Tag: Redundant

Repetitive Motion Planning and Control of Redundant Robot Manipulators


Free Download Repetitive Motion Planning and Control of Redundant Robot Manipulators By Yunong Zhang, Zhijun Zhang (auth.)
2013 | 196 Pages | ISBN: 3642375170 | PDF | 6 MB
Repetitive Motion Planning and Control of Redundant Robot Manipulators presents four typical motion planning schemes based on optimization techniques, including the fundamental RMP scheme and its extensions. These schemes are unified as quadratic programs (QPs), which are solved by neural networks or numerical algorithms. The RMP schemes are demonstrated effectively by the simulation results based on various robotic models; the experiments applying the fundamental RMP scheme to a physical robot manipulator are also presented. As the schemes and the corresponding solvers presented in the book have solved the non-repetitive motion problems existing in redundant robot manipulators, it is of particular use in applying theoretical research based on the quadratic program for redundant robot manipulators in industrial situations. This book will be a valuable reference work for engineers, researchers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students in robotics fields.Yunong Zhang is a professor at The School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Zhijun Zhang is a research fellow working at the same institute.

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Redundant God Christian Faith in the Light of Evolution


Free Download David de Pomerai, "Redundant God? Christian Faith in the Light of Evolution"
English | ISBN: 1527559475 | 2020 | 485 pages | PDF | 15 MB
Does evolution make faith superfluous? Part One of this book looks across the whole spectrum of biologyfrom molecules to ecosystems to human societiesand at the fossil history of life on earth, concluding that evolution is the only explanatory concept that makes sense of it all. Doesnt this demolish the core Christian claim that God created the entire universe? Part Two explores whether God might instead embrace that universe with love and compassion, without micromanaging or interfering. Jesus bears witness to such a God in his kingdom teaching, calling Christians to follow his example of humility, serving others, and valuing what the world considers unimportant. This suggests paths of repentance and restraint that are urgently needed in a world facing rapid climate change and likely mass extinction.

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