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Cutting Edge Robotics 2010
Edited by Vedran Kordic, ISBN 978-953-307-062-9, Hard cover, 440 pages, Publisher: InTech, Published: October 01, 2010 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license, in subject Robotics
DOI: 10.5772/288
Robotics research, especially mobile robotics is a young field. Its roots include many engineering and scientific disciplines from mechanical, electrical and electronics engineering to computer, cognitive and social sciences. Each of this parent fields is exciting in its own way and has its share in different books. This book is a result of inspirations and contributions from many researchers worldwide. It presents a collection of a wide range of research results in robotics scientific community. We hope you will enjoy reading the book as much as we have enjoyed bringing it together for you.
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Book contents
- Chapter 1Motion Control of Robots Based on Sensings of Human Forces and Movements
- Chapter 2Reactive Robot Control with Hybrid Operational Techniques in a Seaport Container Terminal Considering the Reliability
- Chapter 3Robust Nonlinear Control of a 7 DOF Model-Scale Helicopter Under Wind Gusts Using Disturbance Observers
- Chapter 4Pursiut-Evasion Games in Presence of Obstacles in Unknown Environments: towards an Optimal Pursuit Strategy
- Chapter 5Motion Planning by Integration of Multiple Policies for Complex Assembly Tasks
- Chapter 6Robotic Strategies to Assist Pilots in Landing and Takeoff of Helicopters on Ships and Offshore
- Chapter 7Optimality Principles and Motion Planning of Human-Like Reaching Movements
- Chapter 8An Experimental Study of Three-Dimensional Passive Dynamic Walking with Flat Feet and Ankle Springs
- Chapter 9Active Knee-Release Mechanism for Passive-Dynamic Walking Machines
- Chapter 10Simplified Human Hand Models for Manipulation Tasks
- Chapter 11An Impact Motion Generation Support Software
- Chapter 12Peltier-Based Freeze-Thaw Connector for Waterborne Self-Assembly Systems
- Chapter 13Adhesion Forces Reduction by Oscillation and Its Application to Micro Manipulation
- Chapter 14Passivity Based Control of Hydraulic Linear Arms Using Natural Casimir Functions
- Chapter 15The Formation Stability of a Multi-Robotic Formation Control System
- Chapter 16Estimation of Users Request for Attentive Deskwork Support System
- Chapter 17Adaptive Swarm Formation Control for Hybrid Ground and Aerial Assets
- Chapter 18Intelligent Robot Systems Based on PDA for Home Automation Systems in Ubiquitous
- Chapter 19Onboard Mission Management for a VTOL UAV Using Sequence and Supervisory Control
- Chapter 20Emotion Recognition through Physiological Signals for Human-Machine Communication
- Chapter 21Robot Assisted Smile Recovery
- Chapter 22Augmenting Sparse Laser Scans with Virtual Scans to Improve the Performance of Alignment Algorithms
- Chapter 23Sensor Network for Structuring People and Environmental Information
- Chapter 24Minimally Invasive Force Sensing for Tendon-driven Robots
- Chapter 25Tweezers Type Tool Manipulation by a Multifinger Hand Using a High-Speed Visual Servoing
- Chapter 26Vision-Based Haptic Feedback with Physically-Based Model for Telemanipulation
- Chapter 27Image Sabilization for In Vivo Microscopic Imaging

