Model-based dynamic self-righting maneuvers for a hexapedal robot

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 903-918

  Saranli, Uluc ^a   Rizzi, Alfred A ^a   Koditschek, Daniel E ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact modeling; Dynamic manipulation; Experimentation; Legged robot; Model based control

Indexed keywords

FLAPPING CONTROLLERS; TELEOPERATION; VISION-BASED NAVIGATION;

ACTUATORS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FEEDBACK CONTROL; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; MANIPULATORS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TORQUE CONTROL;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 4444234848     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364904045594     Document Type: Article

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