Concept paper: Cable-driven robots for use in hazardous environments

Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems- Proceedings

Volumn 10, Issue , 2004, Pages 310-316

  Riechel, Andrew T ^a   Bosscher, Paul ^a   Lipkin, Harvey ^a   Ebert Uphoff, Imme ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; GRIPPERS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; MAINTENANCE; MOTORS; RELIABILITY; ROBOTICS;

CABLE ACTUATED MANIPULATORS; CARGO TRANSPORT; PAYLOADS;

ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

EID: 3042708766     PISSN: 00698644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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