Quadrupedal Locomotion: An Introduction to the Control of Four-Legged Robots

by Pablo González de Santos, Joaquin Estremera, Elena García

Book Overview

Walking machines have advantages over traditional vehicles, and have already accomplished tasks that wheeled or tracked robots cannot handle. Nevertheless, their use in industry and services is currently limited in scope. This book brings together methods and techniques that have been developed to deal with obstacles to wider acceptance of legged robots. Part I provides an historical overview. Part II concentrates on control techniques, as applied...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849965765
• ISBN13: 9781849965767
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"