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Robot Grasping Foundations

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From Robot to Human Grasping Simulation

Part of the book series: Cognitive Systems Monographs ((COSMOS,volume 19))

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This chapter presents the foundations of this book, introducing the basic concepts and definitions involved in the study of object grasping and manipulation tackled in the following chapters. It starts with the definition of a grasp and the most common contact models. Then an introduction to grasp analysis and grasp synthesis is presented.

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    Beatriz León & Antonio Morales

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Construction, Biomechanics and Ergonomics Group, Universitat Jaume I, Campus Riu Sec, Avd. Sos Baynat S/N., E-12071, Castellon, Spain

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León, B., Morales, A., Sancho-Bru, J. (2014). Robot Grasping Foundations. In: From Robot to Human Grasping Simulation. Cognitive Systems Monographs, vol 19. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01833-1_2

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