Robot Programming: A Guide to Controlling Autonomous Robots

Index

accelerometers, 94

accessibility

environments, 52

fully accessible environments, 53

partially accessible environments, 53

accuracy (sensors), 107-109

actions

programmable actions and behaviors (seven criterion of defining a robot), 11

transitions, 70

Actions section (softbot frame), unit1 robot scenario, 224, 232-235

Active mode (ultrasonic sensors), 140

active sensors, 101-103

actuators

arms, programming, 208-216

defining, 17

error rates, 74

linear actuators, 161

motors

characteristics of, 160-161

current, 161

DC motors, 162-167, 183-184

direct/indirect drivetrains, 177-178

duty cycles, 165

encoders, 175-176

gears, 167-172

programming, 184-191, 194-200

R.E.Q.U.I.R.E., 183

resistance, 161

servos, 172-174, 183-184

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