An omni-directional mobile millimeter-sized microrobot with 3-mm electromagnetic micromotors for a micro-factory

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1369-1391

  Li, Jianghao ^a,b   Li, Zhenbo ^a   Chen, Jiapin ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b YANSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Micro factory; Micromotor; Mobile microrobot; Omni directional

Indexed keywords

CCD CAMERAS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETS; KINEMATICS; MICROMACHINING; MOTORS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; WHEELS;

CIRCUIT BOARDS; MICRO-FACTORY; MOBILE MICROROBOTS; OMNI-DIRECTIONAL;

ROBOTS;

EID: 34548403421     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: 15685535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855307781746089     Document Type: Article

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