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Humanoid Robots, Human-like Machines
Edited by Matthias Hackel, ISBN 978-3-902613-07-3, Hard cover, 642 pages, Publisher: I-Tech Education and Publishing, Published: June 01, 2007 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license, in subject Humanoid Robotics
In this book the variety of humanoid robotic research can be obtained. This book is divided in four parts: Hardware Development: Components and Systems, Biped Motion: Walking, Running and Self-orientation, Sensing the Environment: Acquisition, Data Processing and Control and Mind Organisation: Learning and Interaction. The first part of the book deals with remarkable hardware developments, whereby complete humanoid robotic systems are as well described as partial solutions. In the second part diverse results around the biped motion of humanoid robots are presented. The autonomous, efficient and adaptive two-legged walking is one of the main challenge in humanoid robotics. The two-legged walking will enable humanoid robots to enter our environment without rearrangement. Developments in the field of visual sensors, data acquisition, processing and control are to be observed in third part of the book. In the fourth part some "mind building" and communication technologies are presented.
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Book contents
- Chapter 1Design of an Assistive Gait Device for Strength Endurance and Rehabilitation
- Chapter 2Towards an Interactive Humanoid Companion with Visual Tracking Modalities
- Chapter 3Methods for Environment Recognition Based on Active Behaviour Selection and Simple Sensor History
- Chapter 4Simulation Study on Acquisition Process of Locomotion by Using an Infant Robot
- Chapter 5Visual Attention and Distributed Processing of Visual Information for the Control of Humanoid Robots
- Chapter 6Visual Guided Approach-to-Grasp for Humanoid Robots
- Chapter 7Dexterous Humanoid Whole-Body Manipulation by Pivoting
- Chapter 8Imitation Learning Based Talking Heads in Humanoid Robotics
- Chapter 9Bilinear Time Delay Neural Network System for Humanoid Robot Software
- Chapter 10Robot Learning by Active Imitation
- Chapter 11Affective Communication Model with Multimodality for Humanoids
- Chapter 12Communication Robots in Real Environments
- Chapter 13Neural Control of Actions Involving Different Coordinate Systems
- Chapter 14Towards Tutoring an Interactive Robot
- Chapter 15Intuitive Multimodal Interaction with Communication Robot Fritz
- Chapter 16Generating Natural Motion in an Android by Mapping Human Motion
- Chapter 17Bipedal Walking Pattern Design by Synchronizing the Motions in the Sagittal and Lateral Planes
- Chapter 18Mixed Logic Dynamical Modeling and On Line Optimal Control of Biped Robot
- Chapter 19A Novel Anthropomorphic Robot Hand and its Master Slave System
- Chapter 20Development of Biped Humanoid Robots at the Humanoid Robot Research Center, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
- Chapter 21Multipurpose Low-Cost Humanoid Platform and Modular Control Software Development
- Chapter 22Artificial Muscles for Humanoid Robots
- Chapter 23Development of a CORBA-based Humanoid Robot and its Applications
- Chapter 24Stability Analysis of a Simple Active Biped Robot with a Torso on Level Ground Based on Passive Walking Mechanisms
- Chapter 25Inertial Forces Posture Control for Humanoid Robots Locomotion
- Chapter 26Towards Adaptive Control Strategy for Biped Robots
- Chapter 27Reinforcement Learning of Stable Trajectory for Quasi-Passive Dynamic Walking of an Unstable Biped Robot
- Chapter 28An Adaptive Biped Gait Generation Scheme Utilizing Characteristics of Various Gaits
- Chapter 29Momentum Compensation for the Fast Dynamic Walk of Humanoids Based on the Pelvic Rotation of Contact Sport Athletes
- Chapter 30Vision-based Motion Control of a Biped Robot Using 2 DOF Gaze Control Structure
- Chapter 31Limit Cycle Walking
- Chapter 32A Human-Like Approach to Footstep Planning
- Chapter 33Hierarchical Reactive Control for Soccer Playing Humanoid Robots

