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Utilization of robots has recently received considerable attention from the engineering community; however, the state-of-the-art design and control of robots leave much to be desired. The sheer high dimensionality of robot models and the large geometrical variations in system parameters have made the study and control of robots an extremely complex task. As robots become lighter, more intelligent, more maneuverable and affordable, the modelling of robots necessary for the design and control of such systems presents a higher level of complexity.
To further the technologies of robot design and control, automation through a suitable computerized design system is essential. This article describes the design of a unified computer aided robot design system that will aid in robot modelling, specification of body parameters and control algorithms, as well as simulation in a controlled environment. While this system, called MADSIM, aims to increase the productivity of designers or researchers, it also provides the necessary structures so that new techniques in CAD or future concepts in robot systems can be accommodated. By incorporating extensibility, maintainability, and transportability into the MADSIM architecture, the design also serves to achieve the equally important goal of improving productivity of MADSIM programmers/designers.
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Cheng, L. (1985). Design of a Computer Aided Robot Design System. In: Tou, J.T. (eds) Computer-Based Automation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7559-3_13
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