Flexible Robot Manipulators: Modelling, simulation and control

* Chapter 1: Flexible manipulators - an overview * Chapter 2: Modelling of a single-link flexible manipulator system: Theoretical and practical investigations * Chapter 3: Classical mechanics approach of modelling multi-link flexible manipulators * Chapter 4: Parametric and non-parametric modelling of flexible manipulators * Chapter 5: Finite difference and finite element simulation of flexible manipulators * Chapter 6: Dynamic characterisation of flexible manipulators using symbolic manipulation * Chapter 7: Flexible space manipulators: Modelling, simulation, ground validation and space operation * Chapter 8: Open-loop control of flexible manipulators using command-generation techniques * Chapter 9: Control of flexible manipulators with input shaping techniques * Chapter 10: Enhanced PID-type classical control of flexible manipulators * Chapter 11: Force and position control of flexible manipulators * Chapter 12: Collocated and non-collocated control of flexible manipulators * Chapter 13: Decoupling control of flexible manipulators * Chapter 14: Modelling and control of space manipulators with flexible links * Chapter 15: Soft computing approaches for control of a flexible manipulator * Chapter 16: Modelling and control of smart material flexible manipulators * Chapter 17: Modelling and control of rigid-flexible manipulators * Chapter 18: Analysis and design environment for flexible manipulators * Chapter 19: SCEFMAS - An environment for simulation and control of flexible manipulator systems