Background
Mason, Matthew Thomas was born on August 24, 1952 in Oklahoma City. Son of Robert Allen and Patricia Jean Mason.
(Robot Hands and the Mechanics of Manipulation explores se...)
Robot Hands and the Mechanics of Manipulation explores several aspects of the basic mechanics of grasping, pushing, and in general, manipulating objects. It makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the motion of objects in the presence of friction, and to the development of fine position and force controlled articulated hands capable of doing useful work. In the book's first section, kinematic and force analysis is applied to the problem of designing and controlling articulated hands for manipulation. The analysis of the interface between fingertip and grasped object then becomes the basis for the specification of acceptable hand kinematics. A practical result of this work has been the development of the Stanford/JPL robot hand - a tendon-actuated, 9 degree-of-freedom hand which is being used at various laboratories around the country to study the associated control and programming problems aimed at improving robot dexterity. Chapters in the second section study the characteristics of object motion in the presence of friction. Systematic exploration of the mechanics of pushing leads to a model of how an object moves under the combined influence of the manipulator and the forces of sliding friction. The results of these analyses are then used to demonstrate verification and automatic planning of some simple manipulator operations. Matthew T. Mason is Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie-Mellon University, and coeditor of Robot Motion (MIT Press 1983). J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr. is a Research Scientist at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and president of Salisbury Robotics, Inc. Robot Hands and the Mechanics of Manipulation is 14th in the Artificial Intelligence Series, edited by Patrick Henry Winston and Michael Brady.
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( "Manipulation" refers to a variety of physical changes ...)
"Manipulation" refers to a variety of physical changes made to the world around us. Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation addresses one form of robotic manipulation, moving objects, and the various processes involved -- grasping, carrying, pushing, dropping, throwing, and so on. Unlike most books on the subject, it focuses on manipulation rather than manipulators. This attention to processes rather than devices allows a more fundamental approach, leading to results that apply to a broad range of devices, not just robotic arms. The book draws both on classical mechanics and on classical planning, which introduces the element of imperfect information. The book does not propose a specific solution to the problem of manipulation, but rather outlines a path of inquiry.
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Mason, Matthew Thomas was born on August 24, 1952 in Oklahoma City. Son of Robert Allen and Patricia Jean Mason.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Artificial Intelligence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982.
Research visitor International Business Machines Corporation Thomas J. Watson Research Center, 1978, Sandia National Labs, 1994, 1995. Professor, computer science department and robotics institute Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, since 1982, chairman robotics doctoral program, 1995—2004, director, Robotics Institute, since 2004. Invited lecturer in field.
Member design review board, Skywalker Project Carnegie Mellon University, 1999. Member international steering committee Workshop on Control Problems in Robotics and Automation, 2002. Member organizing committee National Science Foundation Robotics and Computer Vision Principal Investigator Workshop, 2003.
Member National Research Council review panel Robotic Access and Human Plantary Landing Systems, 2005. Founding coordinator Association Doctor of Philosophy Programs in Robotics, since 2005. Member advisory board RoboBusiness, 2006.
Member senior programm committee EUROS-06, 2006. Member program committee Robotics: Science and Systems, 2006. Juror Robot Hall of Fame, 2006.
(Robot Hands and the Mechanics of Manipulation explores se...)
( "Manipulation" refers to a variety of physical changes ...)
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers(member international advisory committee, International Conference on Industrial Technology, 2002, fellow nomination committee, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Robotics and Automation Society, 2006), American Association for Artificial Intelligence.
Married Mary Lynn Wilson, August 19, 1972. Children: Timm, Kate.