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Machine Vision and Mechatronics in Practice

  • Carefully edited book devoted to Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice -with emphasis is on practical applications

  • Includes the best papers of the 20th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice held in Ankara, Turkey, September 18-20 September 2013, the 18th held in Brisbane December 6-7 2011 and the 16th held in Brunei June 22-24 2010

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-8
  2. Control of Automated Mining Machinery Using Aided Inertial Navigation

    • Mark Dunn, David Reid, Jonathon Ralston
    Pages 1-9
  3. Scanning Radar System for Machine Guidance

    • Chad O. Hargrave, Marek Bialkowski
    Pages 11-21
  4. Distributed Collaborative Immersive Virtual Reality Framework for the Mining Industry

    • Tomasz Bednarz, Craig James, Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, Con Caris, Leila Alem
    Pages 39-48
  5. Longwall Shearer Automation: From Research to Reality

    • David Reid, Jonathon Ralston, Mark Dunn, David Hainsworth
    Pages 49-57
  6. Innovative Mechatronic Techniques for Contrasting Pressure Disturbances in the Closed Space of Cochlea

    • Masoud Zoka-Assadi, Xinli Du, Peter Brett, Chris Coulson, Andrew Reid, David Proops
    Pages 67-76
  7. Disturbance Rejection Control of a Quadrotor Equipped with a 2 DOF Manipulator

    • Mete Aydemir, Kutluk Bilge Arıkan, Bülent Ä°rfanoÄŸlu
    Pages 91-103
  8. Experimental Investigation of a Magneto-Rheological Fluid Damper with Permanent Magnet for Haptic Finger Grasping

    • Okan Topçu, Mehmet Murat Aygün, Özgür Çöllü, YiÄŸit TaÅŸcıoÄŸlu
    Pages 105-112
  9. Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Novel Parallel Manipulator Using Supervisory Approach

    • Mohsen Asgari, Mahdi Alinaghizadeh Ardestani
    Pages 149-163
  10. Trajectory Control and Sway Suppression of a Rotary Crane System

    • Mohd Ashraf Ahmad, Mohd Syakirin Ramli, Raja Mohd Taufika Raja Ismail, Reza Ezuan Samin
    Pages 165-175
  11. Holistic Control System Design for Large Mobile Irrigation Machines

    • Alison McCarthy, Nigel Hancock, Steven Raine
    Pages 177-184
  12. Controlled Damping of a 48-Metre Wide Spray Rig

    • John Billingsley
    Pages 185-196
  13. Machine Vision Aided Locating for Microwave Heating Control of the Asphalt Pavement Maintenance Vehicle

    • Lei Zhang, Zhisheng Zhang, Qingshan Fu, Jinfei Shi, Jun Liu, Ruiqiong Zhou
    Pages 197-207

About this book

The contributions for this book have been gathered over several years from conferences held in the series of Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, the latest of which was held in Ankara, Turkey. The essential aspect is that they concern practical applications rather than the derivation of mere theory, though simulations and visualization are important components.

The topics range from mining, with its heavy engineering, to the delicate machining of holes in the human skull or robots for surgery on human flesh. Mobile robots continue to be a hot topic, both from the need for navigation and for the task of stabilization of unmanned aerial vehicles. The swinging of a spray rig is damped, while machine vision is used for the control of heating in an asphalt-laying machine. Manipulators are featured, both for general tasks and in the form of grasping fingers. A robot arm is proposed for adding to the mobility scooter of the elderly. Can EEG signals be a means to control a robot? Can face recognition be achieved in varying illumination?"

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia

    John Billingsley

  • Brunel Institute for Bioengineering Brunel University, London, United Kingdom

    Peter Brett

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eBook USD 139.00
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