Kinematic modeling, mobility analysis and design of wheeled mobile robots

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-99

  Low, K H ^a   Leow, P ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Dual wheel; Functional matrix; Kinetostatic isotropy; Mobile robot; Mobility

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; KINEMATICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; TRAJECTORIES; VECTORS; WHEELS;

DUAL-WHEELS; FUNCTIONAL MATRIX; KINETOSTATIC ISOTROPY; WHEELED MOBILE ROBOTS (WMR);

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 13444267596     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568553053020241     Document Type: Article

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