A self-reconfigurable modular robot: Reconfiguration planning and experiments

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10-11, 2002, Pages 903-915

  Yoshida, Eiichi ^a   Murata, Satoshi ^a   Kamimura, Akiya ^a   Tomita, Kohji ^a   Kurokawa, Haruhisa ^a   Kokaji, Shigeru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Experimental robotics; Hierarchical planner; Modular robotics; Planning; Self reconfigurable robot

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; MOTION PLANNING; ROBOTICS;

SELF-RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 0036820828     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364902021010835     Document Type: Conference Paper

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