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Autonomous Robotic Systems

Soft Computing and Hard Computing Methodologies and Applications

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Part of the book series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing (STUDFUZZ, volume 116)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
  2. Planning and Navigation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73
    2. Applied Soft Computing Strategies for Autonomous Field Robotics

      • Edward Tunstel, Ayanna Howard, Terry Huntsberger, Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu, John M. Dolan
      Pages 75-102
    3. Integration of Reactive Utilitarian Navigation and Topological Modeling

      • Javier de Lope, Darío Maravall
      Pages 103-139
    4. Line-Crawling Robot Navigation: A Rough Neurocomputing Approach

      • J. F. Peters, T. C. Ahn, M. Borkowski, V. Degtyaryov, S. Ramanna
      Pages 141-163
    5. Hierarchical Planning in a Mobile Robot for Map Learning and Navigation

      • Cristina Urdiales, Antonio Bandera, Eduardo Pérez, Alberto Poncela, Francisco Sandoval
      Pages 165-188
    6. Evolutionary Artificial Potential Field — Applications to Mobile Robot Path Planning

      • Prahlad Vadakkepat, Tong-Heng Lee, Liu Xin
      Pages 217-232
  3. Learning, Adaptation and Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
    2. Using Hierarchical Fuzzy Behaviors in the RoboCup Domain

      • Alessandro Saffiotti, Zbigniew Wasik
      Pages 235-262
    3. Online Learning and Adaptation for Intelligent Embedded Agents Operating in Domestic Environments

      • Hani Hagras, Victor Callaghan, Martin Colley, Graham Clarke, Hakan Duman
      Pages 293-322
    4. Integration of Soft Computing Towards Autonomous Legged Robots

      • Anthony Wong, Marcelo H. Ang Jr.
      Pages 323-352
  4. Vision and Perception

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 429-429

About this book

This book contains an edited collection of eighteen contributions on soft and hard computing techniques and their applications to autonomous robotic systems. Each contribution has been exclusively written for this volume by a leading researcher. The volume demonstrates the various ways that the soft computing and hard computing techniques can be used in different integrated manners to better develop autonomous robotic systems that can perform various tasks of vision, perception, cognition, thinking, pattern recognition, decision-making, and reasoning and control, amongst others. Each chapter of the book is self-contained and points out the future direction of research.

"It is a must reading for students and researchers interested in exploring the potentials of the fascinating field that will form the basis for the design of the intelligent machines of the future"
(Madan M. Gupta)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Singapore Polytechnic, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

    Changjiu Zhou

  • Department of Artificial Intelligence Faculty of Computer Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Darío Maravall

  • Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK·CEN), Mol, Belgium

    Da Ruan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Autonomous Robotic Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Soft Computing and Hard Computing Methodologies and Applications

  • Editors: Changjiu Zhou, Darío Maravall, Da Ruan

  • Series Title: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7908-1767-6

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-1546-7Published: 07 January 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-2523-7Published: 21 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-7908-1767-6Published: 20 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1434-9922

  • Series E-ISSN: 1860-0808

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 500

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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