System-level optimization model for a snake-inspired robot based on a rectilinear gait

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 2, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2008, Pages 913-924

  Hopkins, James K ^a   Spranklin, Brent W ^a   Gupta, Satyandra K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIT PARAMETERS; HIERARCHICAL OPTIMIZATION; META MODEL; OPTIMAL GAITS; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICS-BASED MODELS; SYSTEM LEVEL OPTIMIZATION;

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBOTS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 81155124317     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2008-49972     Document Type: Conference Paper

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