Xie, M. et al. ed.
Advances in Climbing and Walking Robots
proceeding
World Scientific Publishing Co.Pte. Ltd. 2007.7
788 pp.
ISBN 981-270-815-4
18,100円
Proceedings of 10th International Conference (CLAWAR 2007) Singapore 16 - 18 July 2007
Contents
1.Advances in Climbing Robots: Design and Construction of a Rope Climbing Robot/ Development of a Sealing System for a Climbing Robot with Negative Pressure Adhesion/ Gait Parameter Adaptation to Environmental Perturbations in Quadrupedal Robots/ Robot for Motion in Tube/ 2.Advances in Walking Robots: Design and Problems of a New Leg-Wheel Walking Robot/ Foot Planning Motion of Humanoid Robot RH-1 Using Lag Algorithm/ Observer-Based Control of a Walking Biped Robot: Stability Analysis/ Optimization of Humanoid Robot Motion During Elevation of an Object/ Walker System with Assistance Device for Standing-Up/ 3.Advances in Humanoid Soccer Robots: Design of a Humanoid Soccer Robot: Wukong/ Locomotion Control Scheme for Fast Walking Humanoid Soccer Robot / 4.Supporting Technologies: A Concurrent Planning Algorithm for Dual-Arm Systems/ Contact Processing in the Simulation of Clawar/ In Search of Principles of Odour Source Localisation/ New Standards for New Robots/ and other papers *
Mukhopadhyay, S. C. & Sen Gupta, G. ed.
Autonomous Robots and Agents
Springer-Verlag 2007.
268 pp.(H)
ISBN 3-540-73423-6
16,700円
Contents
1. Toward Hierarchical Multi-Robot Urban Search and Rescue: Development of a Mother Agent / 2. Multi-Robot Search and Rescue: A Potential Field Based Approach / 3. Probabilistic Target Search Strategy/ 4. Localisation and Mapping With a Mobile Robot Using Sparse Range Data / 5. Applying High-Level Understanding to Visual Localisation for Mapping / 6. Development of an Optical Three-Axis Tactile Sensor for Object Handing Tasks in Humanoid Robot Navigation System/ 7. Clustering Methods in Flock Traffic Navigation Based on Negotiation/ 8. Using Learned Features from 3D Data for Robot Navigation / XII Contents/ 9. A Centre-of-Mass Tracker Integrated Circuit Design in Nanometric CMOS for Robotic Visual Object Position Tracking/ 10. Non-Iterative Vision-Based Interpolation of 3D Laser Scans / 11. RoboSim: A Multimode 3D Simulator for Studying Mobile Robot Co-Operation/ 12. A Mobile Robot for Autonomous Book Retrieval/ 13. Trajectory Planning for Surveillance Missions of Mobile Robots / 14. An Evolutionary Approach to Crowd Simulation/ 15. Application of a Particle Swarm Algorithm to the Capacitated Open Pit Mining Problem/ 16. Automatic Adjustment for Optical Axes in Laser Systems Using Stochastic Binary Search Algorithm for Noisy Environments/ 17. An Analysis of the Chromosome Generated by a Genetic Algorithm Used to Create a Controller for a Mobile Inverted Pendulum/ 18. Robust Flight Stability and Control for Micro Air Vehicles / 19. An Ecological Interface Design Approach to Human Supervision of a Robot Team / 20. Embedded RTOS: Performance Analysis With High Precision Counters/ 21. Simple Biped Walking Robot for University Education Considering Fabrication Experiences/ 22. Autonomous Stride-Frequency and Step-Length Adjustment for Bipedal Walking Control / 23. Application of Extended Kalman Filter Towards UAV Identification / 24. A Novel Strategy for Multiagent Coalitions in a Dynamic Hostile World / 25. Emotion Recognition Using Voice Based on Emotion-Sensitive Frequency Ranges / 26. FPGA-Based Implementation of Graph Colouring Algorithms/ 27. Balancing Sociality in Meta-agent Approach/ 28. Complex Stability Radius for Automatic Design of Gain-Scheduled Control Part I: Theoretical Development/ 29. Complex Stability Radius for Automatic Design of Gain-Scheduled Control Part II: Example on Autopilot Design/ 30. Synthesis of Reconfigurable Hierarchical Finite State Machines/ Author Index/
* This edited volume is targeted to present the latest state-of-the-art methodologies in Robotics. It is a compilation of the extended versions of the very best papers selected from the many that were presented at the 3rd International Conference on Autonomous Robots and Agents (ICARA 2006) which was held at Palmerston North, New Zealand from 11-14 December, 2006. Scientists and engineers who work with mobile robots will find this book very useful and stimulating. *
Bishop, R. H. ed.
