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1 online resource (xv, 335 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes index. |
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Print version record. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Background Concepts; Measure Twice, Cut Once; The Hardware; The Basics of Real-Time Software (for Mortals); Thinking More Clearly through Fuzzy Logic; Closed Loop Systems, Rabbits and Hounds; Communication Control; Basic Navigation; Dead-Reckoning, the Living Core; Navigation as a Filtering Process; Fear and Caution; Navigation Agents and Arbitration; Hard Navigation vs. Fuzzy Navigation; Becoming Unstuck in Time; Preprogramming vs. Teaching; Command and Control; Diagnostics; That's Strange Behavior for a Major Appliance!; What Happened? The Importance of Logging and Reporting; The Law of Conservation of Defects and the Art of Debugging. |
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Background software and concepts. Measure twice, cut once -- A brief history of software concepts -- The basics of real-time software (for mere mortals) -- Thinking more clearly through fuzzy logic -- Closed loop controls, rabbits and hounds -- Communications and control -- Basic navigation. Basic navigation philosophies -- Live reckoning -- The best laid plans of mice and machines -- Navigation as a filtering process -- Hard navigation vs. fuzzy navigation -- Sensors, navigation agents and arbitration -- Instilling pain, fear and confidence -- Becoming unstuck in time -- Programming robots to be useful -- Command, control and monitoring -- The law of conservation of defects and the art of debugging -- "What the hell happened?" -- The industry, its past and its future -- Appendix: Referenced laws and formulas. |
| 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 students studying robotic engineering, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. Its state-of-the-art treatment of core concepts in mobile robotics helps and challenges readers in exploring new avenues in an exciting field. The accompanying CD-ROM provides software routines for the examples cited as well as an electronic version of the text. *Authored by a well-know pioneer of mobile robotics *Learn how to approach the design of and complex control system with confidence. |
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Autonomous robots.
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Robots autonomes.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Robotics.
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Autonomous robots
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dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Note |
Subtitle on cover: Inside the mind of an intelligent machine |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Holland, John M. Designing mobile autonomous robots. Amsterdam ; Boston : Newnes, ©2004 0750676833 (OCoLC)53030175 |
| ISBN |
1417505419 (electronic bk.) |
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9781417505418 (electronic bk.) |
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9780750676830 |
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0750676833 |
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9780080477183 (ebk.) |
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0080477186 (ebk.) |
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AU@ 000051561456 |
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AU@ 000054156575 |
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CHNEW 001004684 |
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DEBBG BV042315394 |
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DEBBG BV043120681 |
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DEBSZ 367756625 |
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DEBSZ 422393398 |
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GBVCP 80114759X |
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NZ1 12435384 |
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NZ1 14540973 |
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