
Robot Behaviour
Design, Description, Analysis and Modelling
Ulrich Nehmzow(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 28. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 252 pages
978-1-84800-396-5 (ISBN)
Description
Robots have evolved impressively since the 3-D manipulator built by C.W. K- ward (1957), the two little electromechanical turtles Elmer and Elsie [Walter, 1950, Walter, 1951], and the ?rst mobile robots controlled by comp- ers, Shakey [Nilsson, 1984], CART [Moravec, 1979, Moravec, 1983], and - lare [Giralt et al., 1979]. Since then, we have seen industrial robot manipu- tors working in car factories, automatic guided vehicles moving heavy loads along pre-de?ned routes, human-remotely-operated robots neutralising bombs, and even semi-autonomous robots, like Sojourner, going to Mars and moving from one position to another commanded from Earth. Robots will go further and further in our society. However, there is still a kind of robot that has not completely taken off so far: autonomous robots. Autonomy depends upon working without human supervision for a considerable amount of time, taking independent decisions, adapting to new challenges in dynamic environments, interacting with other systems and humans, and so on. Research on autonomy is highly motivated by the expectations of having robots that can work with us and for us in everyday environments, assisting us at home or work, acting as servants and companions to help us in the execution of different tasks, so that we can have more spare time and a better quality of life.
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Edition
2009 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
125 s/w Abbildungen
XVII, 252 p. 125 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84800-396-5 (9781848003965)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-84800-397-2
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Antonio Chella e Rosario Sorbello sono rispettivamente Professore Ordinario e Ricercatore Universitario di Robotica. Il Prof. Chella è anche Coordinatore del laboratorio di Robotica presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Informatica dell'Università degli Studi di Palermo dove entrambi operano.
Content
to this Book.- A Brief Introduction to Mobile Robotic.- to Scientific Methods in Mobile Robotics.- Statistical Tools for Describing Experimental Data.- Describing Behaviour Quantitatively Through Dynamical Systems Theory and Chaos Theory.- Analysis of Agent Behaviour: Case Studies.- Computer Modelling of Robot-Environment Interaction.- Accurate Simulation Through System Identification.- Robot Programming Through System Identification.- Other Applications of Transparent Modelling Through System Identification.- Quantitative Comparison of Behaviours and Model Validity.- Conclusion.