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
By:
H.R. Everett
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367449049
ISBN 10: 0367449048
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 02 December 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
FOREWORD, PREFACE, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, 1: INTRODUCTION, 2: DEAD RECKONING, 3: TACTILE AND PROXIMITY SENSING, 4: TRIANGULATION RANGING, 5: TIME OF FLIGHT, 6: PHASE-SHIFT MEASUREMENT AND FREQUENCY MODULATION, 7: OTHER RANGING TECHNIQUES, 8: ACOUSTICAL ENERGY, 9: ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY, 10: COLLISION AVOIDANCE, 11: GUIDEPATH FOLLOWING, 12: MAGNETIC COMPASSES, 13: GYROSCOPES, 14: RF POSITION-LOCATION SYSTEMS, 15: ULTRASONIC AND OPTICAL POSITION-LOCATION SYSTEMS, 16: WALL, DOORWAY, AND CEILING REFERENCING, 17: APPLICATION-SPECIFIC MISSION SENSORS, APPENDIX, INDEX
