| CoDE | Co-evolutionary improved DE |
| C-Space | Configuration space |
| DE | Differential evolution |
| DOF | Degree of freedom |
| IK-based | Inverse-kinematics-based |
| MAE | Mean absolute error |
| MPC | Model predictive control |
| NSP | Null space projection |
| PSO | Particle Swarm Optimization |
| QP | Quadratic programming |
| RMSE | Root mean square error |
| RRT | Rapidly exploring random tree |
| SQP | Sequential quadratic programming |
| UDP | User datagram protocol |
| UKF | Unscented Kalman filter |
| W-Space RRT* | Workspace-based RRT* |