Sensors for Mobile Robots (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781568810485)

The author compiles everything a student or experienced developmental engineer needs to know about the supporting technologies associated with the rapidly evolving field of robotics.

From the table of contents: Design Considerations * Dead Reckoning * Odometry Sensors * Doppler and Inertial Navigation * Typical Mobility Configurations * Tactile and Proximity Sensing * Triangulation Ranging * Stereo Disparity * Active Triangulation * Active Stereoscopic * Hermies * Structured Light * Known Target Size * Time of Flight * Phase-Shift Measurement * Frequency Modulation * Interferometry * Range from Focus * Return Signal Intensity * Acoustical Energy * Electromagnetic Energy * Optical Energy * Microwave Radar * Collision Avoidance * Guidepath Following * Position-Location Systems * Ultrasonic and Optical Position-Location Systems * Wall, Doorway, andCeiling Referencing * Application-Specific Mission Sensors

Author: H. R. Everett
ISBN-10: 1568810482
ISBN-13: 9781568810485
Publisher: A K PETERS
Language: English
Published: 07/15/1995
Pages: 542
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.36w x 1.32d