A framework for steering dynamic robotic locomotion systems

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 83-97

  McIsaac, Kenneth A ^a   Ostrowski, James P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid systems; Perturbation approaches; Robot locomotion; Snake like robotics; Underactuated systems

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; LINEAR ALGEBRA; MOBILE ROBOTS; NONLINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; ROBOTICS;

HYBRID SYSTEMS; ROBOT LOCOMOTION; SNAKE-LIKE ROBOTICS; UNDERACTUATED SYSTEMS;

MOTION PLANNING;

EID: 0038284066     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364903022002001     Document Type: Article

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