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Multi-Locomotion Robotic Systems

New Concepts of Bio-inspired Robotics

  • Introduction to Bio-inspired robotic systems, such as
  • walking, hoping, climbing, brachiating robots
  • Presents various locomotion modes, such as biped walking, Quad walking, ladder climbing and brachiation modes
  • Written by leading experts in the field

Part of the book series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR, volume 81)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-12
  2. Introduction

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 1-59
  3. Basics

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 61-73
  4. Hardware of Multi-Locomotion Robot

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 75-81
  5. Brachiation

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 83-116
  6. Quadruped Walking

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 117-137
  7. Ladder Climbing Motion

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 139-151
  8. Transition Motion from Ladder Climbing to Brachiation

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 153-171
  9. Locomotion Transition Based on Walking Stabilization Norm Using Bayesian Network

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 173-185
  10. Application of the Passive Dynamic Autonomous Control (PDAC)

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 187-290
  11. Conclusion

    • Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama
    Pages 291-295
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 0--1

About this book

Nowadays, multiple attention have been paid on a robot working in the human living environment, such as in the field of medical, welfare, entertainment and so on. Various types of researches are being conducted actively in a variety of fields such as artificial intelligence, cognitive engineering, sensor- technology, interfaces and motion control. In the future, it is expected to realize super high functional human-like robot by integrating technologies in various fields
including these types of researches.
The book represents new developments and advances in the field of bio-inspired robotics research introducing the state of the art, the idea of multi-locomotion robotic system to implement the diversity of animal motion. It covers theoretical and computational aspects of Passive Dynamic Autonomous Control (PDAC), robot motion control, multi legged walking and climbing as well as brachiation focusing concrete robot systems, components and applications. In addition, gorilla type robot systems are described as hardware of Multi-Locomotion Robotic system. It is useful for students and researchers in the field of robotics in general, bio-inspired robots, multi-modal locomotion, legged walking, motion control, and humanoid robots. Furthermore, it is also of interest for lecturers and engineers in practice building systems cooperating with humans.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The present book describes robotic locomotion systems, such as multi-legged locomotion, brachiation, hopping, and snake locomotion. … The intended audience for this book consists of control scientists and control engineers as well as graduate and PhD students in the area of robotics and mechatronics.” (Clementina Mladenova, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1260, 2013)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dept. of Micro-Nano Systems Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Japan

    Toshio Fukuda

  • , Department of Information Interaction, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Yasuhisa Hasegawa

  • Department of Micro-Nano Systems, Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Japan

    Kosuke Sekiyama

  • Department of System Cybernetics, Hiroshima University, Chikusa-ku, Japan

    Tadayoshi Aoyama

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Multi-Locomotion Robotic Systems

  • Book Subtitle: New Concepts of Bio-inspired Robotics

  • Authors: Toshio Fukuda, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Kosuke Sekiyama, Tadayoshi Aoyama

  • Series Title: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30135-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-30134-6Published: 16 June 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44550-7Published: 18 July 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-30135-3Published: 15 June 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1610-7438

  • Series E-ISSN: 1610-742X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 314

  • Topics: Robotics and Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Control and Systems Theory

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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