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Robot tool box - provides many functions that are useful in robotics including such things as kinem

Installation:
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simply copy all the .m files into a directory 'robot' 

add the directory robot to your MATLABPATH

add the directory robot/demos to your MATLABPATH


Help:
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1: manual

robot.pdf is the documentation in standard Mathworks style.  It is
formatted for double sided printing which makes for a more compact
manual and saves trees.

2: desktop help GUI
from the Matlab desktop, choose help, and select the Robotics Toolbox
option.  HTML format documentation for all functions is available.

3: command line
use the help command from the command prompt, eg. help ikine


Demos:
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1: invoke the demo GUI
from the command prompt, >>> demos, then select the Robotics Toolbox

2: desktop menu bar
from the menu bar choose demos, and select the Robotics Toolbox

3: command prompt
from the prompt, >>> rtdemos.

Options 2 and 3 only work if robot/demos is in your MATLABPATH


Citing the Toolbox:
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If you use the Toolbox and want to cite it in a paper please use:

@ARTICLE{Corke96b,
	AUTHOR             = {P.I. Corke},
	JOURNAL            = {IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine},
	MONTH              = mar,
	NUMBER             = {1},
	PAGES              = {24-32},
	TITLE              = {A Robotics Toolbox for {MATLAB}},
	VOLUME             = {3},
	YEAR               = {1996}
}

Home page:
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	http://www.petercorke.com

Please email bug reports, comments or code contribtions to me.

	Peter Corke	[e-mail]