Long-term study of a portable field robot in urban terrain

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 625-650

  Lundberg, Carl ^a   Christensen, Henrik I ^b   Reinhold, Roger ^c  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIO LINKS;

FIELD ROBOT; MAN-PORTABLE ROBOT; ROBOT SYSTEM; ROBOT TECHNOLOGY;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 35348907297     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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