Advanced Robotics

2004

Design and validation of a universal 6D seam-tracking system in robotic welding using arc sensing
by: Mikael Fridenfalk, Gunnar S. Bolmsjö v. 18 i. 1 p. 1 - 21
Task-based compliance planning for multi-fingered robotic manipulations
by: Byoung-Ho Kim, Byung-Ju Yi, Sang-Rok Oh, Il Hong Suh v. 18 i. 1 p. 23 - 44
Self-reconfigurable planar parallel robot in the horizontal plane
by: Jin-Kyu Choi, Osamu Mori, Toshiya Tsukiai, Toru Omata v. 18 i. 1 p. 45 - 60
Distributed cooperative load redistribution for fault tolerance in a team of four object-lifting robots
by: Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Foad Ghaderi v. 18 i. 1 p. 61 - 81
Hybrid autonomous control for multi mobile robots
by: Kazuyuki Ito, Akio Gofuku v. 18 i. 1 p. 83 - 99
Acquisition of a page turning skill for a multifingered hand using reinforcement learning
by: Jun Ueda, Ryoji Negi, Tsuneo Yoshikawa v. 18 i. 1 p. 101 - 114
Preface
by: Akira Nakamura v. 18 i. 2 p. 115 - 116
Preliminary experiments on technologies for satellite orbital maintenance using Micro-LabSat 1
by: Shinichi Kimura, Hitoshi Mineno, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Yasufumi Nagai, Heihachiro Kamimura, Satomi Kawamoto, Fuyuhito Terui, Shin-Ichiro Nishida, Shinichi Nakasuka, Shinichi Ukawa, Hidekazu Hashimoto, Nobuhiro Takahashi, Keisuke Yoshihara v. 18 i. 2 p. 117 - 138
DLR's robotics technologies for on-orbit servicing
by: Gerd Hirzinger, Klaus Landzettel, Bernhard Brunner, Max Fischer, Carsten Preusche, Detlef Reintsema, Alin Albu-Schäffer, Günter Schreiber, Bernhard-Michael Steinmetz v. 18 i. 2 p. 139 - 174
Dynamics, control and impedance matching for robotic capture of a non-cooperative satellite
by: Kazuya Yoshida, Hiroki Nakanishi, Hiroshi Ueno, Noriyasu Inaba, Takeshi Nishimaki, Mitsushige Oda v. 18 i. 2 p. 175 - 198
Robot control strategy for in-orbit assembly of a micro satellite
by: Fumio Ozaki, Kazuo Machida, Junji Oaki, Toshiaki Iwata v. 18 i. 2 p. 199 - 222
Explicit dynamics of space free-flyers with multiple manipulators via SPACEMAPLE
by: S. Ali A. Moosavian, Evangelos Papadopoulos v. 18 i. 2 p. 223 - 244
Dynamic and stable reconfiguration of self-reconfigurable planar parallel robots
by: Jin-Kyu Choi, Osamu Mori, Toru Omata v. 18 i. 6 p. 565 - 582
A team of mobile robots and monitoring sensors--from concept to experiment
by: Piotr Skrzypczynski v. 18 i. 6 p. 583 - 610
Differential GPS and odometry-based outdoor navigation of a mobile robot
by: Kazunori Ohno, Takashi Tsubouchi, Bunji Shigematsu, Shin'ichi Yuta v. 18 i. 6 p. 611 - 635
Multiple tasks manipulation for a robotic manipulator
by: Youngjin Choi, Yonghwan Oh, Sang-Rok Oh, Jonghoon Park, Wan Kyun Chung v. 18 i. 6 p. 637 - 653
Preface
v. 18 i. 7 p. 655 - 658
Modular behavior-based control for team humanoids
by: Henrik Hautop Lund, Luigi Pagliarini v. 18 i. 7 p. 659 - 676
Reinforcement learning of humanoid rhythmic walking parameters based on visual information
by: Masaki Ogino, Yutaka Katoh, Masahiro Aono, Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda v. 18 i. 7 p. 677 - 697
morph3: a compact-size humanoid robot system capable of acrobatic behavior
by: Yu Okumura, Tetsuo Tawara, Takayuki Furuta, Ken Endo, Masaharu Shimizu, Masaki Shimomura, Hiroaki Kitano v. 18 i. 7 p. 699 - 710
Example of compounded technology in RoboCup
by: Keiichi Okamoto v. 18 i. 7 p. 711 - 712
Design of walking gaits for Tao-Pie-Pie, a small humanoid robot
by: Jacky Baltes, Patrick Lam v. 18 i. 7 p. 713 - 716
Robo-Erectus: a low-cost autonomous humanoid soccer robot
by: Changjiu Zhou, Pik Kong Yue v. 18 i. 7 p. 717 - 720
Rules for the RoboCup Humanoid League
by: Changjiu Zhou v. 18 i. 7 p. 721 - 724
Fuzzy-differential evolution algorithm for planning time-optimal trajectories of a unicycle mobile robot on a predefined path
by: Serkan Aydin, Hakan Temeltas v. 18 i. 7 p. 725 - 748
Realization of dynamic walking for the humanoid robot platform KHR-1
by: Jung Hoon Kim, Jun-Ho Oh v. 18 i. 7 p. 749 - 768
Preface
by: Urbano Nunes, José António Tenreiro Machado v. 18 i. 8 p. 769 - 770
Visual control of two aerial micro-robots by insect-based autopilots
by: Franck Ruffier, Stéphane Viollet, Nicolas H. Franceschini v. 18 i. 8 p. 771 - 786
Exact non-linear Bayesian parameter estimation for autonomous compliant motion
by: Tine Lefebvre, Herman Bruyninckx, Joris De Schutter v. 18 i. 8 p. 787 - 799
Robot phonotaxis in the wild: a biologically inspired approach to outdoor sound localization
by: Andrew D. Horchler, Richard E. Reeve, Barbara Webb, Roger D. Quinn v. 18 i. 8 p. 801 - 816
Experimental analysis of gas-sensitive Braitenberg vehicles
