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F. FrigeniIndustrial Robotics ControlMaker Innovations Serieshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8989-1_7

7. Trajectory Generator

Fabrizio Frigeni1  
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Shanghai, China
 

In the previous chapters, we have learned how to describe a path geometrically, by means of parametric equations. Now, we need to learn how to let the robot run along those curves.

Given a planned path s, we introduce the concept of trajectory s(t), defined as a function that samples points from the path s along the time t.

A trajectory transforms a static path into a dynamic function of time. Importantly, any number of different trajectories can be generated from the same path. This is easy ...

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