Mechatronic design of a modular self-reconfiguring robotic system

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2000, Pages 1742-1747

  Unsal, Cem ^a   Khosla, Pradeep K ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULAR SELF RECONFIGURING ROBOTIC SYSTEM; POSITION FEEDBACK; SERVOMOTOR;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; MECHATRONICS; MODULAR ROBOTS; POSITION CONTROL; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY; ROBOTICS; SERVOMECHANISMS;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

EID: 0033701831     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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