Analysis, simulation, and implementation of a human-inspired pole climbing robot

Robotica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-287

  Sadeghi, A ^a   Moradi, H ^a   Ahmadabadi, M Nili ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biomimetic robots; Design; Novel applications of robotics; Pole climbing robots; Service robots; Teleoperation

Indexed keywords

BIO-MIMETIC ROBOT; CLIMBING ROBOTS; INSPECTION TOOLS; LIGHT WEIGHT; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; NOVEL DESIGN; SERVICE ROBOTS; SMALL SIZE; TELE-OPERATIONS; V-SHAPE;

BIOMIMETICS; DESIGN; POLES; ROBOTS; STATIC ANALYSIS; VEHICLES; WASHING; WHEELS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MACHINE DESIGN; ROBOTS; VEHICLES; WASHING; WHEELS;

EID: 84856650615     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: 14698668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574711000579     Document Type: Article

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