A concept for rapidly-deployable cable robot search and rescue systems

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005

Volumn 7 B, Issue , 2005, Pages 589-598

  Bosscher, Paul ^a   Williams II, Robert L ^a   Tummino, Melissa ^a  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cable suspended robot; Calibration; Rescue robot; Search and rescue; Wire driven robot; Workspace

Indexed keywords

CABLES; INVERSE KINEMATICS; MANIPULATORS; MOTION COMPENSATION; ROBOTICS;

CABLE-SUSPENDED ROBOT; SEARCH AND RESCUE; WIRE-DRIVEN ROBOT; WORKSPACE;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 33244493317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2005-84324     Document Type: Conference Paper

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