Title :
Climbing the walls [robots]
Author :
Tummala, R.Lal ; Mukherjee, Ranjan ; Xi, Ning ; Aslam, Dean ; Dulimarta, Hans ; Xiao, Jizhong ; Minor, Mark ; Dang, G.
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
fDate :
12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Presents two underactuated kinematic designs for miniature climbing robots. They use suction. The underactuation is to save weight.
Keywords :
mobile robots; robot kinematics; miniature climbing robots; suction; underactuated kinematic designs; Actuators; Buildings; Climbing robots; Kinematics; Leg; Legged locomotion; Orbital robotics; Reconnaissance; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation;
Journal_Title :
Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MRA.2002.1160067