by: Achim Lilienthal, Tom Duckett v. 18 i. 8 p. 817 - 834
Using simplified geometric models in skill-based manipulation
by: Akira Nakamura, Kosei Kitagaki, Takashi Suehiro v. 18 i. 8 p. 835 - 858
A unified solution scheme for inverse dynamics
by: Daigoro Isobe v. 18 i. 9 p. 859 - 880
Modeling and time delay control of shape memory alloy actuators
by: Hyo Jik Lee, Jung-Ju Lee v. 18 i. 9 p. 881 - 903
Achieving high-precision laparoscopic manipulation through adaptive force control
by: Alexandre Krupa, Guillaume Morel, Michel de Mathelin v. 18 i. 9 p. 905 - 926
Closed-loop form quantization algorithm with bounded accumulative error
by: Kyoung Chul Koh, Byoung Wook Choi, Moon Ho Kang, Bok Shin Ahn v. 18 i. 9 p. 927 - 942
Adaptive control of free-floating space robots in Cartesian coordinates
by: Osman Parlaktuna, Metin Ozkan v. 18 i. 9 p. 943 - 959

2003

Preface
by: Jun Ota v. 17 i. 1 p. 1 - 2
Emergent behaviors of a robot team performing cooperative tasks
by: Enrico Pagello, Antonio D'Angelo, Carlo Ferrari, Roberto Polesel, Robert Rosati, Alberto Speranzon v. 17 i. 1 p. 3 - 19
A reinforcement learning approach to fail-safe design for multiple space robots--cooperation mechanism without communication and negotiation schemes
by: Keiki Takadama, Shuichi Matsumoto, Shinichi Nakasuka, Katsunori Shimohara v. 17 i. 1 p. 21 - 39
Automatic calibration of assembly robots for instantaneous installation 'plug & produce'
by: Haruka Kikuchi, Yusuke Maeda, Masao Sugi, Tamio Arai v. 17 i. 1 p. 41 - 52
Management system for distributed and hierarchical robot groups
by: Yasumichi Aiyama, Hiroki Tanzawa v. 17 i. 1 p. 53 - 65
Human-robot cooperative rope turning--an example of mechanical coordination through rhythm entrainment
by: Yusuke Maeda, Atsushi Takahashi, Takayuki Hara, Tamio Arai v. 17 i. 1 p. 67 - 78
Preface
by: Shigeki Sugano v. 17 i. 2 p. 79
Semi-degeneracy in stiffness generation and optimal muscle attachment of an anthropomorphic robot
by: Sungbok Kim, Jaeyoung Lee v. 17 i. 2 p. 81 - 95
Emotive qualities in lip-synchronized robot speech
by: Cynthia Breazeal v. 17 i. 2 p. 97 - 113
Human-robot non-verbal interaction empowered by real-time auditory and visual multiple-talker tracking
by: Hiroshi G. Okuno, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Ken-ichi Hidai, Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Hiroaki Kitano v. 17 i. 2 p. 115 - 130
Biped walking pattern generation by a simple three-dimensional inverted pendulum model
by: Shuuji Kajita, Fumio Kanehiro, Kenji Kaneko, Kiyoshi Fujiwara, Kazuhito Yokoi, Hirohisa Hirukawa v. 17 i. 2 p. 131 - 147
The ETL-Humanoid system--a high-performance full-body humanoid system for versatile real-world interaction
by: Akihiko Nagakubo, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Gordon Cheng v. 17 i. 2 p. 149 - 164
Online tracking and mimicking of human movements by a humanoid robot
by: Ales Ude, Christopher G. Atkeson v. 17 i. 2 p. 165 - 178
The development and control of a flexible-spine for a human-form robot
by: Ikuo Mizuuchi, Shigenori Yoshida, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue v. 17 i. 2 p. 179 - 196
Preface
v. 17 i. 3 p. 197 - 198
Telexistence cockpit for humanoid robot control
by: Susumu Tachi, Kiyoshi Komoriya, Kazuya Sawada, Takashi Nishiyama, Toshiyuki Itoko, Masami Kobayashi, Kozo Inoue v. 17 i. 3 p. 199 - 217
Interactive stereo vision telepresence for correct communication of spatial geometry
by: H. Baier, Martin Buss, Franz Freyberger, Günther Schmidt v. 17 i. 3 p. 219 - 233
Multi-site real-time tele-cooperation via the Internet
by: Imad Elhajj, Ning Xi, Wai-keung Fung, Yun-Hui Liu, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Toshio Fukuda v. 17 i. 3 p. 235 - 251
'Toy problem' as the benchmark test for teleoperation systems
by: Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Yukihiro Iida, Tsuneo Yoshikawa v. 17 i. 3 p. 253 - 273
Scaled teleoperation system for nano-scale interaction and manipulation
by: Metin Sitti, Baris Aruk, Hiroaki Shintani, Hideki Hashimoto v. 17 i. 3 p. 275 - 291
Designing new commercial motorcycles through a highly reconfigurable virtual reality-based simulator
by: Diego Ferrazzin, Federico Barbagli, Carlo Alberto Avizzano, G. Di Pietro, Massimo Bergamasco v. 17 i. 4 p. 293 - 318
Automatic concrete tunnel inspection robot system
by: Fenghui Yao, Guifeng Shao, Ryoichi Takaue, Akikazu Tamaki v. 17 i. 4 p. 319 - 337
The concept and research of a pipe crawling rescue robot
by: Zhelong Wang, Ernest Appleton v. 17 i. 4 p. 339 - 358
Real-time panospheric image dewarping and presentation for remote mobile robot control
