Online optimization of swimming and crawling in an amphibious snake robot

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 75-87

  Crespi, Alessandro ^a   Ijspeert, Auke Jan ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Amphibious snake robot; Locomotion control; Online optimization; Serpentine crawling; Swimming

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); GAIT ANALYSIS; MOTION CONTROL; ONLINE SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION;

AMPHIBIOUS SNAKE ROBOT; LOCOMOTION CONTROL; ONLINE OPTIMIZATION; SERPENTINE CRAWLING; SWIMMING;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 40949121543     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2008.915426     Document Type: Article

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