Environment-robot interaction - The basis for mobility in planetary micro-rovers

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-39

  Ellery, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bekker theory; Mars rover; Mobile robotics; Mobility analysis; Planetary exploration; Robot environment interaction

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PLANETARY SURFACE ANALYSIS; PLANETS; ROBOTICS; SPACE RESEARCH;

BECKER THEORY; MARS OVER; MOBILE ROBOTICS; MOBILITY ANALYSIS; PLANETARY EXPLORATION; ROBOT-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 22544475580     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2004.08.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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