Progress in Automation, Robotics and Measuring Techniques: Volume 2 Robotics

Front Matter....Pages 1-11
Forming of Operational Characteristics of an Orthotic Robot by Influencing Parameters of Its Drive Systems....Pages 1-9
Lightweight RGB-D SLAM System for Search and Rescue Robots....Pages 11-21
Affordable Multi-legged Robots for Research and STEM Education: A Case Study of Design and Technological Aspects....Pages 23-34
Falcon: A Compact Multirotor Flying Platform with High Load Capability....Pages 35-44
TAPAS: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Navigation in Outdoor Environments....Pages 45-54
NAO-mark vs QR-code Recognition by NAO Robot Vision....Pages 55-64
Hive Collective Intelligence for Cloud Robotics: A Hybrid Distributed Robotic Controller Design for Learning and Adaptation....Pages 65-78
The Autonomous Return Control System for Mobile Platform, Used in CBRN Hazards....Pages 79-85
Navigation Module for Mobile Robot....Pages 87-93
An Efficient PSO-Based Method for an Identification of a Quadrotor Model Parameters....Pages 95-104
User Needs and Requirements for the Mobility Assistance and Activity Monitoring Scenario within the RAPP Project....Pages 105-117
Safety Module Based on Gyroscopie in the System for Verticalization and Aiding Motion of the Disabled....Pages 119-128
Gait Trajectory Planing for CIE Exoskeleton....Pages 129-137
Specification of Abstract Robot Skills in Terms of Control System Behaviours....Pages 139-152
Construction and Signal Filtering in Quadrotor....Pages 153-161
Adaptive Optical Inspection System with Use of Reconfigurable Manipulator....Pages 163-170
Assistive Robots as Future Caregivers: The RAPP Approach....Pages 171-179
Simulation-Based Evaluation of Robot-Assisted Wireless Sensors Positioning....Pages 181-190
Small Remotely Operated Screw-Propelled Vehicle....Pages 191-200
HMI with Vision System to Control Manipulator by Operator Hand Movement....Pages 201-209
A Comparison of Control Strategies for 4DoF Model of Unmanned Bicycle Robot Stabilised by Inertial Wheel....Pages 211-221
Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Spatial Data within a Semantic Map for Service Robots....Pages 223-232
Social Inclusion with Robots: A RAPP Case Study Using NAO for Technology Illiterate Elderly at Ormylia Foundation....Pages 233-241
On the Application of QR Codes for Robust Self-localization of Mobile Robots in Various Application Scenarios....Pages 243-252
Reconfigurable Agent Architecture for Robots Utilising Cloud Computing....Pages 253-264
Kinematic Interactions Between Orthotic Robot and a Human....Pages 265-274
CIE-Hand towards Prosthetic Limb....Pages 275-284
Merging Robotics and AAL Ontologies: The RAPP Methodology....Pages 285-297
In-Motion Balance Recovery of a Humanoid Robot under Severe External Disturbances....Pages 299-308
Exploring OpenStreetMap Publicly Available Information for Autonomous Robot Navigation....Pages 309-318
Two Mode Impedance Control of Velma Service Robot Redundant Arm....Pages 319-328
The Social Construction of Creativity in Educational Robotics....Pages 329-338
Back Matter....Pages 339-340