The Development, Control and Operation of an Autonomous Robotic Excavator

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-97

  Bradley, David A ^a   Seward, Derek W ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Construction; Robotics

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; KINEMATICS; MOTION CONTROL; ROBOTICS;

LANCASTER UNIVERSITY COMPUTERIZED INTELLIGENT EXCAVATOR (LUCIE);

EXCAVATORS;

EID: 0031600191     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007932011161     Document Type: Article

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