Preface

Advances in Robotics

Where Is The Field of Robotics Going?

Delbert Tesar

Computational Intelligence for Robotic Systems

Toshio Fukuda

Naoyuki Kubota

Evolving Fuzzy Neural Networks for Adaptive, On-line Intelligent Agents and Systems

Nikola Kasabov

An Agent-Oriented Architecture for Human-Robot Symbiosis in Flexible Manufacturing

K. Kawamura

D. M. Wilkes

R. A. Peters II

W. A. Alford

T. E. Rogers

A Survey of the Optimum Quality Index for Some Spatial In-Parallel Manipulators

Yu Zhang

Jaehoon Lee

Joseph Duffy

Control Issues in Robotics

Control of Flexible Manipulators Using Vision and Modal Feedback

Klaus Obergfell

Wayne Book

Robust Adaptive Cartesian Control for Free-Joint Robot Manipulators

Jin-Ho Shin

Ju-Jang Lee

Design of Real-Time Robust Adaptive Controller for a Assembling Robot Based-on DSPs(TMS320C40)

Sung-Hyun Han

Man-Hyung Lee

Adaptive Robust Controller Design and Implementation for Electrically Driven Robots

Chun-Yi Su

Yury Stepanenko

Steven Tang

Hugang Han

Force-Impedance Control: A New Control Strategy of Robotic Manipulators

Fernando Almeida

Antonia Lopes

Paulo Abreu

The Use of Partially Decoupled Uniform Structures and Procedures for the Robust and Adaptive Control of Mechanical Devices

Jozsef K. Tar

Okyay M. Kaynak

Imre J. Rudas

J. F. Bito

Intelligent Techniques in Mechatronics

The Development of Model Free Intelligent Assistance Control of Electrical Wheelchair

Ren C. Luo

Tse Min Chen

Che-Yang Hu

An Investigation of Fuzzy Logic Control of a Complex Mechatronic Device

Joseph Fournell

Jon C. Ervin

Sema E. Alptekin

A Computational Intelligence Approach to Sliding Mode Control of Robotic Manipulators

Meliksah Ertugrul

Kemalettin Erbatur

Okyay Kaynak

Experimental Comparison of Neural Networks Based Controllers for Industrial Robots

Antonio Visioli

Giovanni Legnani

Neural Network Architecture of a Direct Drive Robot Adaptive Controller

Riko Safaric

Karel Jezernik

Suzana Uran

Intelligent Robotic Gait Synthesis Using Slope Information Neural Network

Jih-Gau Juang

A High Performance Precision Linear Stage using Predictive Control and Genetic Algorithm

Kay-Soon Low

Meng-Teck Keck

Robot Behavior Evolution based upon the Intelligent Composite Motion Control

Masakazu Suzuki

Mobile Robots

Modular Real-Time Control via an Optical Field Bus System for the Four Legged Walking Machine Alduro

U. Roll

M. Torlo

M. Hiller

Performance Issues in Biped Walking Robots

Filipe M. Silva

J. A. Tenreiro Machado

Virtual Techniques and Telecommanding

From Robot Control to Virtual Reality Based Commanding; The Systems Approach

Eckhard Freund

Juergen Rossmann

Haptics for Multi-scale Virtual Prototyping

Diego Ruspini

Oussama Khatib

Development of a Mechatronic System: A Telesensation System for Training and Teleoperation

Pattaraphol Batsomboon

Sabri Tosunoglu

Daniel W. Repperger

Teleoperated Nano Scale Object Manipulation

Metin Sitti

Hideki Hashimoto

Virtual Manufacturing Oriented Generic Manufacturing Process Model

Laszlo Horvath

Imre J. Rudas

Okyay Kaynak

Motion Control

Design of Self-Tuning Controller for Systems with Unknown Time-Delay and Uncertain Parameters

Man Hyung Lee

Kang Sup Yoon

Yu Shin Chang

Implementation of an Angle Measurement System for an Anti-Sway Crane System

Man Hyung Lee

Keum Sick Hong

Young Kiu Choi

Sang Hwa Chung

Kwang Ryul Baek

Young Jin Yoon

Nam Huh

Position Control of a Pneumatic Servo Mechanism

G. H. Ho

C. L. Teo

Motion Control of a Tension/Winder System

Landoh Garninto

P. M. Bruijn

J. B. Klaassens

Tienan Zhao

Faouzi Grebici

Robust Accurate Motion Control for Belt-Driven Servomechanism

Ales Hace

Karel Jezernik

Martin Terbuc

Application of a Silicon Microvalve to Pilot-operation of Pneumatic Valves

Gotz Gunther

Biomedical Applications

Tactile Controlling and Image Manipulating Apparatus for Computer Simulation of Image Guided Surgery

Chee-Kong Chui

Percy Chen

Yaoping Wang

Marcelo H. Ang Jr

Yiyu Cai

Koon-Hou Mak

Static and Dynamic Modeling of the McKibben Artificial Muscle

Bertrand Tonau

Inspection and Fault Detection

Faults Identification of Oil Wells Using neural Networks

Bogdan M. Wilamowski

Automated Inspection of Steel Structures

Cem Unsalan

Aytul Ercil

Fault Detection in Robot Manipulators Using Statistical Tests

Feza Kerestecioglu

Bekir Sami Nalbantoglu

Robust Fault-Tolerant Control for Robot Manipulators with Actuator Failures: Fault Detection Strategy and Fault Recovery Control

Jin-Ho Shin

Ju-Jang Lee

Design Issues

Information Loss in Analog Digital Conversion Revisited

Craig C. Smith

David W. Robinson

David S. Hansen

Bryan F. Bihlmaier

Design and Modelling of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Spherical Actuator with Unlimited Angular Range

B. Dehez

V. Froidmont

D. Grenier

B. Raucent

Self-sensing Magnetic Suspension Using an H-bridge Type Hysteresis Amplifier

Takeshi Mizuno

Yuji Ishino

Analysis of Mechatronic Systems

Chaotic Phenomena and Performance Optimization in the Trajectory Control of Redundant Manipulators

Fernando B. M. Duarte

J. A. Tenreiro Machado

Stabilization of Nonholonomic Dynamic Systems Based on the Force/Torque Feedback and Its Applications

Tatsuo Narikiyo

Masakazu Katoh

A Generic Simulator/Controller for Robot Manipulators