| Fast Motions in Biomechanics and Robotics: Optimization and Feedback Control 2006 Edition Contributor(s): Diehl, Moritz (Editor), Mombaur, Katja (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3540361189 ISBN-13: 9783540361183 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This volume contains a selection of papers presented at the First Ruperto-Carola-Symposium \Fast Motions in Biomechanics and Robotics - Optimization & Feedback Control," held at the International Science Forum Heidelberg (IWH), on September 7 - 9, 2005. The aim of this symposium was to provide a forum for an interdisciplinary community of researchers from robotics, biomechanics, control engineering and applied mathematics to enhance the understanding of the control of fast motions in nature and engineering. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) - Technology & Engineering | Robotics - Technology & Engineering | Electrical |
| Dewey: 629.892 |
| Series: Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 7.01" W x 9.17" (1.52 lbs) 446 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the past decades, much progress has been made in the ?eld of walking robots. The current state of technology makes it possible to create humanoid robots that nearly walk like a human being, climb stairs, or avoid small - stacles. However, the dream of a robot running as fast and as elegantly as a human is still far from becoming reality. Control of such fast motions is still a big technological issue in robotics, and the maximum running speed of contemporary robots is still much smaller than that of human track runners. The conventional control approach that most of these robots are based on does not seem to be suitable to increase the running speeds up to a biological level. In order to address this challenge, we invited an interdisciplinary com- nity of researchers from robotics, biomechanics, control engineering and - pliedmathematicstocometogetherinHeidelbergatthe?rstRuperto-Carola- Symposium "Fast Motions in Biomechanics and Robotics - Optimization & Feedback Control" which was held at the International Science Forum (IWH) on September 7-9, 2005. The number of participants in this symposium was kept small in order to promote discussions and enable a fruitful exchange of ideas. |