Title :
Three basic types of locomotion in mobile robots
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng. Sci., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.1991.240483