by: Geb Thomas v. 17 i. 4 p. 359 - 368
Stable decentralized adaptive control design of robot manipulators using neural network approximations
by: S. N. Huang, K. K. Tan, T. H. Lee v. 17 i. 4 p. 369 - 383
Sensor-based navigation for car-like mobile robots based on a generalized Voronoi graph
by: Keiji Nagatani, Yosuke Iwai, Yutaka Tanaka v. 17 i. 5 p. 385 - 401
An intelligent real-time tracking and grasping system for a robotic work cell
by: Supattra Plermkamon, Nitin Afzulpurkar v. 17 i. 5 p. 403 - 425
Compliance: encoded information and behavior in a team of cooperative object-handling robots
by: Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, M. R. Barouni Ebrahimi, Eiji Nakano v. 17 i. 5 p. 427 - 446
Double-track mobile robot for hazardous environment applications
by: Cheong Hee Lee, Soo Hyun Kim, Sung Chul Kang, Mun Sang Kim, Yoon Keun Kwak v. 17 i. 5 p. 447 - 459
Preface
v. 17 i. 6 p. 461 - 462
Mechanical modeling of a beating heart for a cardiac palpation training system
by: Tatsushi Tokuyasu, Shin'ichiro Oota, Toru Tokuyama, Ken'ichi Asami, Tadashi Kitamura, Gen'ichi Sakaguchi, Tadaaki Koyama, Masashi Komeda v. 17 i. 6 p. 463 - 479
Motion order system for the end effector of an instrument used in endoscopic surgery
by: Shigeyuki Shimachi, Akira Hashimoto, Masamichi Sakaguchi v. 17 i. 6 p. 481 - 501
Design of an endoscopic solo surgery simulator for quantitative evaluation of the human-machine interface in robotic camera positioning systems
by: Atsushi Nishikawa, Daiji Negoro, Haruhiko Kakutani, Fumio Miyazaki, Mitsugu Sekimoto, Masayoshi Yasui, Shuji Takiguchi, Morito Monden v. 17 i. 6 p. 503 - 521
Development of a functional model for a master-slave combined manipulator for laparoscopic surgery
by: Nobuto Matsuhira, Makoto Jinno, Toyomi Miyagawa, Takamitsu Sunaoshi, Takehiro Hato, Yasuhide Morikawa, Toshiharu Furukawa, Soji Ozawa, Masaki Kitajima, Kazuo Nakazawa v. 17 i. 6 p. 523 - 539
Robotic guidance for percutaneous interventions
by: Gernot Kronreif, Martin Fürst, Joachim Kettenbach, Michael Figl, Rudolf Hanel v. 17 i. 6 p. 541 - 560
A magnetic resonance compatible surgical manipulator: part of a unified support system for the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease
by: Fujio Tajima, Kousuke Kishi, Kouji Nishizawa, Kazutoshi Kan, Hiroshi Ishii, Masakatsu G. Fujie, Takeyoshi Dohi, Ken-ichi Sudo, Shin-ichi Takamoto v. 17 i. 6 p. 561 - 564
Preface
v. 17 i. 7 p. 577 - 578
Mobile robot mapping in populated environments
by: Dirk Hähnel, Dirk Schulz, Wolfram Burgard v. 17 i. 7 p. 579 - 597
On developing a voice-enabled interface for interactive tour-guide robots
by: Andrzej Drygajlo, Plamen J. Prodanov, Guy Ramel, Mathieu Meisser, Roland Siegwart v. 17 i. 7 p. 599 - 616
Vision-guided flight stability and control for micro air vehicles
by: Scott M. Ettinger, Michael C. Nechyba, Peter G. Ifju, Martin Waszak v. 17 i. 7 p. 617 - 640
Dynamic loading criteria in actuator selection for desired dynamic performance
by: Alan Bowling, Oussama Khatib v. 17 i. 7 p. 641 - 656
Behavior coordination in structured environments
by: Philipp Althaus, Henrik I. Christensen v. 17 i. 7 p. 657 - 674
Simultaneous localization and mapping using the Geometric Projection Filter and correspondence graph matching
by: Cédric Pradalier, Sepanta Sekhavat v. 17 i. 7 p. 675 - 690
Statistical recognition of motion patterns
by: Jörg Illmann, Boris Kluge, Erwin Prassler, Matthias Strobel v. 17 i. 7 p. 691 - 707
A one linear actuator hopping robot: modeling and control
by: Son Kuswadi, Aki Ohnishi, Akiko Takahashi, Mitsuji Sampei, Shigeki Nakaura v. 17 i. 8 p. 709 - 737
Design and realization of a mobile wheelchair robot for all terrains
by: Chun-Ta Chen, Chieh-Chuan Feng, Yu-An Hsieh v. 17 i. 8 p. 739 - 760
Terrain-evaluation-based motion planning for legged locomotion on irregular terrain
by: Kin Huat Low, Shaoping Bai v. 17 i. 8 p. 761 - 778
Control design principle of a low-cost humanoid system using a genetic algorithm
by: Fuminori Yamasaki, Ken Endo, Minoru Asada, Hiroaki Kitano v. 17 i. 8 p. 779 - 790
Performance analysis of an electrohydraulic impedance controller for robotic interaction control
by: T. Asokan, M. Singaperumal, Gerald Seet v. 17 i. 8 p. 791 - 806
Torque distribution using a weighted pseudoinverse in a redundantly actuated mechanism
by: Dong Il Park, Sang Heon Lee, Soo-Hyun Kim, Yoon-Keun Kwak v. 17 i. 8 p. 807 - 820
Precise trajectory control of a redundant flexible manipulator on a space platform
by: Tadashi Komatsu, Vinod J. Modi v. 17 i. 8 p. 821 - 836
Kinematic optimal design of a new parallel-type rolling mill: paramill
