DocumentCode
3339219
Title
Three basic types of locomotion in mobile robots
Author
Hirose, Shigeo
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng. Sci., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
fYear
1991
fDate
19-22 June 1991
Firstpage
12
Abstract
The types of locomotion in mobile robots, the fundamental problem in the design of mobile robot, are discussed and it is pointed out that there are three fundamental configurations in the mobile robot: wheels and crawler track; legs; and an articulated body. The characteristics of these configurations are discussed. Some of the examples of mobile robot are given.<>
Keywords
mobile robots; articulated body; crawler track; legs; locomotion; mobile robots; wheels; Actuators; Animals; Crawlers; Leg; Legged locomotion; Mechanical engineering; Mobile robots; Production facilities; Service robots; Wheels;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Advanced Robotics, 1991. 'Robots in Unstructured Environments', 91 ICAR., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location
Pisa, Italy
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0078-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICAR.1991.240483
Filename
240483
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