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Machines that Walk

Author : Shin-Min Song
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262192743
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book Machines that Walk written by Shin-Min Song and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is 16 feet long, 10 feet high, weighs 6,000 pounds, has six legs, and can sprint at 8 mph and step over a 4 foot wall? The Adaptive Suspension Vehicle (ASV) described in this book. Machines That Walk provides the first in depth treatment of the "statically stable walking machine" theory employed in the design of the ASV, the most sophisticated, self contained, and practical walking machine being developed today. Under construction at Ohio State University, the automatically terrain adaptive ASV has one human operator, can carry a 500 pound payload and is expected to have better fuel economy and mobility than that of conventional wheeled and tracked vehicles in rough terrain. The development of the ASV is a milestone in robotics research, and Machines That Walk provides a wealth of research results in mobility, gait, static stability, leg design, and vertical geometry design. The authors' treatment of statically stable gait theory and actuator coordination is by far the most complete available. Shin Min Song is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Kenneth J. Waldron is Nordholt Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State University.

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Author : Michael Brady
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642821537
Total Pages : 683 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Robotics and Artificial Intelligence written by Michael Brady and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Lester A. Gerhardt Professor and Chairman Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York 12180 This book is a collection of papers on the subject of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Most of the papers contained herein were presented as part of the program of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held in June 1983 at Castel vecchio Pascoli, Italy on the same subject. Attendance at this two week Institute was by invitation only, drawing people internationally representing industry, government and the academic community worldwide. Many of the people in attendance, as well as those presenting papers, are recognized leaders in the field. In addition to the formal paper presentations, there were several informal work shops. These included a workshop on sensing, a workshop on educational methodology in the subject area, as examples. This book is an outgrowth and direct result of that Institute and includes the papers presented as well as a few others which were stimulated by that meeting. A special note is the paper entitled "State-of-the-Art and Predictions for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics" by Dr. R. Nagel which appears in the Introduction and Overview chapter of this book. This paper was originally developed as part of a study for the United States Army performed by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Science and published as part of a report entitled "Applications of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Risk and Improve Effectiveness" by National Academy Press in 1983.

How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls

Author : David Hu
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691169861
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls written by David Hu and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach us Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious. In turn, the latest discoveries about animal mechanics are inspiring scientists to invent robots and devices that move with similar elegance and efficiency. Hu follows scientists as they investigate a multitude of animal movements, from the undulations of sandfish and the way that dogs shake off water in fractions of a second to the seemingly crash-resistant characteristics of insect flight. Not limiting his exploration to individual organisms, Hu describes the ways animals enact swarm intelligence, such as when army ants cooperate and link their bodies to create bridges that span ravines. He also looks at what scientists learn from nature’s unexpected feats—such as snakes that fly, mosquitoes that survive rainstorms, and dead fish that swim upstream. As researchers better understand such issues as energy, flexibility, and water repellency in animal movement, they are applying this knowledge to the development of cutting-edge technology. Integrating biology, engineering, physics, and robotics, How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls demystifies the remarkable mechanics behind animal locomotion.

Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines

Author : Phillippe Bidaud
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781860583803
Total Pages : 1080 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (838 download)

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Download or read book Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines written by Phillippe Bidaud and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-11-08 with total page 1080 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robotic technology advances for a wide variety of applications Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines explores the increasing interest in real-world robotics and the surge in research and invention it has inspired. Featuring the latest advances from leading robotics labs around the globe, this book presents solutions for perennial challenges in robotics and suggests directions for future research. With applications ranging from personal services and entertainment to emergency rescue and extreme environment intervention, the groundbreaking work presented here provides a glimpse of the future.

Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines

Author : G. Muscato
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781860584091
Total Pages : 1114 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Climbing and Walking Robots and the Supporting Technologies for Mobile Machines written by G. Muscato and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together academics, researchers, and industrialists, Climbing and Walking Robots 2003 (CLAWAR 2003) provides a forum for cross-fertilization in the different specialities so that both state-of-the-art and industrial applications can be reported on. Original contributions, both industrial and those in new/emerging fields, provide a full picture of climbing and walking robots. The interest in climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR) has increased considerably over recent years, addressing many application fields such as exploration/intervention in extreme environments, personal services, emergency rescue operations, transportation, entertainment, etc., and envisage humanoid robots evolving into mechatronic replicas of ourselves. Topics covered include: Biological Inspired Systems Medical Systems Control of CLAWAR Design Methodology System Modelling and Simulation Modularity and System Architecture Gait Generation and Stability of CLAWAR Biped Locomotion Multi-legged Locomotion Micro Machines Applications Climbing Robots Actuators, Sensors, Navigation, and Sensors Fusion CLAWAR Network Workpackages

