Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study

by Carlotta A Berry

This lecture provides an introduction to the field of mobile robotics and the intersection between multiple robotics-related disciplines including electrical, mechanical, computer, software engineering and computer science. It is intended for an upper-level undergraduate or first-year graduate students interested in mobile robotics and artificial intelligence with some experience in object-oriented programming and controls. Focus areas will include robotics history, hardware, control and software. Specific topics include robot components, effectors and actuators, locomotion, kinematics, sensors, feedback control, control architectures, representation, navigation, localization and mapping. The end of each chapter includes review questions as well as exercises to provide applications for the concepts as well as opportunities for further study. Table of Contents: Introduction / Hardware / Control / Software

95 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 11, 2012

Reviews

[Carlotta]

This is a book I wrote for my undergraduate students because I could not find a mobile robotics textbook that was appropriate for multiple disciplines as well as undergraduate students. It is a practical overview text that goes well with the labs I created from several references. See more about my work on YouTube at the following links.

https://wordpress.rose-hulman.edu/ber...

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1...

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