Landing, perching and taking off from vertical surfaces

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 355-370

  Lussier Desbiens, Alexis ^a   Asbeck, Alan T ^a   Cutkosky, Mark R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bio inspired; landing; Perching; scansorial; spines; suspension; take off; unmanned air vehicle

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; PERCHING; SCANSORIAL; SPINES; SUSPENSION; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES;

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDING; TAKEOFF; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

EID: 79952134244     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364910393286     Document Type: Conference Paper

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