Performance comparison of rough-terrain robots - Simulation and hardware

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-271

  Thueer, Thomas ^a   Krebs, Ambroise ^a   Siegwart, Roland ^a   Lamon, Pierre ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BlueBotics SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTIMIZATION; TRACTION (FRICTION); UNMANNED VEHICLES;

PERFROMANCE OPTIMIZATION TOOL; ROCKER-BOGIE-TYPE ROVER; WHEEL TORQUES;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 34247531387     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20185     Document Type: Article

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