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TROB
2008
13 years 4 months ago
2008
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...
ROBIO
2006
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
2006
IEEE
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...
TROB
2008
13 years 4 months ago
2008
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...
IROS
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
2007
IEEE
— 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...
TROB
2008
13 years 4 months ago
2008
An important problem in the control of locomotion of robots with multiple degrees of freedom (e.g., biomimetic robots) is to adapt the locomotor patterns to the properties of the e...