Modeling, control, and motion planning of a climbing microrobot

Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-307

  Xiao, Jizhong ^a   Xiao, Jun ^b   Xi, Ning ^c   Dulimarta, Hans ^d   Tummala, R L ^e   Minor, Mark ^f   Mukherjee, R ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^f University of Utah   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION PLANNING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SENSORS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

LOAD CAPACITY; LOCOMOTION MODES; MICROROBOT; VACUUM GRIPPER;

ROBOTS;

EID: 10044262137     PISSN: 10692509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ica-2004-11401     Document Type: Article

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