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This chapter gives an introduction to the second part of the book. The introductory text focuses on the importance of environment sensing and adaptation during snake robot locomotion in uneven and cluttered environments. The concept of obstacle-aided locomotion is also presented, which is a form of locomotion where a snake robot is propelled forward by active use of the interaction with obstacles in its environment.
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Liljebäck, P., Pettersen, K.Y., Stavdahl, Ø., Gravdahl, J.T. (2013). Introduction to Part II. In: Snake Robots. Advances in Industrial Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2996-7_9
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