by: Keum Shik Hong, Kyung-Tae Hong, Chintae Choi, Wan-Suk Yoo v. 17 i. 9 p. 837 - 862
Crab walking of quadruped robots with a locked joint failure
by: Jung-Min Yang v. 17 i. 9 p. 863 - 878
Task-oriented design of robot kinematics using the Grid Method
by: Joon-Young Park, Pyung Hun Chang, Jeong-Yean Yang v. 17 i. 9 p. 879 - 907
Variable structure control for a wheeled mobile robot
by: M. Belhocine, M. Hamerlain, F. Meraoubi v. 17 i. 9 p. 909 - 924
A system for self-diagnosis of an autonomous mobile robot using an internal state sensory system: fault detection and coping with the internal condition
by: Kuniaki Kawabata, Shinnosuke Okina, Teruo Fujii, Hajime Asama v. 17 i. 9 p. 925 - 950
An effective posture stabilizer for differential drive mobile robots
by: Do-Young Yoon, Sang-Rok Oh, Gwi-Tae Park v. 17 i. 9 p. 951 - 965
Preface
by: Koichi Hashimoto v. 17 i. 10 p. 965 - 966
A review on vision-based control of robot manipulators
by: Koichi Hashimoto v. 17 i. 10 p. 969 - 991
High-speed visual servoing of a 6-d.o.f. manipulator using multivariable predictive control
by: Jacques Gangloff, Michel de Mathelin v. 17 i. 10 p. 993 - 1021
Effects of camera calibration errors on static-eye and hand-eye visual servoing
by: Graziano Chesi, Koichi Hashimoto v. 17 i. 10 p. 1023 - 1039
Moment feature-based three-dimensional tracking using two high-speed vision systems
by: Yoshihiro Nakabo, Idaku Ishii, Masatoshi Ishikawa v. 17 i. 10 p. 1041 - 1056
Binocular motion tracking by gaze fixation control and three-dimensional shape reconstruction
by: Yoshinori Satoh, Takayuki Okatani, Koichiro Deguchi v. 17 i. 10 p. 1057 - 1072
Acquisition of a symbolic manipulation task model by attention point analysis
by: Koichi Ogawara, Jun Takamatsu, Hiroshi Kimura, Katsushi Ikeuchi v. 17 i. 10 p. 1073 - 1091

2002

Preface
v. 16 i. 1 p. 1 - 2
Development of autonomous underwater vehicles in Japan
by: Tamaki Ura v. 16 i. 1 p. 3 - 15
A new autonomous underwater vehicle designed for lake environment monitoring
by: Michio Kumagai, Tamaki Ura, Yoji Kuroda, Ross Walker v. 16 i. 1 p. 17 - 26
Design concept and experimental results of the autonomous underwater vehicle AQUA EXPLORER 2 for the inspection of underwater cables
by: Kenichi Asakawa, Junichi Kojima, Yoichi Kato, Shigetaka Matsumoto, Naomi Kato, Teruyuki Asai, Tomotsune Iso v. 16 i. 1 p. 27 - 42
Application of solar and wave energies for long-range autonomous underwater vehicles
by: Mikhail D. Ageev v. 16 i. 1 p. 43 - 55
Kane's approach to modeling mobile manipulators
by: Herbert G. Tanner, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos v. 16 i. 1 p. 57 - 85
Localization and guidance with an embarked camera on a mobile robot
by: Karim Achour, A. O. Djekoune v. 16 i. 1 p. 87 - 102
Preface
v. 16 i. 2 p. 103 - 104
Knowledge acquisition and sharing among autonomous robots by intelligent data carriers
by: Daisuke Kurabayashi, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu, Isao Endo, Tamio Arai v. 16 i. 2 p. 105 - 122
Computer simulation of controlled motion of dual fingers with soft tips grasping and manipulating an object
by: Pham Thuc Anh Nguyen, Suguru Arimoto v. 16 i. 2 p. 123 - 145
Brachiation on a ladder with irregular intervals
by: Jun Nakanishi, Toshio Fukuda, Daniel E. Koditschek v. 16 i. 2 p. 147 - 160
Realization of crawling motion by an underactuated robot with changing constraints
by: Fumitoshi Matsuno, Kazuyuki Ito, Rie Takahashi v. 16 i. 2 p. 161 - 173
Adaptive tracking control for nonholonomic systems with unknown parameters
by: Huiyu Wang, Takanori Fukao, Norihiko Adachi v. 16 i. 2 p. 175 - 190
Efficient formulation approach for the forward kinematics of 3-6 parallel mechanisms
by: Se-Kyong Song, Dong-Soo Kwon v. 16 i. 2 p. 191 - 215
Chromatic adaptation for robust visual navigation
by: Giovanni M. Bianco, Alessandro Rizzi v. 16 i. 3 p. 217 - 232
Development of a high-performance direct-drive joint
by: Farhad Aghili, Martin Buehler, John M. Hollerbach v. 16 i. 3 p. 233 - 250
Kinematic analysis of a translational 3-d.o.f. micro-parallel mechanism using the matrix method
by: Yoshihiko Koseki, Tamio Tanikawa, Noriho Koyachi, Tatsuo Arai v. 16 i. 3 p. 251 - 264
Intelligent Space -- concept and contents
by: Joo-Ho Lee, Hideki Hashimoto v. 16 i. 3 p. 265 - 280
Active visual localization for multiple inspection robots
by: Andrew J. Davison, Nobuyuki Kita v. 16 i. 3 p. 281 - 295
Neurobiology suggests the design of modular architectures for neural control
by: J. L. Buessler, Jean-Philippe Urban v. 16 i. 3 p. 297 - 307
Time-optimal control of robotic manipulators with limit heat characteristics of the actuator
