Autonomous Robots - Table of Contents

June 2005
7 x 9, 593 pp., 302 illus.
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ISBN-10:
0-262-02578-7
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-02578-2

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Autonomous Robots
From Biological Inspiration to Implementation and Control
George A. Bekey

	Preface Sample Chapter - Download PDF (34 KB)	xiii

1	Autonomy and Control in Animals and Robots Sample Chapter - Download PDF (903 KB)	1

2	Control and Regulation in Biological Systems	27

3	Fundamental Structural Elements	45

4	Low-Level Robot Control	71

5	Software Architectures for Autonomous Robots	97

6	Robot Learning	125

7	Robot Locomotion: An Overview	185

8	Biped Locomotion	253

9	Locomotion in Animals and Robots with Four, Six, and Eight Legs	285

10	Arm Motion and Manipulation	333

11	Control of Grasping in Human and Robot Hands	363

12	Control of Multiple Robots	391

13	Humanoid Robots	441

14	Localization, Navigation, and Mapping	473

15	The Future of Autonomous Robots	509

	Appendix: Introduction to Linear Feedback Control Systems	519

	References	531

	Author Index Sample Chapter - Download PDF (30 KB)	557

	Index Sample Chapter - Download PDF (67 KB)	563

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