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ICRA
2007
IEEE
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13 years 10 months ago
Frictional Compliance Model Development and Experiments for Snake Robot Climbing
Abstract— Intelligently utilizing the frictional contact between a robot and its environment can prevent slip, maintain balance, and provide stability during a robot’s motion. ...
Amir Shapiro, Aaron Greenfield, Howie Choset
TROB
2008
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13 years 4 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 ...
TROB
2008
141views more  TROB 2008»
13 years 4 months ago
3-D Snake Robot Motion: Nonsmooth Modeling, Simulations, and Experiments
A nonsmooth (hybrid) 3-D mathematical model of a snake robot (without wheels) is developed and experimentally validated in this paper. The model is based on the framework of nonsmo...
Aksel Andreas Transeth, Remco I. Leine, Christoph ...
IROS
2006
IEEE
117views Robotics» more  IROS 2006»
13 years 10 months ago
Toward Active Cannulas: Miniature Snake-Like Surgical Robots
— We have developed a new class of continuously flexible snake-like robots, called active cannulas, that consist of several telescoping pre-curved superelastic tubes. The device...
Robert J. Webster III, Allison M. Okamura, Noah J....