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Mobile robots for dynamic environments /

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Other Authors: Kececi, Emin Faruk (Editor), Ceccarelli, Marco (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2015.
Series:Automation and control collection.
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Mobile robots.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Underwater robots: a fascinating challenge / Andrea Manuello
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Biomorfic fin propulsion
  • 1.3 Biomorfic fin actuation
  • 1.4 Biomorfic integrated fin-actuator systems: a case study
  • 1.5 Conclusion
  • 1.6 References
  • 2. A novel lighter than air vehicle - Flying Octopus / Zheng Li
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 The design of Flying Octopus - a bio-inspired design
  • 2.2.1 Design considerations
  • 2.2.2 The design
  • 2.2.3 The wire-driven flapping wing
  • 2.3 Modeling and simulation
  • 2.3.1 Wing kinematics
  • 2.3.2 Propulsion model
  • 2.3.3 Propulsion simulation
  • 2.4 Motion control
  • 2.4.1 Wing flapping motion
  • 2.4.2 Flying Octopus motion control
  • 2.5 Prototype and experiment testing
  • 2.5.1 Flying Octopus prototype
  • 2.5.2 Indoor experiments
  • 2.6 Conclusions
  • 2.7 References
  • 3. Visual attitude estimation and stabilization of flying robots / Cihat Bora Yi�git
  • 3.1 Unmanned aerial vehicles
  • 3.2 Attitude estimation with vision
  • 3.3 Quadrotor UAV modeling and control
  • 3.4 Robot design and manufacturing
  • 3.5 Experiments
  • 3.6 Closure
  • 3.7 Acknowledgment
  • 3.8 References
  • 4. Robot swarms: dynamics and control / Veysel Gazi
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Agent dynamics
  • 4.2.1 Fully actuated agent model
  • 4.2.2 Non-holonomic agent dynamics
  • 4.2.3 Simplified or high-level agent models
  • 4.3 Problem definitions
  • 4.3.1 Aggregation and social foraging
  • 4.3.2 Formal control and swarm tracking
  • 4.3.3 Source seeking
  • 4.4 Control design approaches
  • 4.4.1 Artificial potential functions
  • 4.4.2 Neighborhood topologies
  • 4.4.3 Gradient-based, lyapunov, and sliding mode methods
  • 4.4.4 Adaptive control approaches
  • 4.4.5 Other nonlinear methods
  • 4.5 Swarm robotic applications
  • 4.5.1 Static coverage
  • 4.5.2 Dynamic coverage
  • 4.5.3 Cooperative target localization and tracking
  • 4.6 Concluding remarks
  • 4.7 References
  • 5. Mobile robots for earth exploration: applications, technologies and image processing techniques for navigation / Filippo Bonaccorso
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Applications of robots for earth explorations
  • 5.2.1 Volcanic explorations
  • 5.2.2 Meteorite search
  • 5.2.3 Search and rescue
  • 5.2.4 Humanitarian demining
  • 5.2.5 Underground explorations
  • 5.3 Related technologies
  • 5.3.1 Sun synchronous robots
  • 5.3.2 Traversability analysis
  • 5.3.3 Localization and map building
  • 5.3.4 Traction control
  • 5.4 Current challenges
  • 5.5 A road detection and obstacle avoidance method of using a stereo camera for autonomous navigation
  • 5.5.1 Related works and overview
  • 5.5.2 Drivable surface detection outline
  • 5.5.3 Drivable surface detection setup
  • 5.5.4 Obstacle detection
  • 5.5.5 Control of the robotic platform
  • 5.5.6 Final considerations
  • 5.6 Conclusions and future work
  • 5.7 References.

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