This paper describes a method for checking the feasibility of quadrocopter motions. The
approach, meant as a validation tool for preprogrammed quadrocopter performances, is …

Tumbling robots are simple platforms that are able to traverse large obstacles relative to
their size, at the cost of being difficult to control. Existing control methods apply only a subset …

As mobile robots decrease in size so does their ability to traverse rough terrain. New forms
of locomotion beyond the basic wheel are being explored to overcome this fault. This paper …

Tumbling locomotion allows for small robots to traverse comparatively rough terrain,
however, their motion is complex and difficult to control. Existing tumbling robot control …

The desire for a high mobility-to-size ratio in mobile robots has led to the exploration of many
new methods of locomotion, one of which is tumbling. We believe that tumbling has a great …

The US Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Computational and Information Sciences
Directorate (CISD) has long been involved in autonomous asset control, specifically as it …

The US Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Computational and Information Sciences
Directorate (CISD) has long been involved in autonomous asset control, specifically as it …

Hybrid-locomotion robots that utilize wheeled ground locomotion and rotary-wing flight hold
great promise for increasing the mobility of miniature robots. Such robots improve upon …

In the area mobile of robots, real-world applications present a number of challenges in
regard to traversability. This term represents a robot's ability to navigate irregularities in an …

Tumbling is an exciting new area of robotic locomotion that takes advantage of ground-body
interactions to achieve rich motions with minimal hardware complexity. The increased …