Continuous path tracing by a cable-suspended, under-actuated robot: The winch-bot

A simple, under-actuated robotic winch, called the "Winch-Bot," is developed for surface inspection of a large object. The Winch-Bot, placed over an object surface, has only one actuator for tracing a free geometric path in a vertical plane. The cable length is controlled in relation to th...

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Main Authors: Cunningham, Daniel P. (Contributor), Asada, Harry (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-02-14T21:12:56Z.
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