Biologically inspired climbing with a hexapedal robot

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 25, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 223-242

  Spenko, M J ^a   Haynes, G C ^b   Saunders, J Aaron ^c   Cutkosky, M R ^d   Rizzi, A A ^c   Full, R J ^e   Koditschek, D E ^f  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston Health Economics Inc   (United States)

^d Stanford University   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL; MOTION PLANNING; ROBOTICS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SENSORS;

BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED CLIMBING; HEXAPEDAL ROBOT;

ROBOTS;

EID: 43749117975     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20238     Document Type: Article

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