The force workspace: A tool for the design and motion planning of multi-limb robotic systems

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 218-224

  Madhani, A ^a   Dubowsky, S ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DESIGN; FRICTION; KINEMATICS; LOADS (FORCES); MOTION PLANNING; ROBOTICS;

FORCE WORKSPACE; MULTI-LIMB SYSTEMS; ROBOTIC CLIMBING MACHINES;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0031166055     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826239     Document Type: Article

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