Building Robot Drive Trains (ELECTRONICS) - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Dennis Clark (Fort Collins, CO) has degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology and Computer Science and is an on and off graduate student in Behavioral Robotics at Colorado State University. He has written a series of articles on behavioral robotics for the European hobbyist magazine Elektor and is the designer of the TRaCY robot controller for The Robotics Club of Yahoo as well as several other useful robotics functional add-ons and boards. Dennis has been involved with robotics since the Z-80 was the processor of choice and is very active on the UseNet robotics boards and chat groups.

Michael Owings is a freelance software developer working in southern Louisiana.

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This essential title in McGraw-Hill’s ROBOT DNA SERIES is just what robotics hobbyists need to build an effective drive train using inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts. Leaving heavy-duty “tech speak” behind, the authors focus on the actual concepts and applications necessary to build – and understand -- these critical force-conveying systems.

If you’re hooked on amateur robotics and want a clear, straight-forward guide to the nuts-and-bolts of drive trains, this is the way to go.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD YOUR OWN ROBOT DRIVE TRAIN:
* The Basics of Robot Locomotion
* Motor Types: An Overview
* Using DC Motors
* Using RC Servo Motors
* Using Stepper Motors
* Motor Mounting
* Motor Control
* Electronics Interfacing
* Wheels and Treads
* Locomotion for Multipods
* Glossary of Terms/Tables, Formulas