Optimal topological transformation of underwater modular self-reconfigurable robots

Robotica

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 581-594

  Xu, X S ^a   Ge, T ^a   Zhu, J M ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Connectivity planning; Modular self reconfigurable robots; Optimal reconfiguration; Topological transformation

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MODULAR ROBOTS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGY; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES;

CONNECTIVITY PLANNING; MODULAR SELF-RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS; OPTIMAL RECONFIGURATION; TOPOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 25144516324     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574704001092     Document Type: Article

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