by: Shugen Ma v. 16 i. 4 p. 309 - 324
Final-state control of a two-link cat robot
by: Zhiqiang Weng, Hidekazu Nishimura v. 16 i. 4 p. 325 - 343
Robust motion control with the consideration algorithm of joint torque saturation for a redundant manipulator
by: Kiyoshi Ohishi, Hideo Nozawa v. 16 i. 4 p. 345 - 359
Stabilization control for biped follow walking
by: Hun-ok Lim, Yousuke Yamamoto, Atsuo Takanishi v. 16 i. 4 p. 361 - 380
Development of soft and distributed tactile sensors and the application to a humanoid robot
by: Ryosuke Tajima, Satoshi Kagami, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue v. 16 i. 4 p. 381 - 397
Internet-based robotics and remote systems in hazardous environments: review and projections
by: William R. Hamel, Pamela Murray, Reid L. Kress v. 16 i. 5 p. 399 - 413
Three-legged walking for fault-tolerant locomotion of demining quadruped robots
by: Yun-Jung Lee, Shigeo Hirose v. 16 i. 5 p. 415 - 426
Acquiring state from control dynamics to learn grasping policies for robot hands
by: Roderic A. Grupen, Jefferson A. Coelho v. 16 i. 5 p. 427 - 443
Cycab bi-steerable cars: a new family of differentially flat systems
by: Sepanta Sekhavat, Jorge Hermosillo v. 16 i. 5 p. 445 - 462
President's message: celebrating our 20th anniversary
by: Masakazu Ejiri v. 16 i. 6 p. 463 - 464
Robotics Research in Japan: its history for three decades Memorial edition of DVD for the 20th Anniversary of the Robotics Society of Japan
by: Tsutomu Hasegawa v. 16 i. 6 p. 465 - 473
Preface
v. 16 i. 6 p. 475 - 476
Development of a robot system for nuclear emergency preparedness
by: Takahisa Mano, Shoichi Hamada v. 16 i. 6 p. 477 - 479
Development of a robotic system for nuclear facility emergency preparedness -- observing and work-assisting robot system
by: Yasuhiro Yuguchi, Yoshifumi Satoh v. 16 i. 6 p. 481 - 484
'SWAN': a robot for nuclear disaster prevention support
by: Yuuji Hosoda, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Makoto Hattori, Hiroshi Sakairi, Tarou Iwamoto, Masataka Oowada, Akihiro Kanno, Yuuji Saitou v. 16 i. 6 p. 485 - 488
Development of a work robot with a manipulator and a transport robot for nuclear facility emergency preparedness
by: Yoshifumi Isozaki, Kimikazu Nakai v. 16 i. 6 p. 489 - 492
Development of a radiation-proof robot
by: Kiyoshi Oka, Kiyoshi Shibanuma v. 16 i. 6 p. 493 - 496
Development of remote surveillance squads for information collection on nuclear accidents
by: Tadayoshi Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Miyajima, Satoshi Yanagihara v. 16 i. 6 p. 497 - 500
Environmental monitoring robots for nuclear emergencies
by: Masato Otaki v. 16 i. 6 p. 501 - 504
Disaster restoration work for the eruption of Mt Usuzan using an unmanned construction system
by: Yuji Hiramatsu, Takashi Aono, Masami Nishio v. 16 i. 6 p. 505 - 508
Development of mobile robots for rescue operations
by: Shigeo Hirose, Edwardo F. Fukushima v. 16 i. 6 p. 509 - 512
Utilization of fluid power for rescue operations and robots
by: Ato Kitagawa, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi v. 16 i. 6 p. 513 - 516
A mobile robot for collecting disaster information and a snake robot for searching
by: Fumitoshi Matsuno v. 16 i. 6 p. 517 - 520
Analysis of wake-up motion for an articulated mobile robot
by: Masayuki Nunobiki, Koichi Okuda, Motoyoshi Hasegawa v. 16 i. 6 p. 521 - 524
A human body search system by a man-machine controlled group of robots in a rescue operation
by: Shigeru Kobayashi, Toshi Takamori v. 16 i. 6 p. 525 - 528
Application of a 'limb mechanism' robot to rescue tasks
by: Yasushi Mae, Tatsuo Arai, Kenji Inoue, Kunio Miyawaki v. 16 i. 6 p. 529 - 532
Rescue robot CUL: walking system based on a 'Robotic Follower'
by: Kenichi Tokuda, Koichi Osuka, Yoshihiro Mori, Shinsuke Yano v. 16 i. 6 p. 533 - 536
A portable parallel motion platform for urban search and surveillance in disasters
by: Satoshi Tadokoro, Shigeru Kobayashi v. 16 i. 6 p. 537 - 540
Development of a rescue robot with a multi-sensor hand system
by: Ryosuke Masuda v. 16 i. 6 p. 541 - 544
Two attempts at linking robots with disaster information: InfoBalloon and garekiengineering
by: Masahiko Onosato, Taro Watasue v. 16 i. 6 p. 545 - 548
An intelligent data carrier system as an information assistant in rescue
by: Daisuke Kurabayashi, Hajime Asama, Ken-Ichi Noda, Hiroshi Hashimoto v. 16 i. 6 p. 549 - 552
Fire robots developed by the Tokyo Fire Department
by: Kazuyoshi Miyazawa v. 16 i. 6 p. 553 - 556
A vertically moving robot able to grip handrails for fire-fighting
by: Hisanori Amano v. 16 i. 6 p. 557 - 560
Development of underwater search and rescue remotely operated vehicles
