Topological representation and analysis method for multi-port and multi-orientation docking modular robots

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2004, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 2210-2215

  Ko, Albert ^a   Lau, T L ^a   Lau, H Y K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Graph Theory; Mechatronic Design; Modular Robots; Self Reconfigurable Robots; Topological Representative

Indexed keywords

DOCKING; GRAPH THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHATRONICS; MOTION CONTROL; TOPOLOGY;

MECHATRONIC DESIGN; MULTI-PORT ROBOTS; SELF-RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS; TOPOLOGICAL REPRESENTATIVES;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 3042676791     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/robot.2004.1307390     Document Type: Conference Paper

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