Practical Field Robotics: A Systems Approach

By Robert H. Sturges

Practical Field Robotics: A Systems Approach is an introductory book in the area of field robotics. It approaches the subject with a systems design methodology, showing the reader every important decision made in the process of planning, designing, making and testing a field robot. Key features: - Takes a practical approach to field robotics, presenting the design and implementation of a robot from start to end - Provides multiple robot examples including those used in in nuclear service, underground coal mining and mowing - Bridges the gap between existing mathematically based texts and the real work that goes on in research labs all over the world - Establishes a structured approach to thinking about hardware and software design - Includes problems and is accompanied by a website providing supporting videos and additional problems

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1118941144
• ISBN13: 9781118941140
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.7"