Design of 2D modular robot based on magnetic force analysis

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Shiu, Ming Chiuan ^a,b   Lee, Hou Tsan ^a,c   Lian, Feng Li ^a   Fu, Li Chen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HSIUPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c TAKMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODULAR ROBOTS; PROGRAMMABLE ROBOTS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

LARGE-SCALE; MAGNETIC FORCES; MECHANICAL FUNCTIONS; MICRO-CONTROLLER; NOVEL ACTUATIONS; RECONFIGURABLE ROBOTS; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 54549086869     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICIT.2008.4608506     Document Type: Conference Paper

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