by: Nozomu Matsumoto v. 16 i. 6 p. 561 - 564
Rescue Robot Contest - to expand the range of rescue research
by: Koichi Osuka v. 16 i. 6 p. 565 - 568
RoboCupRescue international research project
by: Satoshi Tadokoro v. 16 i. 6 p. 569 - 572
Development of a remote fault diagnosis system applicable to autonomous mobile robots
by: Tao Yan, Jun Ota, Akio Nakamura, Tamio Arai, Noriaki Kuwahara v. 16 i. 7 p. 573 - 594
A tree architecture with hierarchical data processing on a sensor-rich hexapod robot
by: Ludovico Minati, Alessandro Zorat v. 16 i. 7 p. 595 - 608
Path planning for a quadruped robot: an artificial field approach
by: Yun-Jung Lee, Zeungnam Bien v. 16 i. 7 p. 609 - 627
Mobile robot localization using a non-linear evolutionary filter
by: Jose M. Armingol, Arturo de la Escalera, Luis Moreno, Miguel Angel Salichs v. 16 i. 7 p. 629 - 652
Simplified theodolite calibration for robot metrology
by: Ibrahim A. Sultan, John G. Wager v. 16 i. 7 p. 653 - 671
Algorithms for rough terrain trajectory planning
by: Alain Haït, Thierry Siméon, Michel Taïx v. 16 i. 8 p. 673 - 699
On-line extraction of stable visual landmarks for a mobile robot with stereo vision
by: Inhyuk Moon, Jun Miura, Yoshiaki Shirai v. 16 i. 8 p. 701 - 719
Reflex control of bipedal locomotion on a slippery surface
by: Ohung Kwon, Jong Hyeon Park v. 16 i. 8 p. 721 - 734
Time-optimal control of kinematically redundant manipulators with limit heat characteristics of actuators
by: Shugen Ma, Mitsuru Watanabe v. 16 i. 8 p. 735 - 749
Sensor planning for mobile robot localization using Bayesian network inference
by: Hongjun Zhou, Shigeyuki Sakane v. 16 i. 8 p. 751 - 771
One-hand drive-type power-assisted wheelchair with a direction control device using pneumatic pressure
by: Shinichi Aoshima, Hiroshi Kaminaga, Masatake Shiraishi v. 16 i. 8 p. 773 - 784
Design of a gravitational wheeled robot
by: Kiyoshi Ioi, Harukazu Igarashi, Ayanobu Murakami v. 16 i. 8 p. 785 - 793

2001

Rehabilitation robotics: a review
by: Noriyuki Tejima v. 14 i. 7 p. 551 - 564
A robot test-bed for assistance and assessment in physical therapy
by: Rahul Rao, Sunil Kumar Agrawal, John P. Scholz v. 14 i. 7 p. 565 - 578
A basic study for a robotic transfer aid system based on human motion analysis
by: Takeshi Tsuruga, Shuichi Ino, Tohru Ifukube, Mitsuru Sato, Toshiaki Tanaka, Takashi Izumi, Masahiko Muro v. 14 i. 7 p. 579 - 595
TEM: a therapeutic exercise machine for the lower extremities of spastic patients
by: Seiichiro Okada, Taisuke Sakaki, Ryokichi Hirata, Yasutomo Okajima, Shigeo Uchida, Yutaka Tomita v. 14 i. 7 p. 597 - 606
Local maneuvers planning: application to an autonomous wheelchair moving in constrained spaces
by: Rachid Ouiguini, Abdelaziz Khiat, Saïd Ouzaïd v. 14 i. 7 p. 607 - 623
Design of robot assistance for arm movement therapy following stroke
by: David J. Reinkensmeyer, Craig D. Takahashi, Wojciech K. Timoszyk, Andrea N. Reinkensmeyer, Leonard E. Kahn v. 14 i. 7 p. 625 - 637
The first moves of the AFMASTER workstation
by: Rodolphe Gelin, Bernard Lesigne, Michel Busnel, Jean-Pierre Michel v. 14 i. 7 p. 639 - 649
A fast, accurate and robust method for self-localization in polygonal environments using laser range finders
by: Jens-Steffen Gutmann, Thilo Weigel, Bernhard Nebel v. 14 i. 8 p. 651 - 667
The influence of the radial basis function training strategy on the performance of a neural gripper
by: C. M. O. Valente, A. Schammass, Aluizio F. R. Araújo, G. A. P. Caurin v. 14 i. 8 p. 669 - 682
Image-based predictive display for high d.o.f. uncalibrated tele-manipulation using affine and intensity subspace models
by: Martin Jägersand v. 14 i. 8 p. 683 - 701
Efficient recursive algorithm for the operational space inertia matrix of branching mechanisms
by: Kyong-Sok Chang, Oussama Khatib v. 14 i. 8 p. 703 - 715
Design of surface wave active beds based on human tissue physiology
by: Joseph Spano, H. Harry Asada v. 14 i. 8 p. 717 - 742
Mobile robot teleoperation system utilizing a virtual world
by: Kuniaki Kawabata, Takeshi Sekine, Tsuyoshi Suzuki, Teruo Fujii, Hajime Asama, Isao Endo v. 15 i. 1 p. 1 - 16
Fuzzy self-adaptive radial basis function neural network-based control of a seven-link redundant industrial manipulator
by: D. P. Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi, Kiyotaka Izumi v. 15 i. 1 p. 17 - 43
The design and implementation of a Bayesian CAD modeler for robotic applications
by: Kamel Mekhnacha, Emmanuel Mazer, Pierre Bessière v. 15 i. 1 p. 45 - 69
By how much should a general purpose programming language be extended to become a multi-robot system programming language?
