Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Invited Papers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Toward Human-Machine Cooperation

      • Patrick Millot

      Pages 3-20

3. Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-22

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   2. Planning of Maintenance Operations for a Motorway Operator based upon Multicriteria Evaluations over a Finite Scale and Sensitivity Analyses

      • Céline Sanchez, Jacky Montmain, Marc Vinches, Brigitte Mahieu

      Pages 23-35

   3. A Multiple Sensor Fault Detection Method based on Fuzzy Parametric Approach

      • Frederic Lafont, Nathalie Pessel, Jean-Francois Balmat

      Pages 37-49

   4. The Shape of a Local Minimum and the Probability of its Detection in Random Search

      • Boris Kryzhanovsky, Vladimir Kryzhanovsky, Andrey Mikaelian

      Pages 51-61

   5. Rapidly-exploring Sorted Random Tree: A Self Adaptive Random Motion Planning Algorithm

      • Nicolas Jouandeau

      Pages 63-73

   6. Applying an Intensification Strategy on Vehicle Routing Problem

      • Etiene P. L. Simas, Arthur Tórgo Gómez

      Pages 75-86

   7. Detection of Correct Moment to Model Update

      • Heli Koskimäki, Ilmari Juutilainen, Perttu Laurinen, Juha Röning

      Pages 87-94

   8. Robust Optimizers for Nonlinear Programming in Approximate Dynamic Programming

      • Olivier Teytaud, Sylvain Gelly

      Pages 95-106

4. Robotics and Automation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-107

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   2. Improved Positional Accuracy of Robots with High Nonlinear Friction using a Modified Impulse Controller

      • Stephen van Duin, Christopher D. Cook, Zheng Li, Gursel Alici

      Pages 109-123

   3. An Estimation Process for Tire-Road Forces and Sideslip Angle for Automotive Safety Systems

      • Guillaume Baffet, Ali Charara, Daniel Lechner, Damien Thomas

      Pages 125-138

   4. SmartMOBILE and its Applications to Guaranteed Modeling and Simulation of Mechanical Systems

      • Ekaterina Auer, Wolfram Luther

      Pages 139-151

   5. Path Planning for Cooperating Unmanned Vehicles over 3-D Terrain

      • Ioannis K. Nikolos, Nikos C. Tsourvelouds

      Pages 153-168

   6. Tracking of Manoeuvring Visual Targets

      • C. Pérez, N. García, J. M. Sabater, J. M. Azorín, L. Gracia

      Pages 169-180

   7. Motion Control of an Omnidirectional Mobile Robot

      • Xiang Li, Andreas Zell

      Pages 181-193

   8. A Strategy for Exploration with a Multi-robot System

      • Jonathan A. Rogge, Dirk Aeyels

      Pages 195-206

   9. Tracking of Constrained Submarine Robot Arms

      • Ernesto Olguín-Díaz, Vicente Parra-Vega

      Pages 207-222

The present book includes a set of selected papers from the fourth “International Conference on Informatics in Control Automation and Robotics” (ICINCO 2007), held at the University of Angers, France, from 9 to 12 May 2007. The conference was organized in three simultaneous tracks: “Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization”, “Robotics and Automation” and “Systems Modeling, Signal Processing and Control”. The book is based on the same structure. ICINCO 2007 received 435 paper submissions, from more than 50 different countries in all continents. From these, after a blind review process, only 52 where accepted as full papers, of which 22 were selected for inclusion in this book, based on the classifications provided by the Program Committee. The selected papers reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the conference. The diversity of topics is an important feature of this conference, enabling an overall perception of several important scientific and technological trends. These high quality standards will be maintained and reinforced at ICINCO 2008, to be held in Funchal, Madeira - Portugal, and in future editions of this conference. Furthermore, ICINCO 2007 included 3 plenary keynote lectures given by Dimitar Filev (Ford Motor Company), Patrick Millot (Université de Valenciennes) and Mark W. Spong (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).

• Model Predictive Control
• automation
• filtering
• fuzzy
• optimization
• robot
• robotics
• sensor
• system modeling

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  Juan Andrade Cetto

• Institut des Sciences et Techniques de l’Ingénieur d’Angers (ISTIA) Labo, d’Ingénierie des Systémes Automatisés (LISA), 49000 Angers, France

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