Design of Statically Stable Walking Robot: A Review

Journal of Robotic Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 671-686

  Kar, D C ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CHAINS; GRAVITATION; MANEUVERABILITY; PRODUCT DESIGN; VEHICLES;

ARTIFICIAL LEGGED LOCOMOTION; ARTIFICIAL WALKING MACHINES;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0345170844     PISSN: 07412223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.10118     Document Type: Review

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