Advances in control systems for construction manipulators

Automation in Construction

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 193-203

  Greer, R ^a   Haas, C ^a   Gibson, G ^a   Traver, A ^a   Tucker, R L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Automation equipment; Control; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACTUATORS; COMPUTER CONTROL; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MANIPULATORS; MOTION CONTROL; PERFORMANCE; ROBOTICS; SENSORS; STANDARDS;

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE (ANSI);

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0031167439     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(97)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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