1. Kinematics and Robot Design IV, KaRD2021.
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Di Gregorio, Raffaele and Di Gregorio, Raffaele
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History of engineering & technology ,Technology: general issues ,Chebyshev and least-square approximations ,EP control ,Hill's model ,MATLAB ,RoboMech ,SimScape ,SimScape Multibody ,Simulink ,Stephenson III ,Watt II ,autonomous underwater vehicles ,bio-inspired exoskeleton ,biomimetics ,cable-driven system ,collaborative robots ,computational modelling ,design optimization ,dexterity ,differential evolution ,dimensional synthesis ,dynamic modelling ,elderly ,ergonomics ,finger grip ,functional electrical stimulation ,indeterminate linkages ,inspection ,kinematic synthesis and analysis ,kinematic synthesis of robots ,kinematics ,kinetostatics ,machine design ,mechanism optimization ,mixed-position synthesis ,multibody systems ,over-actuation ,parallel manipulator ,performance index ,performance tricycle ,pinch assistant ,pinch force ,planar linkages ,rehabilitation robotics ,robot design ,robot modeling and simulation ,robotics ,screw theory ,simulation ,six-bar linkage ,skill-based programming ,small-scale production ,topology ,torque adjusting mechanism ,transmission systems ,twist systems ,underwater robots ,upper limb rehabilitation ,usability ,useful workspace - Abstract
Summary: This volume collects the papers published on the special issue "Kinematics and Robot Design IV, KaRD2021" (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/robotics/special_issues/KaRD2021), which is the forth edition of the KaRD special-issue series, hosted by the open-access journal "MDPI Robotics". KaRD series is an open environment where researchers can present their works and discuss all the topics focused on the many aspects that involve kinematics in the design of robotic/automatic systems. Kinematics is so intimately related to the design of robotic/automatic systems that the admitted topics of the KaRD series practically cover all the subjects normally present in well-established international conferences on "mechanisms and robotics". KaRD2021, after the peer-review process, accepted 12 papers. The accepted papers cover some theoretical and many design/applicative aspects.