Practical Field Robotics : A Systems Approach.

Intro -- Practical Field Robotics: A Systems Aproach -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Overview of Field Robotics -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Methodology -- 1.3 High-Level Decisions -- Problems -- Notes -- Chapter 2 A Mobile Robot System for Nuclear Service -- 2.1 Field Environment: Commercial Nuclear Plants -- 2.2 Field Work: Component Maintenance -- 2.3 Equipment Requirements -- 2.4 Conceptual and Operational Designs -- 2.5 Safety and Reliability -- 2.6 Detail Designs of the Service Arm -- 2.7 Detail Designs of the Walker -- 2.8 Conclusion -- Problems -- Notes -- Chapter 3 The Largest Mobile Robot in the World -- 3.1 Field Environment: Underground Mining -- 3.2 Field Work: Continuous Coal Haulage -- 3.3 Equipment Requirements -- 3.4 Conceptual and Operational Designs -- 3.5 Safety and Reliability -- 3.6 Detail Conceptual Designs -- 3.7 Conclusion -- Problems -- Note -- Chapter 4 A Mobile Robot for Mowing a Lawn -- 4.1 Field Environment: Suburban Lawns -- 4.2 Field Work: Navigation and Mowing -- 4.3 Equipment Requirements -- 4.4 Conceptual and Operational Designs -- 4.5 Safety and Reliability -- 4.6 Detail Conceptual Designs -- 4.7 High-Level Decisions -- 4.8 Conceptual Design-Technologies -- 4.9 Conceptual Design-Set Parameters -- 4.10 Conceptual Design-Operate Robot -- Problems -- Notes -- Chapter 5 The Next Levels of Functional Detail -- 5.1 Quantifying Conceptual Design -- 5.2 Quantifying Send Sound -- 5.3 Quantifying Receive Sound -- 5.4 Quantifying Interpret Sound -- 5.5 Design Choices-Setting Parameters -- 5.6 Select a Platform -- 5.7 Select Frequencies -- 5.8 Select Motions -- Problems -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Operate Robot -- 6.1 Control System -- 6.2 Control System Select Operation -- 6.3 All About main() -- 6.4 Control System-Control Motions -- 6.5 Control Motions-Rotate Motors -- 6.6 Control Motions-Design Infrastructure.

6.7 Control Motions-Program Speeds -- 6.8 Control Motions-Move Robot -- 6.9 Control Motions-Sequence Motions -- 6.10 Control Information -- Problems -- Notes -- Chapter 7 Software Functions -- 7.1 Displays: To Place Needed Information to the User Screen -- 7.2 Field Data and Triangulation: Geometric Locating Functions -- 7.3 Operation: The Calls that Make the Robot Move and Stop -- 7.4 History and Diagnostics: The Immediate Past Used for Analysis -- Problems -- Note -- Appendix A: Myth and Creativity in Conceptual Design -- A.1 Introduction -- A.2 Analysis of the Value Process -- A.2.1 The Value of Function in Creativity -- A.2.2 The Function of Value in Creativity -- A.3 Examples -- A.3.1 A Mythos for Chair Design -- A.3.2 Functional Variants through Reverse Engineering -- A.3.3 Synthesis of a Design Tool -- A.3.4 Application to Software Development -- A.3.5 Application to Business -- A.4 Discussion and Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix B: Real-World Automation Control through the USB Interface -- B.1 Introduction -- B.2 Objective -- B.2.1 Brief Literature Review -- B.3 Approach -- B.4 Details of Implementation -- B.4.1 A Further Example -- B.5 Results -- B.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix C: Microchip Code for USB Board to PPM Translation -- Appendix D: Selected Electronic Parts for Mowing Robot -- Appendix E: Software Concordance -- Appendix F: Solutions -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Notes -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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