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Is it worth learning differential geometric methods for modeling and control of mechanical systems?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 2007

Andrew D. Lewis
Andrew D. Lewis*
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Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
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*E-mail: andrew@mast.queensu.ca
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Summary

Evidence is presented to indicate that the answer is, “Yes, sometimes.”

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Robotica , Volume 25 , Issue 6 , November 2007 , pp. 765 - 777
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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