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Bioinspiration and Robotics Walking and Climbing Robots

Edited by: Maki K. Habib

ISBN 978-3-902613-15-8, Hard cover, 544 pages
Publisher: InTech
Publication date: September 2007
Subject: Biomimetic Robotics

Nature has always been a source of inspiration and ideas for the robotics community. New solutions and technologies are required and hence this book is coming out to address and deal with the main challenges facing walking and climbing robots, and contributes with innovative solutions, designs, technologies and techniques. This book reports on the state of the art research and development findings and results. The content of the book has been structured into 5 technical research sections with total of 30 chapters written by well recognized researchers worldwide.

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Table of Contents

1. Parametrically Excited Dynamic Bipedal Walking
   Fumihiko Asano and Zhi-Wei Luo
   1843 views, 724 downloads
   
2. Biologically Inspired Robots
   Fred Delcomyn
   7512 views, 3627 downloads
   
3. Study on Locomotion of a Crawling Robot for Adaptation to the Environment
   Li Chen, Yuechao Wang, Bin Li, Shugen Ma and Dengping Duan
   2073 views, 793 downloads
   
4. Multiple Sensor Fusion and Motion Control of Snake Robot Based on Soft-Computing
   Woo-Kyung Choi, Seong-Joo Kim and Hong-Tae Jeon
   2848 views, 1296 downloads
   
5. Evolutionary Strategies Combined With Novel Binary Hill Climbing Used for Online Walking Pattern Generation in Two Legged Robot
   Lena Mariann Garder and Mats Hovin
   1975 views, 752 downloads
   
6. A Multitasking Surface Exploration Rover System
   Antonios K. Bouloubasis and Gerard T. McKee
   1974 views, 804 downloads
   
7. Collective Displacement of Modular Robots Using Self-Reconfiguration
   Carrillo Elian and Dominique Duhaut
   1910 views, 725 downloads
   
8. In-pipe Robot with Active Steering Capability for Moving Inside of Pipelines
   Hyouk Ryeol Choi and Se-gon Roh
   3096 views, 1542 downloads
   
9. Locomotion Principles of 1D Topology Pitch and Pitch-Yaw-Connecting Modular Robots
   Juan Gonzalez-Gomez, Houxiang Zhang and Eduardo Boemo
   1819 views, 666 downloads
   
10. Mechanical Design of Step-Climbing Vehicle with Passive Linkages
    Daisuke Chugo, Kuniaki Kawabata, Hayato Kaetsu, Hajime Asama and Taketoshi Mishima
    2320 views, 971 downloads
    
11. Climbing Robots
    Majid M. Moghadam and Mojtaba Ahmadi
    2930 views, 1837 downloads
    
12. Mechanical and Kinematics Design Methodology of a New Wheelchair with Additional Capabilities
    R. Morales, A. Gonzalez and V. Feliu
    2326 views, 1108 downloads
    
13. Pneumatic Actuators for Climbing, Walking and Serpentine Robots
    Grzegorz Granosik
    2983 views, 1524 downloads
    
14. Omnidirectional Mobile Robot - Design and Implementation
    Ioan Doroftei, Victor Grosu and Veaceslav Spinu
    3499 views, 2306 downloads
    
15. Space Exploration - towards Bio-Inspired Climbing Robots
    Carlo Menon, Michael Murphy, Metin Sitti and Nicholas Lan
    2550 views, 1042 downloads
    
16. Basic Concepts of the Control and Learning Mechanism of Locomotion by the Central Pattern Generator
    Jun Nishii and Tomoko Hioki
    1786 views, 708 downloads
    
17. Locomotion of an Underactuated Biped Robot Using a Tail
    Fernando Juan Berenguer and Felix Monasterio-Huelin
    2052 views, 802 downloads
    
18. Reduced DOF Type Walking Robot Based on Closed Link Mechanism
    Katsuhiko Inagaki
    2333 views, 1009 downloads
    
19. Posture and Vibration Control Based on Virtual Suspension Model for Multi-Legged Walking Robot
    Qingjiu Huang
    1952 views, 749 downloads
    
20. Research on Hexapod Walking Bio-Robot's Workspace and Flexibility
    Baoling Han, Qingsheng Luo, Xiaochuan Zhao and Qiuli Wang
    2583 views, 1090 downloads
    
21. A Designing Method of the Passive Dynamic Walking Robot via Analogy with Phase Locked Loop Circuits
    Masatsugu Iribe and Koichi Osuka
    2074 views, 802 downloads
    
22. Theoretical Investigations of the Control Movement of the CLAWAR at Statically Unstable Regimes
    Alexander Gorobtsov
    1531 views, 565 downloads
    
23. Selection of Obstacle Avoidance Behaviors Based on Visual and Ultrasonic Sensors for Quadruped Robots
    Kiyotaka Izumi, Ryoichi Sato, Keigo Watanabe and Maki K. Habib
    1952 views, 716 downloads
    
24. Climbing Service Robots for Improving Safety in Building Maintenance Industry
    Bing L. Luk, Louis K. P. Liu and Arthur A. Collie
    1955 views, 917 downloads
    
25. Gait Programming for Multi-Legged Robot Climbing on Walls and Ceilings
    Jinwu Qian, Zhen Zhang and Li Ma
    2249 views, 963 downloads
    
26. Armless Climbing and Walking in Robotics
    Maki K. Rashid
    1965 views, 806 downloads
    
27. A Reference Control Architecture for Service Robots as applied to a Climbing Vehicle
    Francisco Ortiz, Diego Alonso, Juan Pastor, Barbara Alvarez and Andres Iborra
    1923 views, 778 downloads
    
28. Climbing with Parallel Robots
    R. Saltaren, R. Aracil, O. Reinoso and E. Yime
    2039 views, 932 downloads
    
29. Gait Synthesis in Legged Robot Locomotion Using a CPG-Based Model
    J. Cappelletto, P. Estévez, J. C. Grieco and W. Medina-Meléndez and G. Fernández-López
    2278 views, 1000 downloads
    
30. On the Use of a Hexapod Table to Improve Tumour Targeting in Radiation Therapy
    Juergen Meyer, Matthias Guckenberger, Juergen Wilbert and Kurt Baier
    2156 views, 1018 downloads