The Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control of Free-Flying and Free-Floating Space Robotic Systems

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 531-543

  Dubowsky, Steven ^a   Papadopoulos, Evangelos ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS; MOTION CONTROL; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE STATIONS;

DYNAMIC SINGULARITIES; FREE FLYING AND FREE FLOATING SPACE ROBOTIC SYSTEMS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0027681216     PISSN: 1042296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/70.258046     Document Type: Article

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