Embedded robotics : mobile robot design and applications with embedded systems / Thomas Bräunl.
Publication details: Berlin : Springer, c2008.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xiv, 541 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 3540705333 (pbk.)
- 9783540705338 (pbk.)
- 629.892 BRA
Previous ed.: 2006
Includes bibliographical references and index
Pt. 1: Embedded systems. - 1. Robots and controllers. - 2. Central processing unit. - 3. Sensors. - 4. Actuators. - 5. Control. - 6. Multitasking. - 7. Wireless communication. -- Pt II: Mobile robot design. - 8. Driving robots. - 9. Omni-directional robots. - 10. Balancing robots. - 11. Walking robots. - 12. Autonomous planes. - 13. autonomous vessels and underwater vehicles. - 14. Robot manipulators. - 15. Simulation systems. -- Pt III: Mobile robot applications : 16. Localization and navigation. - 17. Maze exploration. - 18. Map generation. - 19. Real-time image processing. - 20. Robot soccer. - 21. Neural networks. - 22. Genetic algorithms. - 23. Genetic programming. - 24. Behavior-based systems. - 25. Evolution of walking gaits. - 26. Automotive systems. - 27. Outlook.