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MATLAB is an interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization and programming. As you can see in the figure on the right, MATLAB provides a graphical user interface, where all the input and output and the current workspace, so the used data, is presented. MATLAB can be used for almost all types of mathematical computation. For detailed information, you can have a look on the MATLAB homepage: http://www.mathworks.de/products/matlab/. | MATLAB is an interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization and programming. As you can see in the figure on the right, MATLAB provides a graphical user interface, where all the input and output and the current workspace, so the used data, is presented. MATLAB can be used for almost all types of mathematical computation. For detailed information, you can have a look on the MATLAB homepage: http://www.mathworks.de/products/matlab/. | ||
| − | A very useful add-on for MATLAB in the field of robotics is the <b>Robotics Toolbox</b> developed by Peter Corke. It is based on Peter Corkes Book "Robotics, Vision & Control", in which you can get a detailed description of the toolbox. The toolbox can be used for computations and simulations of kinematics, dynamics, trajectory generation and further robotics aspects. A manual describing all the functionalities of the toolbox is available under: | + | A very useful add-on for MATLAB in the field of robotics is the <b>Robotics Toolbox</b> developed by Peter Corke. It is based on Peter Corkes Book "Robotics, Vision & Control", in which you can get a detailed description of the toolbox. The toolbox can be used for computations and simulations of kinematics, dynamics, trajectory generation and further robotics aspects. A manual describing all the functionalities of the toolbox is available under: http://www.petercorke.com/RTB/robot.pdf |
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| − | + | To use the toolbox locally on your computer you need MATLAB locally installed on your computer. To run the toolbox please follow the instructions under http://www.petercorke.com/Robotics_Toolbox.html. But instead of using the original toolbox version, please use the version provided on the Robotics material page (https://getwww.uni-paderborn.de/dokumente/robotik/media/robotics-toolbox/RTBmodified.tar.gz). This is a modified version with an improved visualization. The installation process and the functionality are the same as of the original version. | |
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The following articles give explanations how to use MATLAB for certain topics. | The following articles give explanations how to use MATLAB for certain topics. | ||
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MATLAB is an interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization and programming. As you can see in the figure on the right, MATLAB provides a graphical user interface, where all the input and output and the current workspace, so the used data, is presented. MATLAB can be used for almost all types of mathematical computation. For detailed information, you can have a look on the MATLAB homepage: http://www.mathworks.de/products/matlab/.
A very useful add-on for MATLAB in the field of robotics is the Robotics Toolbox developed by Peter Corke. It is based on Peter Corkes Book "Robotics, Vision & Control", in which you can get a detailed description of the toolbox. The toolbox can be used for computations and simulations of kinematics, dynamics, trajectory generation and further robotics aspects. A manual describing all the functionalities of the toolbox is available under: http://www.petercorke.com/RTB/robot.pdf
To use the toolbox locally on your computer you need MATLAB locally installed on your computer. To run the toolbox please follow the instructions under http://www.petercorke.com/Robotics_Toolbox.html. But instead of using the original toolbox version, please use the version provided on the Robotics material page (https://getwww.uni-paderborn.de/dokumente/robotik/media/robotics-toolbox/RTBmodified.tar.gz). This is a modified version with an improved visualization. The installation process and the functionality are the same as of the original version.
The following articles give explanations how to use MATLAB for certain topics.
1 Overview
2 Vector algebra
2.1 Unit vectors
Literature
- P.I. Corke, “Robotics, Vision & Control”, Springer 2011, ISBN 978-3-642-20143-1.
