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IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 53-57

  Rincón, Diana M ^a   Sotelo, Jorge ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Florida International University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomimetic; Friction; Inchworm; Locomotion; Mechanical systems; Multibody dynamics; Robotics; Simulation; Working model

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS; FRICTIONAL FORCES; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MULTIBODY DYNAMICS; PROPULSIVE FORCES;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRIC MOTORS; FRICTION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; GRIPPERS; MACHINE DESIGN; MUSCLE; PNEUMATIC SERVOMECHANISMS; PROXIMITY SENSORS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; TORQUE MEASUREMENT; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0347946808     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2003.1256298     Document Type: Article

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