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This article is from the Robotics FAQ,
by Kevin Dowling nivek@cs.cmu.edu with numerous contributions by
others.
18 Robotics Books p2
"Microprocessor Based Robotics"
Mark J. Robillard
Howard Sams and Co. 1983
"Microcontroller Technology: The 68HC11"
Peter Spasov
Regents/Prentice Hall, 1993, ISBN 0-13-583568-2
Aimed at the 68HC11 family, good reference.
"Minimalist Mobile Robotics"
Jonathan H Connel
ISBN 0-12-185230-X
Brooks subsumption architecture robots. Shows complex behaviors are
possible with little of the massive architectures done in other
programs.
"Mobile Robots: Inspiration to Implementation."
Joseph L. Jones and Anita Flynn,
This book grew out of the Mobot Lab at MIT and covers many aspects of
mobile robots including design and the mechanics and electronics of
construction as well as robot programming. Good for the beginner and
experienced robot builder. A Mobile Robot kit is also available. See
the Rug Warrior in the section on Small, Inexpensive Robots. Check out
AK Peters web page as well for a variety of books, kits and other
mobile robot products.
Klaus Peters
President and Publisher
AK PETERS, LTD.
289 Linden Street
Wellesley, MA 02181
tel: 617.235.2210
fax: 617.235.2404
net:
ulr: [23]http://www.tiac.net/users/akpeters
* "Navigating Mobile Robots: Systems and Techniques"
Joahann Borenstein, H.R. Everett, and Liquang Feng
A K Peters, Ltd., 1996
ISBN 1-56881-058-X
An excellent overview and introduction to navigation sensors, methods
and techniques. If you are at all concerned with tracking, guiding and
mapping of mobile systems, then you need this book.
* "Recent Trends in Mobile Robots"
Edited by Y. F. Zheng
World Scientific
tel: 201.487.9655
Singapore/New Jersey/London/Hong Kong (1993)
ISBN 981-02-1511-8
Written by the members of the Mobile Robots Technical Committee of the
IEEE Robotics and Automation Society.
"The Robot Book"
Richard Pawson
Windward, 1985, 192 pages.
Utilizes Lego kits.
"The Robot Builder's Bonanza: 99 Inexpensive Robotics Projects"
Gordon McComb
TAB Books
The general consensus is that this is a good attempt for hobbyists.
Unfortunately this book has a number of errors - comp.robotics.misc
has covered a number of these. I hope to collect a number of these;
perhaps if it is reprinted or a new edition comes out these can be
corrected.
One example: Walkerbot (pg 136)it calls for two pieces of 1x1x1/16
angle stock 23 7/8" and two 17 5/8" these pices should be 24" and 17
7/8 " respectively.
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