Mason, Matthew T. <br/><br/>
Robot hands and the mechanics of manipulation / 
Matthew T. Mason and J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  MIT Press,  1985. 
 - xxvi, 298 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - The MIT Press series in artificial intelligence .
 - MIT Press series in artificial intelligence. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Section I: Kinematic and force analysis of articulated hands / J. K. Salisbury, Jr. -- Introduction -- Contact - freedom and constraint -- Number synthesis of hands -- Contacts in groups -- Complete restraint and internal forces -- Force application and velocity analysis -- Stiffness control and sensing -- Force error analysis -- Conclusions -- Section II: Manipulator grasping and pushing operations / M. T. Mason -- Introduction -- Theory of pushing -- Application -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0262132052 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>85000003 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Robot hands.<br/>Manipulators (Mechanism)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>629.892