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Model-Based Control: - Bridging Rigorous Theory and Advanced Technology (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Paul M.J. Van Den Hof, Carsten... Model-Based Control: - Bridging Rigorous Theory and Advanced Technology (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Paul M.J. Van Den Hof, Carsten Scherer, Peter S.C. Heuberger
R3,018 Discovery Miles 30 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Model-Based Control will be a collection of state-of-the-art contributions in the field of modelling, identification, robust control and optimization of dynamical systems, with particular attention to the application domains of motion control systems (high-accuracy positioning systems) and large scale industrial process control systems.The book will be directed to academic and industrial people involved in research in systems and control, industrial process control and mechatronics.

Service Robotics and Mechatronics - Selected Papers of the International Conference on Machine Automation ICMA2008 (Hardcover,... Service Robotics and Mechatronics - Selected Papers of the International Conference on Machine Automation ICMA2008 (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Keiichi Shirase, Seiji Aoyagi
R5,746 Discovery Miles 57 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In a world suffering from an ageing population and declining birth rate, service robotics and mechatronics have an increasingly vital role to play in maintaining a safe and sustainable environment for everyone. Mechatronics can be used in the reconstruction or restoration of various environments which we rely upon to survive; for example the reconstruction of a city after an earthquake, or the restoration of polluted waters

This collection of papers was originally presented at the 7th International Conference on Machine Automation, 2008, in Awaji, Japan, and covers a variety of new trends in service robotics and mechatronics.

Service Robotics and Mechatronics showcases the latest research in the area to provide researchers and scientists with an up-to-date source of knowledge and basis for further study, as well as offering graduate students valuable reference material.

Modeling, Simulation and Optimization - Proceedings of CoMSO 2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Biplab Das, Ripon Patgiri, Sivaji... Modeling, Simulation and Optimization - Proceedings of CoMSO 2020 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Biplab Das, Ripon Patgiri, Sivaji Bandyopadhyay, Valentina Emilia Balas
R8,464 Discovery Miles 84 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book includes selected peer-reviewed papers presented at the International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Optimization, organized by National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam, India, during 3-5 August 2020. The book covers topics of modeling, simulation and optimization, including computational modeling and simulation, system modeling and simulation, device/VLSI modeling and simulation, control theory and applications, modeling and simulation of energy system and optimization. The book disseminates various models of diverse systems and includes solutions of emerging challenges of diverse scientific fields.

Experimental Robotics - The Eleventh International Symposium (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Oussama Khatib, Vijay Kumar, George Pappas Experimental Robotics - The Eleventh International Symposium (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Oussama Khatib, Vijay Kumar, George Pappas
R8,401 Discovery Miles 84 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

By the dawn of the new millennium, robotics has undergone a major transformation in scope and dimensions. This expansion has been brought about by the maturity of the field and the advances in its related technologies. From a largely dominant industrial focus, robotics has been rapidly expanding into the challenges of the human world. The new generation of robots is expected to safely and dependably co-habitat with humans in homes, workplaces, and communities, providing support in services, entertainment, education, healthcare, manufacturing, and assistance. Beyond its impact on physical robots, the body of knowledge robotics has produced is revealing a much wider range of applications reaching across diverse research areas and scientific disciplines, such as: biomechanics, haptics, neuros- ences, virtual simulation, animation, surgery, and sensor networks among others. In return, the challenges of the new emerging areas are proving an abundant source of stimulation and insights for the field of robotics. It is indeed at the intersection of disciplines that the most striking advances happen. The goal of the series of Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics (STAR) is to bring, in a timely fashion, the latest advances and developments in robotics on the basis of their significance and quality. It is our hope that the wider dissemination of research developments will stimulate more exchanges and collaborations among the research community and contribute to further advancement of this rapidly growing field.

