Designing mobile autonomous robots / by John Holland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holland, John M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autonomous robots.

Mobile robots.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Newnes, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Designing Autonomous Mobile Robots introduces the reader to the fundamental concepts of this complex field. The author addresses all the pertinent topics of the electronic hardware and software of mobile robot design, with particular emphasis on the more difficult problems of control, navigation, and sensor interfacing.Covering topics such as advanced sensor fusion, control systems for a wide array of application sensors and instrumentation, and fuzzy logic applications, this volume is essential reading for engineers undertaking robotics projects as well as undergraduate and graduate s

Contents:

front cover; copyright; front matter; Dedication; table of contents; Foreword; What's on the CD-ROM?; body; Section 1: Background Software Concepts; 1. Measure Twice, Cut Once; 2. A Brief History of Software Concepts; 3. The Basics of Real-time Software ( For Mere Mortals); 4. Thinking More Clearly Through Fuzzy Logic; 5. Closed Loop Controls, Rabbits and Hounds; 6. Communications and Control; Section 2: Basic Navigation; 7. Basic Navigation Philosophies; 8. Live Reckoning; 9. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Machines; 10. Navigation as a Filtering Process

11. Hard Navigation vs. Fuzzy Navigation12. Sensors, Navigation Agents and Arbitration; 13. Instilling Pain, Fear and Confidence; 14. Becoming Unstuck in Time; 15. Programming Robots to Be Useful; 16. Command, Control, and Monitoring; 17. The Law of Conservation of Defects and the Art of Debugging; 18. " What the Hell Happened?"; 19. The Industry, Its Past and Its Future; back matter; Appendix: Referenced Laws and Formulas; About the Author; index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611052034

9781281052032

1281052035

9780080477183

0080477186

OCLC:

808614797