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ICARCV
2006
IEEE
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13 years 9 months ago
Developments in Snake Robot Modeling and Locomotion
— Snake robots may one day play a crucial role in search and rescue operations and fire-fighting where it may either be too narrow or to dangerous for personnel to operate. Pro...
Aksel Andreas Transeth, Kristin Ytterstad Petterse...
TROB
2008
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13 years 3 months ago
Snake Robot Obstacle-Aided Locomotion: Modeling, Simulations, and Experiments
Snakes utilize irregularities in the terrain, such as rocks and vegetation, for faster and more efficient locomotion. This motivates the development of snake robots that actively u...
Aksel Andreas Transeth, Remco I. Leine, Christoph ...
IROS
2007
IEEE
138views Robotics» more  IROS 2007»
13 years 10 months ago
Tracking control for snake robot joints
— This paper considers the problem of model based control of the joints of a snake robot without wheels. The potential range of applications for snake robots are numerous, and de...
Aksel Andreas Transeth, Nathan van de Wouw, Alexey...
TROB
2008
102views more  TROB 2008»
13 years 3 months ago
Experimentally Verified Optimal Serpentine Gait and Hyperredundancy of a Rigid-Link Snake Robot
In this study, we examine, for a six-link snake robot, how an optimal gait might change as a function of the snake
Vipul Mehta, Sean Brennan, Farhan Gandhi
ROBIO
2006
IEEE
122views Robotics» more  ROBIO 2006»
13 years 9 months ago
Non-smooth 3D Modeling of a Snake Robot with External Obstacles
Abstract— In this paper we extend a non-smooth 3D mathematical model of a snake robot to also include external obstacles to enable obstacle aided locomotion. The model is based o...
Aksel Andreas Transeth, Remco I. Leine, Christoph ...