A discrete-event systems approach to modeling dextrous manipulation

Robotica

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 515-525

  Ricker, S L ^a   Sarkar, N ^a   Rudie, K ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control theory; Dextrous manipulation; Discrete event system

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTICS;

DEXTROUS MANIPULATION; DISCRETE EVENT SYSTEMS; PLANAR GRASP LIFT REPLACE TASK;

DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030230456     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0263574700020002     Document Type: Article

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