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Industrial Robotics: Theory, Modelling and Control

Edited by: Sam Cubero

ISBN 3-86611-285-8, Hard cover, 964 pages
Publisher: InTech
Publication date: December 2006
Subject: Industrial Robotics

This book covers a wide range of topics relating to advanced industrial robotics, sensors and automation technologies. Although being highly technical and complex in nature, the papers presented in this book represent some of the latest cutting edge technologies and advancements in industrial robotics technology. This book covers topics such as networking, properties of manipulators, forward and inverse robot arm kinematics, motion path-planning, machine vision and many other practical topics too numerous to list here. The authors and editor of this book wish to inspire people, especially young ones, to get involved with robotic and mechatronic engineering technology and to develop new and exciting practical applications, perhaps using the ideas and concepts presented herein.



Table of Contents

  1. Robotic Body-Mind Integration: Next Grand Challenge in Robotics
    K. Kawamura, S. M. Gordon and P. Ratanaswasd
    1091 views, 233 downloads
  2. Automatic Modeling for Modular Reconfigurable Robotic Systems: Theory and Practice
    I-Ming Chen, Guilin Yang and Song Huat Yeo
    1122 views, 366 downloads
  3. Kinematic Design and Description of Industrial Robotic Chains
    Peter Mitrouchev
    1296 views, 700 downloads
  4. Robot Kinematics: Forward and Inverse Kinematics
    Serdar Kucuk and Zafer Bingul
    2669 views, 1531 downloads
  5. Structure Based Classification and Kinematic Analysis of Six-Joint Industrial Robotic Manipulators
    Tuna Balkan, M. Kemal Ozgoren and M. A. Sahir Arikan
    1190 views, 447 downloads
  6. Inverse Position Procedure for Manipulators with Rotary Joints
    Ibrahim A. Sultan
    1057 views, 274 downloads
  7. Cable-based Robot Manipulators with Translational Degrees of Freedom
    Saeed Behzadipour and Amir Khajepour
    1132 views, 386 downloads
  8. A Complete Family of Kinematically-Simple Joint Layouts: Layout Models, Associated Displacement Problem Solutions and Applications
    Scott Nokleby and Ron Podhorodeski
    1059 views, 310 downloads
  9. On the Analysis and Kinematic Design of a Novel 2-DOF Translational Parallel Robot
    Jinsong Wang, Xin-Jun Liu and Chao Wu
    1103 views, 393 downloads
  10. Industrial and Mobile Robot Collision-Free Motion Planning Using Fuzzy Logic Algorithms
    Tzafestas S. G. and Zavlangas P.
    1362 views, 446 downloads
  11. Trajectory Planning and Control of Industrial Robot Manipulators
    S. R. Munasinghe and Masatoshi Nakamura
    1512 views, 501 downloads
  12. Collision Free Path Planning for Multi-DoF Manipulators
    Samir Lahouar, Said Zeghloul and Lotfi Romdhane
    991 views, 268 downloads
  13. Determination of Location and Path Planning Algorithms for Industrial Robots
    Yung Ting and Ho-Chin Jar
    1339 views, 393 downloads
  14. Homogeneous Approach for Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators
    Luis T. Aguilar
    1046 views, 254 downloads
  15. Design and Implementation of Fuzzy Control for Industrial Robot
    Muhammad Suzuri Hitam
    1178 views, 431 downloads
  16. Modelling of Parameter and Bound Estimation Laws for Adaptive-Robust Control of Mechanical Manipulators Using Variable Function Approach
    Recep Burkan
    994 views, 215 downloads
  17. Soft Computing Based Mobile Manipulator Controller Design
    Abdessemed Foudil and Benmahammed Khier
    1218 views, 309 downloads
  18. Control of Redundant Robotic Manipulators with State Constraints
    Miroslaw Galicki
    990 views, 254 downloads
  19. Model-Based Control for Industrial Robots: Uniform Approaches for Serial and Parallel Structures
    Houssem Abdellatif and Bodo Heimann
    1231 views, 406 downloads
  20. Parallel Manipulators with Lower Mobility
    Raffaele Di Gregorio
    1137 views, 389 downloads
  21. Error Modeling and Accuracy of Parallel Industrial Robots
    Hongliang Cui and Zhenqi Zhu
    1215 views, 433 downloads
  22. Networking Multiple Robots for Cooperative Manipulation
    M. Moallem
    1284 views, 400 downloads
  23. Web-Based Remote Manipulation of Parallel Robot in Advanced Manufacturing Systems
    Dan Zhang, Lihui Wang and Ebrahim Esmailzadeh
    1110 views, 389 downloads
  24. Human-Robot Interaction Control for Industrial Robot Arm through Software Platform for Agents and Knowledge Management
    Tao Zhang, Vuthichai Ampornaramveth and Haruki Ueno
    1358 views, 399 downloads
  25. Spatial Vision-Based Control of High-Speed Robot Arms
    Friedrich Lange and Gerd Hirzinger
    1000 views, 271 downloads
  26. Visual Control System for Robotic Welding
    De Xu, Min Tan and Yuan Li
    1221 views, 350 downloads
  27. Visual Conveyor Tracking in High-Speed Robotics Tasks
    Theodor Borangiu
    1136 views, 379 downloads
  28. Visual Feedback Control of a Robot in an Unknown Environment (Learning Control Using Neural Networks)
    Xiao Nan-Feng and Saeid Nahavandi
    1168 views, 297 downloads
  29. Joystick Teaching System for Industrial Robots Using Fuzzy Compliance Control
    Fusaomi Nagata, Keigo Watanabe and Kazuo Kiguchi
    1169 views, 371 downloads
  30. Forcefree Control for Flexible Motion of Industrial Articulated Robot Arms
    Satoru Goto
    1111 views, 293 downloads
  31. Predictive Force Control of Robot Manipulators in Nonrigid Environments
    L.F. Baptista, J.M.C. Sousa and J.M.G. Sa da Costa
    1164 views, 583 downloads
  32. Friction Compensation in Hybrid Force/Velocity Control for Contour Tracking Tasks
    Antonio Visioli, Giacomo Ziliani and Giovanni Legnani
    1050 views, 349 downloads
  33. Industrial Robot Control System Parametric Design on the Base of Methods for Uncertain Systems Robustness
    Alla A. Nesenchuk and Victor A. Nesenchuk
    1256 views, 291 downloads
  34. Stochastic Analysis of a System Containing One Robot and (n-1) Standby Safety Units with an Imperfect Switch
    B.S. Dhillon and S. Cheng
    926 views, 195 downloads