Title: "Applications of Computer Algebra to Robotics"
Organizer:   Peter Kovács,      kovacs@cs.tu-berlin.de


Abstract:
The primary area of applications of CA-methods in robotics is mechanism
kinematics. Its objective is to investigate the relationship between the
joint(value)s of arbitrary mechanisms and the pose (position and
orientation) of its bodies in space. Non-linear systems of equations
containing trigonometric functions must be solved to calculate all sets of
joint values that take the hand of a given robot to a desired pose in space
or to determine the pose of flight-simulator-type platforms for given leg
lengths. Industry needs symbolic solutions of these problems due to high
speed requirements. The session concentrates on symbolic methods for
solving complex mechanisms efficiently and on the specific algebraic
problems encountered.

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