolution: the Development of Anthropomorphics"
Rosheim, Mark E.
1994, John Wiley and Sons
ISBN 0-471-02622-0
"Robot Hobby: The Complete Manual, for Individuals and Clubs"
John W. Gutmann, Foreword by Joe Engelberger
From:
Machine Press Publishing
P.O. Box 870210
Stone Mountain, GA 30087-0006
ISBN 0-9634272-4-5, Soft cover $29.95, Hard Cover $36.95
"Robotic Technology: Principles and Practice."
Werner G. Holzbock
Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1986, ISBN 0-442-23154-7
"Robotics"
edited by Marvin Minsky
Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1985
ISBN: 0385194145, LCCN: 84024390
"Robot Motion: Planning and Control "
Brady, Hollerbach, Johnson, Lozano-Perez, and Mason.
Cambridge, MA, MIT Press 1982)
Collection of excellent papers on the topic of robot motion.
"Robots"
Peter Marsh
Crescent (Crown) Publishers, NY 1985
Marsh edited the volume and the book is made up of several
contributions from robotics researchers. A very well illustrated book
that covers the general topic of robots. Excellent source materials
and graphics.
"Safety, Reliability, and Human Factors in Robotic Systems."
Edited by James H. Graham.
Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1991.
ISBN 0-442-00280-7
Laws/rules/regulations are governing industrial robot installations in
the U.S.
"Sensors for Mobile Robots"
H. R. Everett
Publisher: A K Peters
net: [24]http://www.tiac.net/users/akpeters/sensors.html
An excellent overview of many sensors useful for robotics (and other
applications)
"Teleoperation and Robotics in Space"
Steven B. Skaar and Carl F. Ruoff, editors;
American Institute of Aerodynamics and Astrodynamics' PROGRESS IN
AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS SERIES, AIAA, Washington D.C., 1994.
This volume discusses many of the practical and theoretical aspects of
on-orbit teleoperation and robotics. Included in the volume are
detailed discussions, diagrams, and photos of international hardware
designed to assist with the assembly and maintenance of the space
station, as well as information about new remote teleoperation systems
and training facilities and programs for their operators. The
economics and politics of robotic vs manned space activities are
discussed at length as are the special issues which affect
long-distance operation, operation in near-zero g, operation using
very-light-weight, nonrigid units, and operation with an unconstrained
base.
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