Designing Autonomous Mobile Robots (eBook)
352 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-047718-3 (ISBN)
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
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. Authored by a well-known pioneer of mobile robotics Learn how to approach the design of and complex control system with confidence
front cover 1
copyright 5
front matter 6
Dedication 6
table of contents 8
Foreword 14
What’s on the CD-ROM? 16
body 18
Section 1: Background Software Concepts 18
1. Measure Twice, Cut Once 20
2. A Brief History of Software Concepts 28
3. The Basics of Real-time Software ( For Mere Mortals) 40
4. Thinking More Clearly Through Fuzzy Logic 62
5. Closed Loop Controls, Rabbits and Hounds 72
6. Communications and Control 94
Section 2: Basic Navigation 122
7. Basic Navigation Philosophies 124
8. Live Reckoning 134
9. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Machines 144
10. Navigation as a Filtering Process 154
11. Hard Navigation vs. Fuzzy Navigation 162
12. Sensors, Navigation Agents and Arbitration 186
13. Instilling Pain, Fear and Confidence 208
14. Becoming Unstuck in Time 226
15. Programming Robots to Be Useful 236
16. Command, Control, and Monitoring 256
17. The Law of Conservation of Defects and the Art of Debugging 280
18. “ What the Hell Happened?” 292
19. The Industry, Its Past and Its Future 312
back matter 342
Appendix: Referenced Laws and Formulas 342
About the Author 346
index 348
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 24.1.2004 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik |
| Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-08-047718-6 / 0080477186 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-08-047718-3 / 9780080477183 |
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