Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ─ An Integrated Approach

Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Integrated Approachprovides a step-by step-approach to designing control systems for robot manipulators and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Integration of sophisticated control technology is vital to the design of new emerging mobile vehicles, such as personal air vehicles (PAVs) and the next generation of UAVs. Similar technologies are used in robotic manipulators, such as the PUMA range now used in automated manufacturing systems. This book shows the similarities within unmanned aerial vehicle and robotic system design, and will serve as a vital resource in the design of new products and systems.

Dr. Ranjan Vepa earned his PhD in applied mechanics from Stanford University, California. He currently serves as a lecturer in the School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, where he has also been the programme director of the Avionics Programme since 2001.. Dr. Vepa is a member of the Royal Aeronautical Society, London; the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), New York; a fellow of the Higher Education Academy; a member of the Royal Institute of Navigation, London; and a chartered engineer.