Implementing configuration dependent gaits in a self-reconfigurable robot

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 3828-3833

  Stoy K ^a   Shen, W M ^b   Will, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; GAIT ANALYSIS; MODULAR ROBOTS; MOTION CONTROL; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SYSTEM STABILITY;

CONFIGURATION DEPENDENT GAITS; LOCOMOTION GAITS; SELF RECONFIGURABLE ROBOT;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0344896651     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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