Dynamic mobility with single-wheel configuration

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 728-738

  Xu, Yangsheng ^a   Brown Jr , H Ben ^b   Au, Kwok Wai ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRIVES; FLYWHEELS; MANIPULATORS; MOTION CONTROL; MOTION PLANNING; SYSTEM STABILITY;

GYROVER; MOBILITY;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0032679371     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/02783649922066538     Document Type: Article

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