Kordic V. Cutting Edge Robotics

Vukovar, Croatia: In-Teh, 2010. — 440 p. — ISBN: 978-953-307-062-9Robotics research, especially mobile robotics is a young field. Its roots include many engineering and scientific disciplines from mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering to computer, cognitive and social sciences. Each of this parent fields is exciting in its own way and has its share in different books.This book is a result of inspirations and contributions from many researchers worldwide. It presents a collection of a wide range of research results in robotics scientific community. Various aspects of current research in robotics area are explored and discussed.Motion Control of Robots Based on Sensings of Human Forces and Movements
Reactive Robot Control with Hybrid Operational Techniques in a Seaport Container Terminal Considering the Reliability
Robust nonlinear control of a 7 DOF model-scale helicopter under wind gusts using disturbance observers
Pursuit-Evasion Games in Presence of Obstacles in Unknown Environments: towards an optimal pursuit strategy
Motion Planning by Integration of Multiple Policies for Complex Assembly Tasks
Robotic Strategies to Assist Pilots in Landing and Takeoff of Helicopters on Ships and Offshore
Optimality Principles and Motion Planning of Human-Like Reaching Movements
An Experimental Study of Three-Dimensional Passive Dynamic Walking with Flat Feet and Ankle Springs
Active Knee-release Mechanism for Passive-dynamic Walking Machines
Simplified Human Hand Models for Manipulation Tasks
An Impact Motion Generation Support Software
Peltier-Based Freeze-Thaw Connector for Waterborne Self-Assembly Systems
Adhesion Forces Reduction by Oscillation and Its Application to Micro Manipulation
Passivity based control of hydraulic linear arms using natural Casimir functions
The Formation Stability of a Multi-Robotic Formation Control System
Estimation of User’s Request for Attentive Deskwork Support System
Adaptive Swarm Formation Control for Hybrid Ground and Aerial Assets
Intelligent Robot Systems based on PDA for Home Automation Systems in Ubiquitous
Onboard Mission Management for a VTOL UAV Using Sequence and Supervisory Control
Emotion Recognition through Physiological Signals for Human-Machine Communication
Robot Assisted Smile Recovery
Augmenting Sparse Laser Scans with Virtual Scans to Improve the Performance of Alignment Algorithms
Sensor network for structuring people and environmental information
Minimally invasive force sensing for tendon-driven robots
Tweezers Type Tool Manipulation by a Multifingered Hand Using a High-speed Visual Servoing Vision-Based Haptic Feedback with Physically-Based Model for Telemanipulation
Image Stabilization for In Vivo Microscopic Imaging