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Record Nr.

UNINA9910158628203321

Autore

Chow-Miller Ian

Titolo

Sensors and the environment / / Ian Chow-Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Cavendish Square, , 2017

�2017

ISBN

1-5026-1939-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Robotics

Disciplina

629.8/92

Soggetti

Detectors

Robots - Design and construction

Robots - Error detection and recovery

Robotics - Equipment and supplies

Transducers

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Making sense of sensors -- Selecting a sensor -- Attaching your sensors -- Commanding your robot -- Where do we go from here?

Sommario/riassunto

This book describes the many kinds of sensors, how they work, and how to use them to get your robot to do what you want. There is also an example of the way sensors are used to get machines to perform complex tasks.