by: Cezary Zielinski v. 15 i. 1 p. 71 - 95
Mobile robot tracking of pre-planned paths
by: Nick E. Pears v. 15 i. 1 p. 97 - 107
Preface
v. 15 i. 2 p. 109 - 110
Super mechano-systems project
by: Katsuhisa Furuta, Yongcai Xu v. 15 i. 2 p. 111 - 123
Coupled and decoupled actuation of robotic mechanisms
by: Shigeo Hirose, Keisuke Arikawa v. 15 i. 2 p. 125 - 138
Extended passive velocity field control with variable velocity fields for a kneed biped
by: Masaki Yamakita, Fumihiko Asano v. 15 i. 2 p. 139 - 168
Implementation of omnidirectional crawl for a quadruped robot
by: Xuedong Chen, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi, Kiyotaka Izumi v. 15 i. 2 p. 169 - 190
Development of the quadruped walking robot, TITAN-IX -- mechanical design concept and application for the humanitarian de-mining robot
by: Keisuke Kato, Shigeo Hirose v. 15 i. 2 p. 191 - 204
Analysis of creeping locomotion of a snake-like robot
by: Shugen Ma v. 15 i. 2 p. 205 - 224
A new inverse kinematics algorithm for binary manipulators with many actuators
by: Jackrit Suthakorn, Gregory S. Chirikjian v. 15 i. 2 p. 225 - 244
An investigation of climbing up stairs for an inchworm robot
by: Yoshihiro Takita, Motoyoshi Hasegawa, Masayuki Nunobiki v. 15 i. 2 p. 245 - 253
Kinematics for the whole arm of a serial-chain manipulator
by: Hiromi Mochiyama v. 15 i. 2 p. 255 - 275
Preface
by: H. Kobayashi v. 15 i. 3 p. 277 - 278
Prototype of an end-effector for a space inspection robot
by: Shin-Ichiro Nishida, Tomoki Takegai, Yoshitaka Ohi, Kazuo Machida, Yoshitsugu Toda, Toshiaki Iwata v. 15 i. 3 p. 279 - 285
Development of a teachingless robot system for welding a large-sized box-type construction
by: Yoichi Nagao, Hironobu Urabe, Fumihiro Honda, Jun'Ichi Kawabata, Takeshi Kawamura, Naoki Miyamoto v. 15 i. 3 p. 287 - 291
Mobile robot with a self-positioning system
by: Satoshi Yanagihara, Mutsuo Hatakeyama, Hirokuni Itoh, Shunji Mori, Akira Takagi v. 15 i. 3 p. 293 - 300
Development of exchangeable microforceps for a micromanipulator system
by: Toshikazu Kawai, Kouji Nishizawa, Fujio Tajima, Kazutoshi Kan, Masakatsu G. Fujie, Kintomo Takakura, Shigeaki Kobayashi, Takeyoshi Dohi v. 15 i. 3 p. 301 - 305
High-speed positioning of an industrial robot based on Preview-Learning control
by: Nobuhiro Umeda, Kazuhiro Tsuruta, Keisei Inoki v. 15 i. 3 p. 307 - 312
Teleoperation master system for a humanoid robot with kinesthetic sensation
by: Toshiyuki Itoko, Masami Kobayashi v. 15 i. 3 p. 313 - 316
Heavy material handling by cooperative robot control
by: Toshiaki Shinohara, Kunio Miyawaki, Kazuyuki Sunayama v. 15 i. 3 p. 317 - 321
NC painting robot for narrow areas
by: Tsunehito Mori, Kunio Miyawaki, Noriaki Shinohara, Yukio Saito v. 15 i. 3 p. 323 - 326
Off-line teaching system of a robot cell for steel pipe processing
by: Masami Kobayashi, Sokichi Ogawa, Masashi Koike v. 15 i. 3 p. 327 - 331
Producing and the latest development programs of the portable general purpose intelligent arm 'Mitsubishi PA-10'
by: Ken Oonishi, Noriko Oonishi, Kimihiro Shimoyama v. 15 i. 3 p. 333 - 337
Application of live line work robots for distribution work: Kyushu Electric's challenges for fully-automated robotic system
by: Shinji Murakami, Kyoji Yanoyasuo, Kouji Higashijima, Hitoshi Wakizako, Keiichi Takaoka, Toshimitsu Irie, Jun Goto, Tsutomu Hasegawa v. 15 i. 3 p. 339 - 344
A study of an autonomous mobile robot in an outdoor environment
by: Yoichi Mitani, Narimasa Awaki, Tatsuo Makino, Yasuyuki Shimada, Toru Yamashita v. 15 i. 3 p. 345 - 350
Development of the omni-directional, power-assisted cart
by: Hiroshi Maeda, Shigeki Fujiwara, Hitoshi Kitano, Hideki Yamashita v. 15 i. 3 p. 351 - 356
Educational-industrial complex development of an anthropomorphic robot hand 'Gifu hand'
by: Haruhisa Kawasaki, Hisayuki Shimomura, Yuji Shimizu v. 15 i. 3 p. 357 - 363
Inspection robots for gas pipelines of Tokyo Gas
by: Mitsunori Komori, Kiichi Suyama v. 15 i. 3 p. 365 - 370
InterRobot: speech-driven embodied interaction robot
by: Hiroki Ogawa, Tomio Watanabe v. 15 i. 3 p. 371 - 377
Proposal of a new medical manipulator for laparoscopic surgery
by: Nobuto Matsuhira, Hideaki Hashimoto, Makoto Jinno, Kyojiro Nambu, Yasuhide Morikawa, Toshiharu Furukawa, Masaki Kitajima, Kazuo Nakazawa v. 15 i. 3 p. 379 - 382
Robotics for social safety
by: Tomoyuki Hamada, Masakatsu G. Fujie v. 15 i. 3 p. 383 - 387
Preface
by: Fumitoshi Matsuno v. 15 i. 4 p. 389 - 390
Study of Super-Mechano Colony: concept and basic experimental set-up
by: Riichiro Damoto, Atsushi Kawakami, Shigeo Hirose v. 15 i. 4 p. 391 - 408
Minimum-time control of coupled tendon-driven manipulators
by: Shugen Ma, Mitsuru Watanabe v. 15 i. 4 p. 409 - 427
Kinematic control of redundant free-floating robotic systems
