3-DOF untethered microrobot powered by a single laser beam based on differential thermal dynamics

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 121-127

  Pac, Muhammed R ^a   Popa, Dan O ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL THERMALS; LASER PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL DESIGN; MICRO ROBOTS; MULTIPLE LASERS; MULTIPLE ROBOT; NON HOLONOMIC CONSTRAINT; SINGLE LASERS; SOURCE OF ENERGY; STICK AND SLIP; WHOLE BODY;

ACTUATORS; DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; LASER BEAMS; LASERS; MICROMETERS; SLIP FORMING; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 84864485194     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2011.5980485     Document Type: Conference Paper

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