The Mechatronics Handbook 2nd ed. (2 vols set)
CRC Press 2007.12
1416 pp.(H)
ISBN 0-8493-9257-8
23,400円
Contents
Vol.1: Overview of Mechatronics: 1.What Is Mechatronics?/ 2.Mechatronic Design Approach/ 3.System Interfacing, Instrumentation, and Control Systems/ 4.Microprocessor-Based Controllers and Microelectronics/ 5.An Introduction to Micro- and Nanotechnology/ 6.NEW! Mechatronics Engineering Curriculum Design/ 7.Physical System Modeling/ 8.Modeling Electromechanical Systems/ 9.Structures and Materials/ 10.Modeling of Mechanical Systems for Mechatronics Applications/ 11.Fluid Power Systems/ 12.Electrical Engineering/ 13.Engineering Thermodynamics/ 14.NEW! Numerical Simulation/ 15.Modeling and Simulation for MEMS/ 16.Rotational and Translational Microelectromechanical Systems: MEMS, Synthesis, Microfabrication, Analysis, and Optimization/ 17.The Physical Basis of Analogies in Physical System Models/ 18.Mechatronic Sensors and Actuators/ 19.Introduction to Sensors and Actuators/ 20.Fundamentals of Time and Frequency/ 21.Sensor and Actuator Characteristics/ 22.Sensors/ K.M. Lynch, M.A. Peshkin, H. Eren, M.A. Elbestawi, I.J. Garshelis, R. Thorn, P.M. Norris, B. Hosticka, J.F. Figueroa, H.R. (Bart) Everett, S.S. Ipson, C. Liu, N. Vazquez, and D. Nair/ 23.Actuators, G.T.-C. Chiu, C.J. Fraser, R.H. Bansevicius, R.T. Tolocka, M. Sorli, S. Pastorelli, and S.E. Lyshevski/ Index/
Vol.2: Mechatronic System Control: 1.The Role of Controls in Mechatronics/ 2.The Role of Modeling in Mechatronics Design/ 3.Signals and Systems/ 4.State Space Analysis and System Properties/ 5.Response of Dynamic Systems/ 6.The Root Locus Method/ 7.Frequency Response Methods/ 8.Kalman Filters as Dynamic System State Observers/ 9.Digital Signal Processing for Mechatronic Applications/ 10.Control System Design Via H 2 Optimization/ 11.Adaptive and Nonlinear Control Design/ 12.Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems/ 13.Advanced Control of an Electrohydraulic Axis/ 14.Design Optimization of Mechatronic Systems/ 15.NEW! Motion Control Using SoftMotion Technology/ 16.NEW! Real-Time Monitoring and Control/ 17.NEW! Micromechatronics and Microelectromechanical Motion Devices/ 18.Computers and Logic Systems/ 19.Introduction to Computers and Logic Systems/ 20.Digital Logic Concepts and Combinational Logic Design/ 21.System Interfaces/ 22.Communications and Computer Networks/ 23.Fault Analysis in Mechatronic Systems/ 24.Logic System Design/ 25.Architecture/ 26.Control with Embedded Computers and Programmable Logic Controllers/ 27.NEW! Graphical System Design for Embedded Systems/ 28.NEW! Field-Programmable Gate Arrays/ 29.NEW! Graphical Programming for Field-Programmable Gate Arrays: Applications in Control and Mechatronics/ 30.Software and Data Acquisition/ 31.Introduction to Data Acquisition/ 32.Measurement Techniques: Sensors and Transducers/ 33.A/D and D/A Conversion/ 34.Signal Conditioning/ 35.NEW! Virtual Instrumentation Systems/ 36.Software Design and Development/ 37.Data Recording and Logging, C. Anderson Index/ * The first comprehensive reference on mechatronics, The Mechatronics Handbook was quickly embraced as the gold standard in the field. *
Wittenburg, J.
