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Lynch at 21:08, 16 March 2023

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	You will need is the Modern Robotics (MR) code library that accompanies the book "Modern Robotics."		You will need the Modern Robotics (MR) code library that accompanies the book "Modern Robotics."

	Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter		Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter

Lynch at 16:05, 15 September 2020

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	T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]		T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]

	(Your "~~zero~~" ~~values~~ may ~~not~~ be ~~exactly~~ ~~zero~~.)		(Your "zeros" and "ones" may be represented as floating point numbers, not integers.)

	Do not proceed until you've downloaded the code, decided on your programming language, and tested the code!		Do not proceed until you've downloaded the code, decided on your programming language, and tested the code!

Lynch at 16:04, 15 September 2020

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	~~Now that you've purchased or downloaded the book, the next thing you~~ will need is the Modern Robotics (MR) code library that accompanies the book.		You will need is the Modern Robotics (MR) code library that accompanies the book "Modern Robotics."

	Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter		Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter

Lynch at 12:04, 5 May 2018

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	Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter		Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter

	se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0]; ~~T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)~~		se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0];
			T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)

	and you should get (approximately) the resulting matrix		and you should get (approximately) the resulting matrix

Lynch at 12:03, 5 May 2018

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	Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter		Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter

	se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0]; T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)		se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0]; T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)

	and you should get (approximately) the resulting matrix		and you should get (approximately) the resulting matrix

	T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]		T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]

	(Your "zero" values may not be exactly zero.)		(Your "zero" values may not be exactly zero.)

Lynch at 12:03, 5 May 2018

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	se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0]; T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)		se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0]; T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)

	and you should get the resulting matrix		and you should get (approximately) the resulting matrix

	T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]		T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]

			(Your "zero" values may not be exactly zero.)

	Do not proceed until you've downloaded the code, decided on your programming language, and tested the code!		Do not proceed until you've downloaded the code, decided on your programming language, and tested the code!

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Now that you've purchased or downloaded the book, the next thing you will need is the Modern Robotics (MR) code library that accompanies the book.

Visit [https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics https://github.com/NxRLab/ModernRobotics] and download the software. Included with the download is a pdf manual that describes each of the functions. Each function has an example usage in the comments in the code itself. You should decide which language you would like to use for your programming assignments (Python, Mathematica, or MATLAB [or the free Octave clone]), and try a couple of the examples in the comments to make sure you understand how to use the code, even though you don't (yet!) know the purpose of many of the functions. As an example, in MATLAB, you could enter

se3mat = [ 0, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1.5708, 2.3562; 0, 1.5708, 0, 2.3562; 0, 0, 0, 0]; T = MatrixExp6(se3mat)

and you should get the resulting matrix

T = [1, 0, 0, 0; 0, 0, -1, 0; 0, 1, 0, 3; 0, 0, 0, 1]

Do not proceed until you've downloaded the code, decided on your programming language, and tested the code!