This paper provides an overview of previous literature on snake robot locomotion. In
particular, the paper considers previous research efforts related to modelling of snake …

The bodies and brains of fish have evolved to achieve control objectives beyond the
capabilities of current underwater vehicles. One route toward designing underwater vehicles …

Snake Robots is a novel treatment of theoretical and practical topics related to snake robots:
robotic mechanisms designed to move like biological snakes and able to operate in …

In this paper, techniques from geometric mechanics and geometric nonlinear control theory
are applied to modeling and construction of trajectory tracking algorithms for a free …

This paper proposes and experimentally validates a straight line path following controller for
underwater snake robots in the presence of constant irrotational currents of unknown …

In this paper, we present the design of the flight control algorithms for flapping wing
micromechanical flying insects (MFIs). Inspired by the sensory feedback and neuromotor …

Increasing efficiency by improving locomotion methods is a key issue for underwater robots.
Moreover, a number of different control design challenges must be solved to realize …

In this paper, we describe our research on bio-inspired locomotion systems using
deformable structures and smart materials, concretely shape memory alloys (SMAs). These …

This paper contributes to the understanding of snake robot locomotion by employing
nonlinear system analysis tools for investigating fundamental properties of snake robot …

This paper considers path following control of snake robots along straight paths. Under the
assumption that the forward velocity of the snake robot is nonzero and positive, we prove …