Amphibionics: Build Your Own Biologically Inspired Reptilian Robot - Brossura

Williams, Karl

Brossura

ISBN 10: 007141245X ISBN 13: 9780071412452

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2003

Riassunto

This work provides the hobbyist with detailed mechanical, electronic, and PIC microcontroller knowledge needed to build and program a snake, frog, turtle, and alligator robots. It focuses on the construction of each robot in detail, and then explores the world of slithering, jumping, swimming, and walking robots, and the artificial intelligence needed with these platforms.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Karl Williams is an independent robotics researcher, electronics experimenter, and software developer. He is with Mitra Imaging, a leading medical imaging software company acquired by AGFA HealthCare Informatics. He is the author of Insectronics: Build Your Own Walking Robot and has written for Nuts and Volts magazine. A resident of Ontario, Canada, Karl has hosted a robotics and electronics website for four years, and received an IBM regional computer technology award for building a computer-controlled robotic arm.

Contenuti:

Introduction

A Brief History

How amphibians achieve locomotion

Software control algorithms

Stages of Construction

Mechanical Construction

Theory and construction of Various Sensors

A study of the PIC Microcontroller

Programming

Coordinating the servos for walking

Monitoring the sensors

Output of sound

Controlling light-emitting diodes

Making sure the robots display lifelike behavior

Artificial Intelligence Experiments

Individual Amphibian Projects

Snake

Frog

Turtle

Lizard

Adding an Ultrasonic Rangefinding Sensor

Mapping out rooms

Focusing on Narrow Objects

Interfacing a Model Airplane Radio Transmitter

Using the Controller Board to Give the Robots Remote Control

Robotic Gripper

Mechanical Construction

Mounting the Gripper to the Robot

Software and Programming

Taking it Further

Adding Features and Improvements

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 007141245X
• ISBN 13: 9780071412452
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384