Quadrupedal Locomotion An Introduction to the Control of Four-legged Robots

Walking machines have advantages over traditional vehicles, and they have already succeeded in carrying out many tasks that wheeled or tracked robots cannot handle. Nevertheless, their use in industry and services is currently limited in scope. Quadrupedal Locomotion: An Introduction to the Control...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: González de Santos, Pablo, Garcia, Elena (Author), Estremera, Joaquin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Springer London 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Walking Measurements and Algorithms
  • Walking Robots
  • Stability in Walking Robots
  • Generation of Periodic Gaits
  • Generation of Non-periodic Gaits
  • New Approaches to Stability
  • Control Techniques
  • Kinematics and Dynamics
  • Improving Leg Speed by Soft Computing Techniques
  • Virtual Sensors for Walking Robots
  • Human-machine Interfaces
  • The SILO4 Walking Robot
  • Simulation Software for Walking Robots