Data/knowledge representation of modular robot and its working environment

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-159

  Zhang, W J ^a   Liu, S N ^b   Li, Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA STRUCTURES; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; MOBILE ROBOTS; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROCESS ENGINEERING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; ROBOTICS;

CASED-BASED REASONING; FUNCTION-BEHAVIOR-STRUCTURES (FBS); SOFTWARE PACKAGE EXPRESS;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 0033752189     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5845(99)00055-1     Document Type: Article

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