Development of hybrid hydraulic-electric power units for field and service robots

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1015-1034

  Amundson, Kurt ^a   Raade, Justin ^a   Harding, Nathan ^a   Kazerooni, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BLEEX; Exoskeletons; Field and service robots; Hydraulic power; Mobile power sources

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SENSORS;

BLEEX; EXOSKELETONS; HYDRAULIC POWER; MOBILE POWER SOURCES; SERVICE ROBOTS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 33750160429     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855306778394058     Document Type: Article

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