Snake-like locomotion: Experimentations with a biologically inspired wheel-less snake robot

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 591-602

  Bayraktaroglu, Z Y ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biologically inspired methods; Lateral undulation; Limbless locomotion; Wheel less snake like robot

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTS; MECHANISMS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; WHEELS;

BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED METHODS; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLS; CONTROL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; LATERAL UNDULATION; LIMBLESS LOCOMOTION; MECHANICAL DESIGNS; NATURAL SNAKES; PLANAR STRUCTURES; POWER SUPPLIES; SNAKE ROBOTS; TRAJECTORY GENERATIONS;

BIOMECHANICS;

EID: 58249085796     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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