Low-voltage analog current-mode central pattern generator circuit for robotic chewing locomotion using 130nanometer CMOS technology

Proceedings of the International Conference on Microelectronics, ICM

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 155-159

  Rezaul Hasan, S M ^a   Xu, W L ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Analog CMOS VLSI; Central pattern generator; Robotic locomotion controller

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CMOS INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LOW PASS FILTERS; MICROELECTRONICS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

ANALOG CMOS CIRCUITS; ANALOG CMOS VLSI; ANALOG CURRENTS; BIOLOGICAL NEURAL NETWORKS; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; CMOS TECHNOLOGIES; CURRENT MIRRORS; CURRENT MODES; DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATIONS; INTERNAL STATE; LOCOMOTION CONTROLS; LOW VOLTAGES; NANOMETER CMOS; OSCILLATOR MODELS; SENSORY INPUTS; SILICON AREAS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 51849135034     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICM.2007.4497683     Document Type: Conference Paper

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