Kinematics modeling and analyses of articulated rovers

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 539-553

  Tarokh, Mahmoud ^a   McDermott, Gregory J ^a  

^a San Diego State University   (United States)

Author keywords

All terrain rovers (ATRs); Rover kinematics; Rover terrain interaction; Slip detection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMIZATION;

ALL-TERRAIN ROVERS (ATRS); ROVER KINEMATICS; ROVER-TERRAIN INTERACTION; SLIP DETECTION;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 24144481227     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2005.847602     Document Type: Article

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