Denavit-Hartenberg Parameters

A standardized parameterization for describing the geometry of serial kinematic chains using four parameters per joint: link length (a), link twist (α), link offset (d), and joint angle (θ). DH parameters enable systematic computation of forward kinematics as a product of homogeneous transformation matrices. They are the standard in industrial robot documentation and textbooks.

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