{"product_id":"practical-field-robotics-a-systems-approach-hardback-9781118941140","title":"Practical Field Robotics; A Systems Approach (Hardback) 9781118941140","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePractical Field Robotics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Systems Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert H. Sturges, Jr (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118941140, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 January 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e216 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.494 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePractical Field Robotics: A Systems Approach\u003c\/i\u003e is an introductory book in the area of field robotics.  It approaches the subject with a systems design methodology, showing the reader every important decision made in the process of planning, designing, making and testing a field robot. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Takes a practical approach to field robotics, presenting the design and implementation of a robot from start to end\u003cbr\u003e • Provides multiple robot examples including those used in in nuclear service, underground coal mining and mowing\u003cbr\u003e • Bridges the gap between existing mathematically based texts and the real work that goes on in  research labs all over the world\u003cbr\u003e • Establishes a structured approach to thinking about hardware and software design\u003cbr\u003e • Includes problems and is accompanied by a website providing supporting videos and additional problems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface ix \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Overview of Field Robotics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Methodology 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 High-Level Decisions 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Mobile Robot System for Nuclear Service 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Field Environment: Commercial Nuclear Plants 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Field Work: Component Maintenance 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Equipment Requirements 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Conceptual and Operational Designs 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Safety and Reliability 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Detail Designs of the Service Arm 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Detail Designs of the Walker 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Conclusion 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Largest Mobile Robot in the World 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Field Environment: Underground Mining 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Field Work: Continuous Coal Haulage 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Equipment Requirements 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Conceptual and Operational Designs 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Safety and Reliability 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Detail Conceptual Designs 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Conclusion 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 A Mobile Robot for Mowing a Lawn 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Field Environment: Suburban Lawns 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Field Work: Navigation and Mowing 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Equipment Requirements 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Conceptual and Operational Designs 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Safety and Reliability 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Detail Conceptual Designs 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 High-Level Decisions 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Conceptual Design—Technologies 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 Conceptual Design—Set Parameters 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Conceptual Design—Operate Robot 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Next Levels of Functional Detail 45\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Quantifying Conceptual Design 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Quantifying Send Sound 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Quantifying Receive Sound 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Quantifying Interpret Sound 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Design Choices—Setting Parameters 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Select a Platform 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Select Frequencies 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Select Motions 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Operate Robot 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Control System 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Control System Select Operation 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 All About main() 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Control System—Control Motions 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Control Motions—Rotate Motors 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Control Motions—Design Infrastructure 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Control Motions—Program Speeds 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Control Motions—Move Robot 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Control Motions—Sequence Motions 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Control Information 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Software Functions 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Displays: To Place Needed Information to the User Screen 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Field Data and Triangulation: Geometric Locating Functions 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Operation: The Calls that Make the Robot Move and Stop 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 History and Diagnostics: The Immediate Past Used for Analysis 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 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