Karl Williams

Amphibionics: Build Your Own Biologically Inspired Robot

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This work provides the hobbyist with detailed mechanical, electronic, and PIC microcontroller knowledge needed to build and program a snake, frog, turtle, and alligator robots. It focuses on the construction of each robot in detail, and then explores the world of slithering, jumping, swimming, and walking robots, and the artificial intelligence needed with these platforms.

Produktdetails

• TAB Robotics
• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Professional
• Seitenzahl: 363
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 187mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 782g
• ISBN-13: 9780071412452
• ISBN-10: 007141245X
• Artikelnr.: 13618931

Autorenporträt

Karl Williams is currently employed by Mitra Imaging, a leading medical imaging software company recently acquired by AGFA. In 1985 Mr. Williams was the recipient of an IBM computer technology award for building a computer-controlled robotic arm. A resident of Ontario, Canada, he continues to host a robotics and electronics website in existence for the last four years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
A Brief History
How amphibians achieve locomotion
Software control algorithms
Stages of Construction
Mechanical Construction
Theory and construction of Various Sensors
A study of the PIC Microcontroller
Programming
Coordinating the servos for walking
Monitoring the sensors
Output of sound
Controlling light-emitting diodes
Making sure the robots display lifelike behavior
Artificial Intelligence Experiments
Individual Amphibian Projects
Snake
Frog
Turtle
Lizard
Adding an Ultrasonic Rangefinding Sensor
Mapping out rooms
Focusing on Narrow Objects
Interfacing a Model Airplane Radio Transmitter
Using the Controller Board to Give the Robots Remote Control
Robotic Gripper
Mechanical Construction
Mounting the Gripper to the Robot
Software and Programming
Taking it Further
Adding Features and Improvements