Control system architectures for distributed manipulators and modular robots

This thesis outlines the evolution of computer hardware and software architectures which are suitable for the programming and control of modular robots and distributed manipulators. Fundamental aspects of automating manufacturing functions are considered and the use of flexible machines, constructed...

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Main Author: Thatcher, Terence W.
Published: Loughborough University 1987
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.236463