Dynamics of Multibody Systems 2nd ed.
Springer-Verlag 2007.9
223 pp. (H)
ISBN 3-540-73913-0
13,100円
Contents
1 Mathematical Notation / 2 Rigid Body Kinematics / 3 Basic Principles of Rigid Body Dynamics / 4 Classical Problems of Rigid Body Mechanics / 5 General Multibody Systems / 6 Impact Problems in Multibody Systems / Solutions to Problems / References / Index / *
* Multibody systems investigated in the book are composed of rigid bodies. The bodies are interconnected in an arbitrary configuration by joints and force elements of arbitrary nature. Typical examples of multibody systems are linkages in machines, vehicles and industrial robots. *
Ancona, F. et al. ed.
Control Methods in PDE-Dynamical Systems
Contemporary Mathematics Volume: 426
AMS 2007.
404 pp. (P)
ISBN 0-8218-3766-4
17,400円
Contents
Preface / 1 Asymptotic Stabilization of Systems of Conservation Laws by Controls Acting at a Single Boundary Point / 2 Variational Principles for Finite Dimensional Initial Value Problems / 3 Boundary and Localized Null Controllability of Structurally Damped Elastic Systems / 4 Nonlinear Aeroelasticity Theory: Continuum Models / 5 Stability Issues in the Euler-Korteweg Model / 6 Optimality Conditions for Solutions to Hyperbolic Balance Laws / 7 Long-Time Dynamics of a Semilinear Wave Equation with Nonlinear Interior/Boundary Damping and Sources of Critical Exponents / 8 On the p-System at a Junction / 9 Analyticity of Stable Invariant Manifolds of 1D-Semilinear Parabolic Equations / 10 Boundary Feedback Stabilization of Nonlinear Beam Models / 11 Increased Stability in the Continuation for the Helmholtz Equation with Variable Coefficient / 12 Microscale Sensitivity in Moving-Boundary Problems for the Thin-Film Equation / 13 The Heat and Schrｬodinger Equations: Boundary Control with One Shot / 14 A Remark on the Morrey Potential / 15 Nonlinear Dissipative Wave Equations with Potential / 16 Pointwise Carleman Estimates, Global Uniqueness, Observability, and Stabilization for Schrｬodinger Equations on the Riemannian Manifolds at the H1(ｽ)-Level / *
Haikonen, P. O.
Robot Brains: Circuits and Systems for Conscious Machines
ロボット頭脳
John Wiley & Sons 2007.11
224 pp. (H)
ISBN 0-470-06204-5
16,800円
Contents
Preface / 1. Introduction / 2. Information, meaning and representation / 3. Associative neural networks / 4. Circuit assemblies / 5. Machine perception / 6. Motor actions for robots / 7. Machine cognition / 8. Machine emotions / 9. Natural language in robot brains / 10. A cognitive architecture for robot brains / 11. Machine consciousness / Epilogue / References / Index / *
* Robot Brains expertly outlines a complete system approach to cognitive machines, offering practical design guidelines for the creation of non-numeric autonomous creative machines. It details topics such as component parts and realization principles, so that different pieces may be implemented in hardware or software. Real-world examples for designers and researchers are provided, including circuit and systems examples that few books on this topic give. *
Kato, N. & Kamimura, S. ed.
