The author compiles everything a student or experienced developmental engineer needs to know about the supporting technologies associated with the rapidly evolving field of robotics.
From the table of contents: Design Considerations _ Dead Reckoning _ Odometry Sensors _ Doppler and Inertial Navigation _ Typical Mobility Configurations _ Tactile and Proximity Sensing _ Triangulation Ranging _ Stereo Disparity _ Active Triangulation _ Active Stereoscopic _ Hermies _ Structured Light _ Known Target Size _ Time of Flight _ Phase-Shift Measurement _ Frequency Modulation _ Interferometry _ Range from Focus _ Return Signal Intensity _ Acoustical Energy _ Electromagnetic Energy _ Optical Energy _ Microwave Radar _ Collision Avoidance _ Guidepath Following _ Position-Location Systems _ Ultrasonic and Optical Position-Location Systems _ Wall, Doorway, andCeiling Referencing _ Application-Specific Mission Sensors
From the table of contents: Design Considerations _ Dead Reckoning _ Odometry Sensors _ Doppler and Inertial Navigation _ Typical Mobility Configurations _ Tactile and Proximity Sensing _ Triangulation Ranging _ Stereo Disparity _ Active Triangulation _ Active Stereoscopic _ Hermies _ Structured Light _ Known Target Size _ Time of Flight _ Phase-Shift Measurement _ Frequency Modulation _ Interferometry _ Range from Focus _ Return Signal Intensity _ Acoustical Energy _ Electromagnetic Energy _ Optical Energy _ Microwave Radar _ Collision Avoidance _ Guidepath Following _ Position-Location Systems _ Ultrasonic and Optical Position-Location Systems _ Wall, Doorway, andCeiling Referencing _ Application-Specific Mission Sensors