Current trends in reconfigurable modular robots design

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作者
Brunete, Alberto [1 ]
Ranganath, Avinash [2 ]
Segovia, Sergio [1 ]
Perez de Frutos, Javier [1 ]
Hernando, Miguel [1 ]
Gambao, Ernesto [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Automat & Robot CAR UPM CSIC, Ronda Valencia 3, Madrid 28012, Spain
[2] Univ Carlos III Madrid, Robot Lab, Madrid, Spain
来源
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS | 2017年 / 14卷 / 03期
关键词
Review; modular robot; reconfigurable; mobile; CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATORS; SELF-RECONFIGURATION; MULTIMODE LOCOMOTION; SYSTEMS; CONRO;
D O I
10.1177/1729881417710457
中图分类号
TP24 [机器人技术];
学科分类号
080202 ; 1405 ;
摘要
This article presents a review on trends in modular reconfigurable robots, comparing the evolution of the features of the most significant robots over the years and focusing on the latest designs. These features are reconfiguration, docking, degrees of freedom, locomotion, control, communications, size, and powering. For each feature, some of the most relevant designs are presented and the current trends in the design are discussed.
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