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Contents vii

7.3 Feeding of Strips, Rods, Wires, Ribbons, Etc. 231
7.4 Feeding of Oriented Parts from Magazines 235
7.5 Feeding of Parts from Bins 242
7.6 General Discussion of Orientation of Parts 254
7.7 Passive Orientation 259
7.8 Active Orientation 266
7.9 Logical Orientation 271
7.10 Orientation by Nonmechanical Means 274

8 Functional Systems and Mechanisms 283
8.1 General Concepts 283
8.2 Automatic Assembling 284
8.3 Special Means of Assembly 295
8.4 Inspection Systems 300
8.5 Miscellaneous Mechanisms 307

9 Manipulators 314
9.1 Introduction 314
9.2 Dynamics of Manipulators 315
9.3 Kinematics of Manipulators 326
9.4 Grippers 350
9.5 Guides 358
9.6 Mobile and Walking Robots 372

Solutions to the Exercises 385

Recommended Readings 423

List of Main Symbols 425

Index 431

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