Mobile service robotics (World Scientific, 2014)
Section 1. Plenary presentations. Abstractions for legged locomotion / Gabriel Lopes -- Mobile robots coordination and its application to iCART (Intelligent Cooperative Autonomous Robot Transporters) / Kazuhiro Kosuge -- Using kinematic redundancy to design fault tolerant robotic systems / Anthony A. Maciejewski -- CLAWAR to service robots / Gurvinder S. Virk -- Section 2. Assistive robots. Joint parameter mapping method for the control of knee prosthesis / J. Li [and others] -- ROBO-MATE: Exoskeleton to enhance industrial production / K.S. Stadler, W.J. Elspass and H.W. van de Venn -- A load estimation of a patient considering with a posture during standing motion / T. Yamada [and others] -- Using joint trajectories and time-scaling optimization for humanoid motion imitation of human beings / K. Munirathinam, S. Sakka and C. Chevallereau -- Finite state control of exoskeleton and wheel walker for gait restoration / D. Miranda-Linares and M.O. Tokhi --
- EXO-LEGS for elderly persons / G.S. Virk [and others] -- Section 3. Autonomous robots. Energy and time minimization by means of trajectory planning in mobile robots / G. Hachem [and others] -- Investigation into the influence of the foot attachment point in the body on the four-link robot jump characteristics / S.F. Jatsun [and others] -- Optimization of motion primitives for high-level motion planning of modular robots / V. Vonasek [and others] -- Design and experimental verification of an intelligent wall-climbing welding robot system / Z. Gui [and others] -- A semi-autonomous manipulator system for decontamination and release measurement / M. Mende [and others] -- Performance of a two wheeled robot with extendable intermediate body on irregular terrains / S.A. Agouri [and others] -- Balancing and control of a two-wheeled robot on inclined surface / O.K. Sayidmarie, S.A. Agouri and M.O. Tokhi --
- Potential field multi-objective optimization for robot path planning using genetic algorithm / H.H. Shehata and J. Schlattmann -- Wheel-walking pneumatically actuated robot / A. Aliseychik [and others] -- Section 4. Biologically-inspired systems and solutions. Homer's dream fulfilled -- Robotic walking servants / T. Zielinska -- New foot mechanism with one and two longitudinal arches for biped robots / K. Shibuya and Y. Urakubo -- Adjustment of pressure in antagonistic joints with pneumatic artificial muscles for rapid reacting motions / K. Tanaka, S. Nishikawa and Y. Kuniyoshi -- Development of an omnidirectional mobile robot with a spiral-type traveling-wave-propagation mechanism / M. Konno, Y. Mizota and T. Nakamura -- Self-adjustable transducer for bio-inspired strain detection in walking legs / M. Schaeffersmann, A. Schneider and J. Schmitz -- Design and motion planning of quadruped robotic platform / S. Raut, S.R. Kota and G.S. Virk --
- Motion generalization with dynamic primitives / J. Rosado, F. Silva and V. Santos -- A study of the complete stride cycle in dynamically stable quadrupedal running / K.J. Waldron -- Section 5. Innovative design of CLAWAR. An introduction into robot organisms based on CoSMO modules / J. Liedke and H. Worn -- A novel resonant locomotion principle based on impact force for miniature mobile robot / J. Li [and others] -- Inspection of floating platform mooring chains with a climbing robot / A.G. Ruiz [and others] -- Friction optimized adhesion control of a wheel-driven wall-climbing robot / K. Kopietz [and others] -- Design of a wheel-legged hexapod robot for creative adaptation / J.-M. Jehanno [and others] -- Printable modular robot: An application of rapid prototyping for flexible robot design / D. Krupke [and others] -- Section 6. Innovative sensing and actuation. Linear electric actuator with a flexible hydraulic transmission / A. Safonov [and others] --
- Outdoor validation of an intelligent prodder for humanitarian demining with a mobile manipulator / S. Baglio [and others] -- Force and angle feedback prodder / R. Fernandez [and others] -- Section 7. Locomotion. Concurrent optimization of mechanical design and locomotion control of a legged robot / K.M. Digumarti [and others] -- Coupled elastic actuation for biped walking / B. Wu, M. Zhao and K. Deng -- CPG-based control of bipedal walking by exploiting plantar sensation / D. Owaki and A. Ishiguro -- Effects of the vertical CoM motion on energy consumption for walking humanoids / S. Omran, S. Sakka and Y. Aoustin -- Comparing arc-shaped feet and rigid ankles with flat feet and compliant ankles for a dynamic walker / I. Kuhlemann [and others] -- Adding adaptable toe stiffness affects energetic efficiency and dynamic behaviors of limit cycle walking / S. Sun, Y. Huang and Q. Wang --