Analysis and design of a novel hydraulic power source for mobile robots

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 226-232

  Raade, Justin W ^a   Kazerooni, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic power; Free piston; Hydrogen peroxide; Mobile robots; Monopropellant; Ragone plot

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CRANKSHAFTS; DECOMPOSITION; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PISTONS;

ANAEROBIC POWER; FREE PISTON; MONOPROPELLANTS; RAGONE PLOT;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 23844442305     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2005.850394     Document Type: Article

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