MOTION, CONTROL, AND GEOMETRY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Geometric Foundations of Motion and Control -- INTRODUCTION -- CONNECTIONS AND BUNDLES -- CONSTRAINTS: ANGULAR MOMENTUM AND ROLLING -- STABILIZATION AND OPTIMAL CONTROL -- THE SNAKEBOARD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 2 Cycles That Effect Change -- INTRODUCTION -- ORDER SOMETIMES MATTERS -- SIMPLE MACHINES AND THE AREA RULE -- VIBRATIONAL, ROTARY, AND LINEAR MOTION -- ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS WITH SWITCHES -- THREE THINGS FROM TWO THINGS -- CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- 3 Geometric Phases, Control Theory, and Robotics -- INTRODUCTION -- LOCOMOTION IN MOBILE ROBOTS -- GRASPING AND MANIPULATION -- APPLICATIONS -- Exploration of Mars -- Medical Robotics: Minimally Invasive Surgery -- CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Motion Control and Coupled Oscillators -- INTRODUCTION -- FROM SHAPE CHANGE TO GLOBAL MOVEMENT -- SCRIPTS AND OSCILLATORS -- UNIFYING GEOMETRY -- SOME INTERESTING MACHINES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Speakers -- Appendix B Symposium Participants.