A generic kinematic formulation for wheeled mobile robots

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-91

  Rajagopalan, R ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ROBOTICS;

AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLES (AGVS); AUTONOMOUS TRANSIT VEHICLES (ATVS); DRIVERLESS GROUND VEHICLES; WHEELED MOBILE ROBOTS (WMRS);

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0031075739     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4563(199702)14:2<77::AID-ROB3>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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