Designing Autonomous Mobile Robots : Inside the Mind of an Intelligent Machine.
Title:
Designing Autonomous Mobile Robots : Inside the Mind of an Intelligent Machine.
Author:
Holland, John M.
ISBN:
9780080477183
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (355 pages)
Contents:
front cover -- copyright -- front matter -- Dedication -- table of contents -- Foreword -- What's on the CD-ROM? -- body -- Section 1: Background Software Concepts -- 1. Measure Twice, Cut Once -- 2. A Brief History of Software Concepts -- 3. The Basics of Real-time Software ( For Mere Mortals) -- 4. Thinking More Clearly Through Fuzzy Logic -- 5. Closed Loop Controls, Rabbits and Hounds -- 6. Communications and Control -- Section 2: Basic Navigation -- 7. Basic Navigation Philosophies -- 8. Live Reckoning -- 9. The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Machines -- 10. Navigation as a Filtering Process -- 11. Hard Navigation vs. Fuzzy Navigation -- 12. Sensors, Navigation Agents and Arbitration -- 13. Instilling Pain, Fear and Confidence -- 14. Becoming Unstuck in Time -- 15. Programming Robots to Be Useful -- 16. Command, Control, and Monitoring -- 17. The Law of Conservation of Defects and the Art of Debugging -- 18. " What the Hell Happened?" -- 19. The Industry, Its Past and Its Future -- back matter -- Appendix: Referenced Laws and Formulas -- About the Author -- index.
Abstract:
Designing Autonomous Mobile Robots introduces the reader to the fundamental concepts of this complex field. The author addresses all the pertinent topics of the electronic hardware and software of mobile robot design, with particular emphasis on the more difficult problems of control, navigation, and sensor interfacing. Covering topics such as advanced sensor fusion, control systems for a wide array of application sensors and instrumentation, and fuzzy logic applications, this volume is essential reading for engineers undertaking robotics projects as well as undergraduate and graduate students studying robotic engineering, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. Its state-of-the-art treatment of core concepts in mobile robotics helps and challenges readers in exploring new avenues in an exciting field. The accompanying CD-ROM provides software routines for the examples cited as well as an electronic version of the text. Authored by a well-known pioneer of mobile robotics Learn how to approach the design of and complex control system with confidence.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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