Continuous wave peristaltic motion in a robot

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-318

  Boxerbaum, Alexander S ^a   Shaw, Kendrick M ^b   Chiel, Hillel J ^c   Quinn, Roger D ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biologically inspired robots; design and control; human centered and life like robotics; mechanics; mechanism design; medical robots and systems; redundant robots; underactuated robots

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED ROBOTS; DESIGN AND CONTROL; MECHANISM DESIGN; MEDICAL ROBOTS; REDUNDANT ROBOT; UNDERACTUATED ROBOT;

MECHANICS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 84857815294     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364911432486     Document Type: Article

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