Control of a robot leg with an adaptive aVLSI CPG chip

Neurocomputing

Volumn 38-40, Issue , 2001, Pages 1409-1421

  Lewis, M Anthony ^a   Hartmann, Mitra J ^b   Etienne Cummings, Ralph ^c   Cohen, Avis H ^d  

^a Iguana Robotics Inc   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^d Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive control; Central pattern generator; Locomotion; Neuromorphic engineering; Sensorimotor integration

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; ROBOT LEARNING; SENSORY FEEDBACK; VLSI CIRCUITS;

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATORS (CPG);

ROBOTS;

ADAPTATION; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GAIT; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT; LOCOMOTION; MOTONEURON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM; ROBOTICS; RUNNING; SENSORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0035384010     PISSN: 09252312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-2312(01)00506-9     Document Type: Article

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