Flexible microrobot-based microassembly station

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 135-169

  Fatikow, S ^a   Seyfried, J ^a   Fahlbusch, St ^a   Buerkle, A ^a   Schmoeckel, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER VISION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GRIPPERS; IMAGE SENSORS; MANIPULATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; USER INTERFACES;

MICROROBOTS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0033640325     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008106331459     Document Type: Article

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