A reflexive neural network for dynamic biped walking control

Neural Computation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1156-1196

  Geng, Tao ^a   Porr, Bernd ^b   Wörgötter, Florentin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 33645675958     PISSN: 08997667     EISSN: 1530888X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/neco.2006.18.5.1156     Document Type: Article

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