Mobile robots : inspiration to implementation / Joseph L. Jones, Anita M. Flynn and Bruce A. Seiger.
By: Jones, Joseph L
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Contributor(s): Seiger, Bruce A | Flynn, Anita M.
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BookPublisher: Natick, MA : A K Peters, 1999Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxii, 457 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1568810970.Subject(s): Mobile robotsDDC classification: 629.892 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 629.892 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00086401 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 629.892 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00086400 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Revised and updated, the second edition includes several new chapters with projects and applications. The authors keep pace with the ever-growing and rapidly expanding field of robotics. The new edition reflects technological developments and includes programs and activities for robot enthusiasts. Using photographs, illustrations, and informative text, Mobile Robots guides the reader through the step-by-step process of constructing two different and inexpensive yet fully functional robots.
Bibliography: p. 443-449. - Includes index.
Introduction -- TuteBot -- Computational hardware -- Designing and prototyping -- Sensors -- Mechanics -- Motors -- Power -- Robot programming -- Robot projects -- Robot applications -- Robot design principles -- Unsolved problems.