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THE PATH TO AUTONOMOUS ROBOTS
ESSAYS IN HONOR OF GEORGE A. BEKEY |
| By: |
Gaurav Sukhatme (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£127.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1441946756 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781441946751 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
12 October, 2010 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2009 |
| Pages: |
178 |
| Description: |
A collection of technical articles, written by leading international researchers in robotics that presents threads of robotics research. This title covers topics such as: Mobile robots in extreme environments; Autonomous spacecraft; The design of networked robotic systems; and, Robotic grasping using inputs from vision systems. |
| Synopsis: |
The principal chapters of this book form a collection of technical articles sp- ning many areas of research in robotics, these are followed by a set of short r- iniscences and tributes written by former students of Professor George A. Bekey. Professor Bekey, a pioneer in robotics, retired from the University of Southern C- ifornia (USC) in 2002 after serving on its faculty for forty years. He maintains an association with USC as University Professor Emeritus. Professor Bekey turned 80 in June 2008 - this is his Festschrift. As one of Professor Bekey's former students, it has been my privilege to know him for many years. This book represents the collective warm feelings of his former students, who remember their association with him in the fondest terms. Part I of this book is composed of technical chapters representing threads of active robotics research knitted loosely together. In many cases the themes of the chapters have their origins in the work the authors did when they were graduate students with Professor Bekey. These chapters are written for the reader interested in a sampling of modern research in Autonomous Robots.It is my hope that, for the serious reader, these chapters will serve as invitations to explore the ?eld via further reading and research. |
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80 black & white illustrations, biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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