TY - BOOK AU - Vepa,Ranjan TI - Biomimetic robotics: mechanisms and control SN - 0521895944 (hbk.) U1 - 629.893 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Robotics KW - Biomimetics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-337) and index; 1. The robot. 2. Biomimetic mechanisms. 3. Homogeneous transformations and screw motions. 4. Direct kinematics of serial robot manipulators. 5. Manipulators with multiple postures and compositions. 6. Grasping: mechanics and constraints. 7. Jacobians. 8. Newtonian, Eulerian and Lagrangian dynamics. 9. Path planning, obstacle avoidance and navigation. 10. Hamiltonian systems and feedback linearization. 11. Robot control. 12. Biomimetic motive propulsion ER -