Online optimization of modular robot locomotion

IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 248-253

  Marbach, Daniel ^a   Ijspeert, Auke Jan ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); REDUNDANCY;

ADAPTIVE LOCOMOTION; MODULAR ROBOT LOCOMOTION; ONLINE OPTIMIZATION;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 27744439034     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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