Neural Preprocessing and Control of Reactive Walking Machines

Author : Poramate Manoonpong
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 354068803X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Neural Preprocessing and Control of Reactive Walking Machines written by Poramate Manoonpong and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents biologically inspired walking machines interacting with their physical environment, and shows how the morphology and behavior control of machines can benefit from biological studies. The purpose is to develop a modular structure of neural control generating reactive behaviors of the physical walking machines, to analyze the neural mechanisms underlying them, and to demonstrate the sensor fusion technique leading to smooth switching between appropriate behaviors, like obstacle avoidance and sound tropism.

Walking Machines

Author : D. J. Todd
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468468588
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Walking Machines written by D. J. Todd and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first chapter of this book traces the history of the development of walking machines from the original ideas of man-amplifiers and military rough-ground transport to today's diverse academic and industrial research and development projects. It concludes with a brief account of research on other unusual methods of locomotion. The heart of the book is the next three chapters on the theory and engineering of legged robots. Chapter 2 presents the basics of land loco motion, going on to consider the energetics of legged movement and the description and classification of gaits. Chapter 3, dealing with the mechanics of legged vehicles, goes into leg number and arrangement, and discusses mechanical design and actuation methods. Chapter 4 deals with analysis and control, describing the aims of control theory and the methods of modelling and control which have been used for both highly dynamic robots and multi-legged machines. Having dealt with the theory of control it is necessary to discuss the computing system on which control is to be implemented. This is done in Chapter 5, which covers architectures, sensing, algorithms and pro gramming languages. Chapter 6 brings together the threads of the theory and engineering discussed in earlier chapters and summarizes the current walking machine research projects. Finally, the applications, both actual and potential, of legged locomotion are described. Introduction Research into legged machines is expanding rapidly. There are several reasons why this is happening at this particular time.

Working with Machines

Author : Michel Baudin
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781563273292
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book Working with Machines written by Michel Baudin and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-04-20 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do companies in high labor cost countries manage to remain competitive? In western manufacturing, the more manual a process, the more severe the competitive handicap of high wages. Full automation would make labor costs irrelevant but remain impractical in most industries. Most successful manufacturing processes in advanced economies are neither fully manual nor fully automatic -- they involve interactions between small numbers of highly skilled people and machines that account for the bulk of the manufacturing costs and thereby remain competitive. In Working with Machines: The Nuts and Bolts of Lean Operations With Jidoka, author Michel Baudin explains how performance differences that can be observed from one factory to the next are due to the way people use the machines -- from the human interfaces of individual machines to the linking of machines into cells, the management of monuments and common services, automation, maintenance, and production control.

Flesh and Machines

Author : Rodney Brooks
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 037572527X
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book Flesh and Machines written by Rodney Brooks and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are we really on the brink of having robots to mop our floors, do our dishes, mow our lawns, and clean our windows? And are researchers that close to creating robots that can think, feel, repair themselves, and even reproduce? Rodney A. Brooks, director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory believes we are. In this lucid and accessible book, Brooks vividly depicts the history of robots and explores the ever-changing relationships between humans and their technological brethren, speculating on the growing role that robots will play in our existence. Knowing the moral battle likely to ensue, he posits a clear philosophical argument as to why we should not fear that change. What results is a fascinating book that offers a deeper understanding of who we are and how we can control what we will become.

March of the Machines

Author : Kevin Warwick
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252072239
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (722 download)

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Download or read book March of the Machines written by Kevin Warwick and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While horror films and science fiction have repeatedly warned of robots running amok, Kevin Warwick takes the threats out of the realm of fiction and into the real world, truly giving us something to worry about. Meeting skeptics head on, Warwick goes beyond his penetrating attacks on their assumptions and prejudices about what should be considered as intelligence to reveal what he has already achieved: building robots that communicate in their own language, share experiences, teach each other lessons, and behave as they wish with regard to human beings. Part history of robotics and part futurism, March of the Machines surveys the substantial advances made in artificial intelligence over the past century while looking ahead to an increasingly uneasy relationship between humans and their creations.

