Shady: Robust truss climbing with mechanical compliances

Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2008, Pages 431-440

  Vona, Marsette ^a   Detweiler, Carrick ^a   Rus, Daniela ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS; ROBUST CONTROL; SCAFFOLDS; TOWERS;

ROBUST TRUSS; SPACE-STATION MEMBERS; TERRESTRIAL STRUCTURES-TOWERS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 38949117964     PISSN: 16107438     EISSN: 1610742X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-77457-0_40     Document Type: Conference Paper

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