Development of a shape-shifting mobile robot for urban search and rescue

Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering (English Edition)

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 31-35

  Ye, Changlong ^a,b   Ma, Shugen ^b,c   Li, Bin ^b  

^a SHENYANG AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environment adaptation; Modular unit; Shape shifting robot; Urban search and rescue

Indexed keywords

VEHICLES; WHEELS;

ENVIRONMENT ADAPTATION; MODULAR UNIT; SHAPE SHIFTING; URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 44449120873     PISSN: 10009345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3901/CJME.2008.02.031     Document Type: Article

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