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Intelligent Robotics and Applications

5th International Conference, ICIRA 2012, Montreal, Canada, October 3-5, 2012, Proceedings, Part III

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 7508)

Part of the book sub series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI)

Conference series link(s): ICIRA: International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications

Conference proceedings info: ICIRA 2012.

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Table of contents (59 papers)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Robot Actuators and sensors

    1. Hands-Free Head-Motion Interface Using Air Pillow

      • Hajime Nakamura, Shouta Mikura, Satoshi Iwaki, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Manabu Motegi, Shin-you Mutou et al.
      Pages 1-12
    2. A Self-localization System with Global Error Reduction and Online Map-Building Capabilities

      • Karam Shaya, Aaron Mavrinac, Jose Luis Alarcon Herrera, Xiang Chen
      Pages 13-22
    3. Sensor Classification Methods Applied to Robotics

      • Miguel F. M. Lima, J. A. Tenreiro Machado
      Pages 23-31
    4. Design and Simulation of Bio-inspired Flexible Tactile Sensor for Prosthesis

      • Guanhao Liang, Deqing Mei, Yancheng Wang, Yu Dai, Zichen Chen
      Pages 32-41
    5. A Monitoring Network Based on Embedded Vision Nodes Suitable for Robotic Systems

      • Jile Jiao, Shuguang Ye, Zhiqiang Cao, Yuequan Yang, Xilong Liu, Min Tan
      Pages 42-51
    6. Conceptual Design and Kinematic Analysis of a Parallel Rotational Robot

      • Fray J. Herrera, Hernan Gonzalez Acuña, Omar Lengerke, Max Suell Dutra
      Pages 52-61
  3. Robot Design, Development and Control

    1. Attitude Control of the Unicycle Robot Using Fuzzy-Sliding Mode Control

      • Yan Li, Jae-Oh Lee, Jangmyung Lee
      Pages 62-72
    2. Evaluation of Response Models to a Series of Commands in a Telerobotics Supervisory Control System

      • Ida Bagus Kerthyayana Manuaba, Ken Taylor, Tom Gedeon
      Pages 73-84
    3. An Embedded Control System for Automatic Guided Vehicle

      • Xiaoming Qian, Peihuang Lou
      Pages 85-92
    4. Adaptive Neural Network Control of Robot with Passive Last Joint

      • Chenguang Yang, Zhijun Li, Jing Li, Alex Smith
      Pages 113-122
    5. Design Considerations of a Robotic Head for Telepresence Applications

      • Wee Ching Pang, Burhan, Gerald Seet
      Pages 131-140
    6. Scaling Studies for an Actively Controlled Curvature Robotic Pectoral Fin

      • Jason D. Geder, Ravi Ramamurti, John Palmisano, Marius Pruessner, Banahalli Ratna, William C. Sandberg
      Pages 141-150
  4. Robot Intelligence, Learning and Linguistics

    1. Interactive Features for Robot Viewers

      • Thomas Hulin, Katharina Hertkorn, Carsten Preusche
      Pages 181-193

About this book

The three volume set LNAI 7506, LNAI 7507 and LNAI 7508 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2012, held in Montreal, Canada, in October 2012. The 197 revised full papers presented were thoroughly reviewed and selected from 271 submissions. They present the state-of-the-art developments in robotics, automation and mechatronics. This volume covers the topics of robot actuators and sensors; robot design, development and control; robot intelligence, learning and linguistics; robot mechanism and design; robot motion analysis and planning; robotic vision, recognition and reconstruction; and planning and navigation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

    Chun-Yi Su

  • Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Concordia University, Montral, Canada

    Subhash Rakheja

  • School of Creative Technologies, The University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK

    Honghai Liu

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