Topic: Robotics

Linear Controller Design

Linear Controller Design

The main topic of the book is closed-loop design and the computation of performance limits using convexity. The book introduces a standard framework for the control design problem and describes...
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464 pages
1991-01-01 Published
Person, Thing, Robot

Person, Thing, Robot

Why robots defy our existing moral and legal categories and how to revolutionize the way we think about them. Robots are a curious sort of thing. On the one hand,...
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240 pages
2023-09-05 Published
1: Noticing Movement: Meaning, Measurement, and Experience 2: Studying Movement: Somatics, Choreography, and Notation 3: Constructing Movement: Somatic Strategies, Choreographic Technologies, and Notational Abstractions through a Laban/Bartenieff Lens 4: What Is Moving? The Interconnection of Body Parts and Action (Body) 5: Where Is the Movement? Spatial Fiducials for Movement (Space) 6: When Is the Movement Happening? The Temporal Perception of Movement (Time) 7: For Whom Is the Movement? The Relationship between Mover and Environment (Shape) 8: How Is the Movement Executed? Movement Quality Enables Shading of Motion (Effort) 9: Deconstructing Movement: Case Studies in Expression (Answering “Why?”) 10: Notating Movement: Advanced Analysis through Symbolic Representation

Making Meaning with Machines

A rigorous primer in movement studies for designers, engineers, and scientists that draws on the fields of dance and robotics. How should a gestural interface react to a “flick” versus...
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418 pages
2023-10-10 Published
The Official Raspberry Pi Projects Book Volume 4

The Official Raspberry Pi Projects Book Volume 4

The Raspberry Pi is loved the world over by educators and makers thanks to it’s tiny size and endless possibilities. We’ve managed to stuff the fourth edition of the official...
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201 pages
2018-10-01 Published