Bio-mechanisms of Swimming and Flying
Fluid Dynamics, Biomimetic Robots, and Sports Science
Springer-Verlag 2008.
403 pp.(H)
ISBN 4-431-73379-5
22,800円
Contents
Part 1: Biological Aspects of Locomotive Mechanisms and Behaviors of Animals While Swimming and Flying: 1. Asymmetric Swimming Motion of Singly Flagellated Bacteria near a Rigid Surface/ 2. Properties of a Semi-dilute Suspension of Swimming Microorganisms/ 3. Dynamics, Modeling and Real-time Observation of Galvanotaxis in Paramecium caudatum/ 4. Object Manipulation by a Formation-Controlled Euglena Group/ 5. Passive Mechanisms Controlling Posture and Trajectory in Swimming Fishes/ 6. Mechanical Properties of the Caudal Fin Resulting from the Caudal Skeletal Structure of the Bluefin Tuna/ 7. Design of Artificial Tail Flukes for a Bottlenose Dolphin/ 8. Changes in Drag Acting on an Angled Wavy Silicon-rubber Plate as a Model of the Skin Folds of a Swimming Dolphin/ 9. Central Nervous System Underlying Swimming Fish/ 10. Underwater Acoustical Sensing Behavior of Porpoises/ 11. Microstructural Approach to Developing the Resonance Model of the Indirect Flight Mechanism/ Part 2: Hydrodynamics of Swimming and Flying: 12. Studies of Hydrodynamics in Fishlike Swimming Propulsion/ 13. Optimization of Fish Shape and Swim Mode in Fully Resolved 2-D Flow-field by Genetic Algorithm with the Least-square Prediction Method/ 14. Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Anguilliform Swimmers/ 15. A Numerical Study of Hovering Aerodynamics in Flapping Insect Flight/ 16. Stabilization of Flapping-of-Wings Flight of a Butterfly, Considering Wakes/ 17. 3-D Unsteady Computations of Flapping Flight in Insects, Fish, and Unmanned Vehicles/ Part 3: Biomimetic Swimming or Flying Robots: 18. Design and Simulations of a Virtual Fishlike Robot Actuated by a Muscle Model/ 19. Development of Fish Robots Powered by Fuel Cells: Improvement of Swimming Ability by a Genetic Algorithm and Flow Analysis by Computational Fluid Dynamics/ 20. Design and Control of Biomimetic Robot Fish FAC-I/ 21. Thrust Force Characteristics of the Propulsion Mechanism in Fluid Using a Fin with a Dynamic Variable-Effective-Length Spring/ 22. Elastic Pectoral Fin Actuators for Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles/ 23. Design, Development, and Testing of Flapping Fins with Actively Controlled Curvature for an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle/ 24. Controlling Biomimetic Underwater Robots with Electronic Nervous Systems/ 25. Micro-energy Converter Using Insect Wings/ 26. Clapping-wing Micro Air Vehicle of Insect Size/ Part 4: Sports Science: 27. Study on the Application of Lagrangian Numerical Simulation to Fluid Dynamics in Sports Science/ 28. Rowing Velocity Prediction Program Estimating Hydrodynamic Load Acting on an Oar Blade/ 29. Analysis of Breast, Back and Butterfly Strokes by the Swimming Human Simulation Model SWUM/ 30. Research in Fluid Dynamical Specification of Hand Palms in Freestyle Swimming/ 31. Flexural Vibration of a Jump Ski in Flight/ Index/
* This book follows "Bio-mechanisms of Animals in Swimming and Flying" published in 2004 including 11 chapters. This time, the book includes 31 chapters on the latest researches into natural autonomous systems and locomotion in both flying and swimming organisms. The area of sports science such as analysis and simulation of human swimming is newly added. The computational frameworks for the modeling, simulation and optimization of animals in swimming and flying demonstrate an important role in the progress of interdisciplinary work in the fields of biology and engineering. *
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