by: Fabrizio Caccavale, Bruno Siciliano v. 15 i. 4 p. 429 - 448
Control of giant swing motion of a two-link horizontal bar gymnastic robot
by: Kyosuke Ono, Koji Yamamoto, Atushi Imadu v. 15 i. 4 p. 449 - 465
Control of the motion of an acrobot approaching a horizontal bar
by: Masahiro Miyazaki, Mitsuji Sampei, Masanobu Koga v. 15 i. 4 p. 467 - 480
Development of tethered autonomous mobile robot systems for field works
by: Edwardo F. Fukushima, Noriyuki Kitamura, Shigeo Hirose v. 15 i. 4 p. 481 - 496
Preface
by: Tzyh Jong Tarn v. 15 i. 5 p. 497 - 499
An experimental investigation into the fault-tolerant control of an autonomous underwater vehicle
by: Tarun Kanti Podder, Gianluca Antonelli, Nilanjan Sarkar v. 15 i. 5 p. 501 - 520
An inertial navigation system for small autonomous underwater vehicles
by: Xiaoping Yun, Eric R. Bachmann, Suat Arslan, Kadir Akyol, Robert B. McGhee v. 15 i. 5 p. 521 - 532
Towards terrain-aided navigation for underwater robotics
by: Stefan B. Williams, Gamini Dissanayake, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte v. 15 i. 5 p. 533 - 549
Sonar-based guidance of unmanned underwater vehicles
by: Massimo Caccia, Gabriele Bruzzone, Gianmarco Veruggio v. 15 i. 5 p. 551 - 573
Disturbance observer-based robust control for underwater robotic systems with passive joints
by: Goo Bong Chung, Kwang Sik Eom, Byung-Ju Yi, Il Hong Suh, Sang-Rok Oh, Wan Kyun Chung, J. O. Kim v. 15 i. 5 p. 575 - 588
Self-adaptive neuro-fuzzy systems for autonomous underwater vehicle control
by: C. S. George Lee, Jeen-Shing Wang, Junku Yuh v. 15 i. 5 p. 589 - 608
Underwater robotics
by: Junku Yuh, Michael E. West v. 15 i. 5 p. 609 - 639
Robust implementation of generalized impedance control for robot manipulators
by: S. P. Chan, H. P. Chen v. 15 i. 6 p. 641 - 661
A CORBA-based Internet robotic system
by: Songmin Jia, Kunikatsu Takase v. 15 i. 6 p. 663 - 673
Application of Genetic Algorithms for biped robot gait synthesis optimization during walking and going up-stairs
by: Genci Capi, Yasuo Nasu, Leonard Barolli, Kazuhisa Mitobe, Kenro Takeda v. 15 i. 6 p. 675 - 694
Hybrid power supply for mobile robots
by: Chatchai Wattanasin, Yasumichi Aiyama, Daisuke Kurabayashi, Jun Ota, Tamio Arai v. 15 i. 6 p. 695 - 710
Motion control of a two-wheeled mobile robot
by: Takateru Urakubo, Kazuo Tsuchiya, Katsuyoshi Tsujita v. 15 i. 7 p. 711 - 728
Terrain evaluation and its application to path planning for walking machines
by: Shaoping Bai, Kin Huat Low v. 15 i. 7 p. 729 - 748
Localization along routes, based upon iconic and Global Positioning System information in large-scale outdoor environments
by: Shigang Li v. 15 i. 7 p. 749 - 762
Modeling and analysis on the internal impact of a Stewart platform utilized for spacecraft docking
by: Sang Heon Lee, Byung-Ju Yi, Soo-Hyun Kim, Yoon-Keun Kwak v. 15 i. 7 p. 763 - 777
Preface
v. 15 i. 8 p. 779 - 780
Micro-observation technique for tele-micro-operation
by: Kohtaro Ohba, Jesus Carlos Pedraza Ortega, Kazuo Tanie, Gakuyoshi Rin, Ryoichi Dangi, Yoshinori Takei, Takeshi Kaneko, Nobuaki Kawahara v. 15 i. 8 p. 781 - 798
A globally stable state feedback controller for flexible joint robots
by: Alin Albu-Schäffer, Gerd Hirzinger v. 15 i. 8 p. 799 - 814
Cooperative Q-learning: the knowledge sharing issue
by: Majid Nili Ahmadabadi, Masoud Asadpour, Eiji Nakano v. 15 i. 8 p. 815 - 832
Modeling of shape bifurcation phenomena in manipulations of deformable string objects
by: Takahiro Wada, Brenan J. McCarragher, Hidefumi Wakamatsu, Shinichi Hirai v. 15 i. 8 p. 833 - 846
Analysis and experiments with an elephant's trunk robot
by: Michael W. Hannan, Ian D. Walker v. 15 i. 8 p. 847 - 858
Adaptive dynamic walking of a quadruped robot using a neural system model
by: Hiroshi Kimura, Yasuhiro Fukuoka, Ken Konaga v. 15 i. 8 p. 859 - 878

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Preface
v. 14 i. 1 p. 1 - 5
Integration of vision and walking skills together with high-level strategies for quadruped robots to play soccer
by: Vincent Hugel, Patrick Bonnin, Jean-Christophe Bouramoué, Pierre Blazevic v. 14 i. 1 p. 7 - 26
On-board control in the RoboCup small robots league
by: Andreas Birk 0002, Holger Kenn, Thomas Walle v. 14 i. 1 p. 27 - 36
MAPS: a system for multi-agent coordination
by: Ashley Tews, Gordon Wyeth v. 14 i. 1 p. 37 - 50
Small robot agents with on-board vision and local intelligence
by: Thomas Bräunl, Birgit Graf v. 14 i. 1 p. 51 - 64
Educational features of robot contests: the RoboCup-98 survey
by: Igor M. Verner, Shlomo Waks v. 14 i. 1 p. 65 - 74
A programming environment for real-time control of distributed multiple robotic systems
by: Maurizio Piaggio, Antonio Sgorbissa, Renato Zaccaria v. 14 i. 1