Newsgroups: comp.robotics
Path: brunix!uunet!pipex!warwick!nott-cs!rsx
From: rsx@cs.nott.ac.uk (Richard Seldon)
Subject: qreplies - Mobile Robots
Message-ID: <1993Jul30.155413.5612@cs.nott.ac.uk>
Organization: Nottingham University
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 93 15:54:13 GMT
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		      /	MOBILE ROBOTS QUESTIONAIRE \
		      \		   BY		   /
		      /     RICHARD L SELDON       \
		      ==============================

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	      *	A)	ABOUT THIS QUESTIONAIRE:	     *
	      *						     *
	      *	This is aimed at anyone who is involved with *
	      *	Mobile Robots and can also spare the time to *
	      *	answer a few short questions.		     *
	      ================================================

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	      *	B)       ABOUT MYSELF:			     *
	      *						     *	
	      *	Richard L SELDON			     *
	      *	Honours Degree Mechanical Engineering 1989   *
	      *   Brookes University, Oxford		     *
	      * CURRENTLY				     *
	      * MSc in Information Technology, expected 1993 *
	      *   Nottingham University			     *		
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	      * C)      ABOUT THE PROJECT:		     *
	      *						     *
	      * The course supervisor, Dr P Edwards, who is  *
	      *	also my project supervisor has a keen        *
	      * interest in Robotics.			     *
	      *  					     *
	      * The purpose of this project is to assess the *
	      * current state of Mobile Robots worldwide.    *
	      ================================================



	 **********************************************************
	 ** I would like to thank everyone who has already made  **
	 ** contributions to this project including information, **
	 ** e-mail addresses and references.			 **
	 **********************************************************

	
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    | Question 1:
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    | How does your robot move itself? (Legs, wheels, tracks etc)
    |
    | Answer 1:
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    | Question 2:
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    | What speeds and/or gaits are possible?
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    | Answer 2:
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    | Question 3:
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    | How is it operated? (eg teleoperated)
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    | Answer 3:
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    | Question 4:
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    | What does it do?
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    | Answer 4:
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    | Question 5:
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    | How succesful has it been?
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    | Answer 5:
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    | Question 6:
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    | Are there any ideas for current/future applications
    | other than research?
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    | Answer 6:
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    | Question 7:
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    | What language is used for programming it?
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    | Answer 7:
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    | Question 8:
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    | Any extra details you would like to include:
    |
    | Answer 8:
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    | Question 9:							  
    | -----------							  
    | Journals where further details of your robot have been published    
    | (if applicable) or any references you feel would be useful.         
    |									  
    | Answer 9:								  
    | ---------								  
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    |									  
    |*********************************************************************
 


NOTE 1:  If you can reply via e-mail I would be grateful if the
         SUBJECT heading could be set to qreplies:- This will
	 make filing as they arrive more efficient.

NOTE 2:  I would like to include photographs, where possible, of
	 as many of the robots mentioned in my project.  If you
	 reply to this and have a photograph(s) I would be pleased
         to receive a copy of it by ordinary post. (My address is
	 included at the bottom.)  I have access to a GIF viewer
	 if anyone wishes to send photos that way.

	 I would be happy to send stamps (or stamped, addressed
	 envelope) to cover mailing costs.  Please indicate if
         you wish me to do so.



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