Foundations of Robotics by Bruno Siciliano

Foundations of Robotics by Bruno Siciliano

This textbook explores the foundational principles of robotics, focusing on its core pillars: modeling, planning, and control. Balancing mathematical rigor and physical intuition, a coherent formalism is established and used throughout the book. At the same time, technological challenges and application-driven solutions are given appropriate consideration.

With a general perspective that includes both fixed-base manipulators and mobile robots, the book presents the essential tools for understanding key topics such as kinematics, statics, trajectory planning, dynamics, and motion control. In its second part, more advanced topics are addressed, including wheeled robots, visual control, motion planning, force control, flexible robots and cooperative manipulation.

To support the learning process, appendices provide essential background material on linear algebra, mechanics, differential geometry, control theory, and graph search algorithms. The practical implementation of the methodologies is emphasized throughout, with over 50 worked examples and case studies, many supported by simulations. Additionally, more than 190 end-of-chapter problems are included, with a Solutions Manual available for instructors adopting the book for their courses.

Foundations of Robotics is designed for use as a textbook in both undergraduate and graduate robotics courses within engineering programs, making it an ideal resource for students and educators alike.

A list of errata for this book can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dwZ6LvN4hf2lfE4CGft3HtCI54Ga6xq9

Bruno Siciliano received his doctorate degree in Electronic Engineering from the University of Naples, Italy, in 1987. He is a professor of Control and Robotics at the University of Naples Federico II. His research focuses on methodologies and technologies in industrial and service robotics, including force and visual control, cooperative robots, human-robot interaction, and aerial manipulation. He has co-authored 6 books and over 300 journal papers, conference papers and book chapters. He has delivered more than 20 keynote presentations and over 100 colloquia and seminars at institutions around the world. He is a fellow of IEEE, ASME and IFAC, and co-editor of the Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR) series and the Springer Handbook of Robotics, which received the PROSE Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences & Mathematics and was also the winner in the category Engineering & Technology. He has served on the editorial boards of prestigious journals, as well as chair or co-chair for numerous international conferences. Professor Siciliano is the past president of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS). He has been the recipient of several awards, including the IEEE RAS George Saridis Leadership Award in Robotics and Automation and the IEEE RAS Distinguished Service Award.

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ISBN 13	9783031855221
ISBN 10	3031855221
Title	Foundations of Robotics
Author	Bruno Siciliano
Series	Advanced Textbooks In Control And Signal Processing
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2025-09-07
Number of pages	719
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