Basics of Robotics

Author : Adam Morecki
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3709125324
Total Pages : 589 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Basics of Robotics written by Adam Morecki and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-04 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the basic concepts of modern robotics, basic definitions, systematics of robots in industry, service, medicine and underwater activity. Important information on walking and mili-walking machines are included as well as possible applications of microrobots in medicine, agriculture, underwater activity.

Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines

Author : Hiroshi Kimura
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 4431313818
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (313 download)

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Download or read book Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines written by Hiroshi Kimura and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-07-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Motivation It is our dream to understand the principles of animals’ remarkable ability for adaptive motion and to transfer such abilities to a robot. Up to now, mechanisms for generation and control of stereotyped motions and adaptive motions in well-known simple environments have been formulated to some extentandsuccessfullyappliedtorobots.However,principlesofadaptationto variousenvironmentshavenotyetbeenclari?ed,andautonomousadaptation remains unsolved as a seriously di?cult problem in robotics. Apparently, the ability of animals and robots to adapt in a real world cannot be explained or realized by one single function in a control system and mechanism. That is, adaptation in motion is induced at every level from thecentralnervoussystemtothemusculoskeletalsystem.Thus,weorganized the International Symposium on Adaptive Motion in Animals and Machines(AMAM)forscientistsandengineersconcernedwithadaptation onvariouslevelstobebroughttogethertodiscussprinciplesateachleveland to investigate principles governing total systems. • History AMAM started in Montreal (Canada) in August 2000. It was organized by H. Kimura (Japan), H. Witte (Germany), G. Taga (Japan), and K. Osuka (Japan), who had agreed that having a small symposium on motion control, with people from several ?elds coming together to discuss speci?c issues, was worthwhile. Those four organizing committee members determined the scope of AMAM as follows.

Modern Mechanism Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and the Transmission of Power

Author : Park Benjamin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 966 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Modern Mechanism Exhibiting the Latest Progress in Machines, Motors, and the Transmission of Power written by Park Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 966 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Interfacing Humans and Machines for Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices

Author : Carlos A. Cifuentes
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889718433
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Interfacing Humans and Machines for Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices written by Carlos A. Cifuentes and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Jan Veneman is employed by Hocoma AG. All other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic subject.

Minds and Machines

Author : Michael R. W. Dawson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 047075298X
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Minds and Machines written by Michael R. W. Dawson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minds and Machines: Connectionism and Psychological Modeling examines different kinds of models and investigates some of the basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure of connectionist networks can be interpreted. Introduces connectionist models as tools that are both synthetic and representational and which can be used as the basis for conducting synthetic psychology. Includes distinctively varied account of modeling, historical overview of the synthetic approach, and unique perspectives on connectionism. Investigates basic properties of connectionism in the context of synthetic psychology, including detailed accounts of how the internal structure can be interpreted. Provides supplementary material online at www.bcp.psych.ualberta.ca/~mike/Book2/ which includes free software for conducting connectionist simulations and instructions for building simple robots.

Human and Machines

Author : Jun Gu
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811963053
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book Human and Machines written by Jun Gu and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shares Chinese scholars’ philosophical views on artificial intelligence. The discussions range from the foundations of AI—the Turing test and creation of machine intelligence—to recent applications of AI, including decisions in games, natural languages, pattern recognition, prediction in economic contexts, autonomous behaviors, and collaborative intelligence, with the examples of AlphaGo, Microsoft’s Xiao Bing, medical robots, etc. The book’s closing chapter focuses on Chinese machines and explores questions on the cultural background of artificial intelligence. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for all members of the general public who are interested in the future development of artificial intelligence, especially from the perspective of respected Chinese scholars.

Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery

Author : Kenneth J. Waldron
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118933338
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery written by Kenneth J. Waldron and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kinematics, Dynamics, and Design of Machinery, Third Edition, presents a fresh approach to kinematic design and analysis and is an ideal textbook for senior undergraduates and graduates in mechanical, automotive and production engineering Presents the traditional approach to the design and analysis of kinematic problems and shows how GCP can be used to solve the same problems more simply Provides a new and simpler approach to cam design Includes an increased number of exercise problems Accompanied by a website hosting a solutions manual, teaching slides and MATLAB® programs