Building Robot Drive Trains

This essential title in McGraw-Hill's ROBOT DNA SERIES is just what robotics hobbyists need to build an effective drive train using inexpensive, off-the-shelf parts. Leaving heavy-duty tech speak behind, the authors focus on the actual concepts and applications necessary to build – and understand -- these critical force-conveying systems.
If you're hooked on amateur robotics and want a clear, straight-forward guide to the nuts-and-bolts of drive trains, this is the way to go.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO BUILD YOUR OWN ROBOT DRIVE TRAIN:

• The Basics of Robot Locomotion
• Motor Types: An Overview
• Using DC Motors
• Using RC Servo Motors
• Using Stepper Motors
• Motor Mounting
• Motor Control
• Electronics Interfacing
• Wheels and Treads
• Locomotion for Multipods
• Glossary of Terms/Tables, Formulas

Contents

• CHAPTER 1: The Basics of Robot Locomotion
• CHAPTER 2: Motor Types: An Overview
• CHAPTER 3: Using DC Motors
• CHAPTER 4: Using RC Servo Motors
• CHAPTER 5: Using Stepper Motors
• CHAPTER 6: Mounting Motors
• CHAPTER 7: Motor Control 101, The Basics
• CHAPTER 8: Motor Control 201 Closing the Loop with Feedback
• CHAPTER 9: Electronics and Microcontroller Interfacing
• CHAPTER 10: Wheels and Tank Tracks
• CHAPTER 11: Locomotion for Multipods
• Appendix A: Glossary
• Appendix B: Tables, Formulae, and Constants
• Appendix C: Resources