An Illustrated Intro To Robotics Engineering For Beginners Covering Mechanisms Sensors And Control Systems. A Simple Guide To Understanding How Robots Work Without The Confusing Jargon. Perfect Starter Tech Book For New Engineers And Hobbyists Who Want
✔️ Single book, 265 pages, by Dr. Roland K. Ashworth.
This concise, illustrated guide makes robotics engineering understandable by showing how the six subsystems: mechanics, dynamics, sensing, control, software, and safety, interact to make a robot function. It's ideal for classrooms, hobbyists, and professionals expanding into robotics.
✅ 265 pages
✅ 87 fully worked examples with complete, checkable arithmetic
✅ 15 practice sets with full answer keys
✅ 168 illustrations and diagrams that turn abstract math into visuals
✅ Covers topics: geometry and motion, rotation matrices, quaternions, Denavit-Hartenberg parameters, forward and inverse kinematics, singularities, workspace analysis; force and hardware: Newton-Euler and Lagrangian dynamics, four-bar linkages, motor selection, torque-speed curves; sensing and control: encoders, IMUs, LiDAR, stereo vision, PID tuning, A* and RRT path planning, SLAM, ROS nodes and URDF, battery chemistry, power budgeting, reinforcement learning, sim-to-real transfer; safety: ISO 10218.
💡 What is a beginner robotics engineering book good for when building real working robots? This handy guide helps you turn theory into working practice.
- Connects kinematics with dynamics into a single reasoning chain
- Shows how sensing and control close the loop in real projects
- Provides practical numbers and examples for motor selection, battery budgeting, and tuning