Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering for Advanced and Intelligent Manufacturing

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Critical Review and Progress of Adaptive Controller Design for Robot Arms....Pages 3-12
Stiffness Analysis of a Planar 3-RPS Parallel Manipulator....Pages 13-28
Overview of an Engineering Teaching Module on Robotics Safety....Pages 29-43
Mobile Robot Applied to QR Landmark Localization Based on the Keystone Effect....Pages 45-60
A Collective Behaviour Framework for Multi-agent Systems....Pages 61-71
Kinematic Performance Analysis of a Hybrid-Driven Waist Rehabilitation Robot....Pages 73-86
Admittance Filter Parameter Adjustment of a Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System (RehabRoby)....Pages 87-96
Continuum Robot Surfaces: Smart Saddles and Seats....Pages 97-105
Structural Parameter Identification of a Small Robotic Underwater Vehicle....Pages 107-121
Using Online Modelled Spatial Constraints for Pose Estimation in an Industrial Setting....Pages 123-133
Comparison Study of Industrial Robots for High-Speed Machining....Pages 135-149
Adaptive Robust Control and Fuzzy-Based Optimization for Flexible Serial Robot....Pages 151-165
Wired Autonomous Vacuum Cleaner....Pages 167-175
Human Safety Index Based on Impact Severity and Human Behavior Estimation....Pages 177-190
Swarm Robots’ Communication and Cooperation in Motion Planning....Pages 191-205
Indoor Localization for Swarm Robotics with Communication Metrics Without Initial Position Information....Pages 207-215
Multi-objective Optimization of a Parallel Fine-tuning Manipulator for Segment Assembly Robots in Shield Tunneling Machines....Pages 217-239
An Imitation Framework for Social Robots Based on Visual Input, Motion Sensation, and Instruction....Pages 241-253
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New Reactionless Spatial Grasper Design and Analysis....Pages 257-263
Tracking and Vibration Control of a Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Robotic Arm....Pages 265-274
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
Synthesis and Analysis of Pneumatic Muscle Driven Parallel Platforms Imitating Human Shoulder....Pages 275-287
Conceptual Design of Energy Efficient Lower Extremity Exoskeleton for Human Motion Enhancement and Medical Assistance....Pages 289-301
A New Algorithm for Analyzing Method of Electrical Faults of Three-Phase Induction Motors Using Duty Ratios of Half-Period Frequencies According to Phase Angle Changes....Pages 303-317
Mathematical Foundations and Software Simulation of Stress-Strain State of the Plate Container Ship....Pages 319-328
Kalman Filtering for Precise Mass Flow Estimation on a Conveyor Belt Weigh System....Pages 329-338
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Stiffness Analysis and Optimization for a Bio-inspired 3-DOF Hybrid Manipulator....Pages 341-350
Robust Gust Rejection on a Micro-air Vehicle Using Bio-inspired Sensing....Pages 351-362
Development of Guidance, Navigation and Control System Using FPGA Technology for an UAV Tricopter....Pages 363-375
Fault Recoverability Analysis via Cross-Gramian....Pages 377-386
Implementation of RFID-Based Car Ignition System (CIS) in Kazakhstan....Pages 387-394
Design and Development of a Self-adaptive, Reconfigurable and Low-Cost Robotic Arm....Pages 395-405
Workplace Emotion Monitoring—An Emotion-Oriented System Hidden Behind a Receptionist Robot....Pages 407-420
Optimum Control for the Vehicle Semi-active Suspension System....Pages 421-430
Depth Control of AUV Using a Buoyancy Control Device....Pages 431-444
DOB Tracking Control for Systems with Input Saturation and Exogenous Disturbances via T-S Disturbance Modelling....Pages 445-455
Application of H-Infinity Output-Feedback Control with Analysis of Weight Functions and LMI to Nonlinear Nuclear Reactor Cores....Pages 457-468