Advances in Unmanned Marine Vehicles (Hardcover, New): G. N. Roberts, R. Sutton Advances in Unmanned Marine Vehicles (Hardcover, New)
G. N. Roberts, R. Sutton
R3,872 R3,474 Discovery Miles 34 740 Save R398 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Unmanned marine vehicles (UMVs) is a collective term used to describe autonomous underwater vehicles, remotely operated vehicles, semi-submersibles, and unmanned surface craft. Considerable interest has been shown in UMVs by the military, civilian and scientific communities due to their ability to undertake designated missions whilst either operating autonomously and/or on co-operation with other types of vehicle. Increasing importance is also being placed on the design and development of such vehicles as they are capable of providing cost effective solutions to a number of littoral, coastal and offshore problems. This book draws attention to the advanced technology which is evolving to meet the challenges being posed in this exciting and growing field of study.

Handbook of Control Science and Engineering: Volume II (Hardcover): Marques Vang Handbook of Control Science and Engineering: Volume II (Hardcover)
Marques Vang
R3,430 R3,101 Discovery Miles 31 010 Save R329 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Autonomy and Unmanned Vehicles - Augmented Reactive Mission and Motion Planning Architecture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019):... Autonomy and Unmanned Vehicles - Augmented Reactive Mission and Motion Planning Architecture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh, David M. W Powers, Reza Bairam Zadeh
R3,611 Discovery Miles 36 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book addresses higher-lower level decision autonomy for autonomous vehicles, and discusses the addition of a novel architecture to cover both levels. The proposed framework's performance and stability are subsequently investigated by employing different meta-heuristic algorithms. The performance of the proposed architecture is shown to be largely independent of the algorithms employed; the use of diverse algorithms (subjected to the real-time performance of the algorithm) does not negatively affect the system's real-time performance. By analyzing the simulation results, the book demonstrates that the proposed model provides perfect mission timing and task management, while also guaranteeing secure deployment. Although mainly intended as a research work, the book's review chapters and the new approaches developed here are also suitable for use in courses for advanced undergraduate or graduate students.

Advances in Neural Network Research and Applications (Hardcover, Edition.): Zhigang Zeng, Jun Wang Advances in Neural Network Research and Applications (Hardcover, Edition.)
Zhigang Zeng, Jun Wang
R5,803 Discovery Miles 58 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is a part of the Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Neural Networks (ISNN 2010), held on June 6-9, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Over the past few years, ISNN has matured into a well-established premier international symposium on neural networks and related fields, with a successful sequence of ISNN series in Dalian (2004), Chongqing (2005), Chengdu (2006), Nanjing (2007), Beijing (2008), and Wuhan (2009). Following the tradition of ISNN series, ISNN 2010 provided a high-level international forum for scientists, engineers, and educators to present the state-of-the-art research in neural networks and related fields, and also discuss the major opportunities and challenges of future neural network research. Over the past decades, the neural network community has witnessed significant breakthroughs and developments from all aspects of neural network research, including theoretical foundations, architectures, and network organizations, modeling and simulation, empirical studies, as well as a wide range of applications across different domains. The recent developments of science and technology, including neuroscience, computer science, cognitive science, nano-technologies and engineering design, among others, has provided significant new understandings and technological solutions to move the neural network research toward the development of complex, large scale, and networked brain-like intelligent systems. This long-term goals can only be achieved with the continuous efforts from the community to seriously investigate various issues on neural networks and related topics.

New Trends in Mechanism Science - Analysis and Design (Hardcover, 2010 ed.): Doina Pisla, Marco Ceccarelli, Manfred Husty,... New Trends in Mechanism Science - Analysis and Design (Hardcover, 2010 ed.)
Doina Pisla, Marco Ceccarelli, Manfred Husty, Burkhard J. Corves
R8,705 Discovery Miles 87 050 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

After two succesful conferences held in Innsbruck (Prof. Manfred Husty) in 2006 and Cassino in 2008 (Prof Marco Ceccarelli) with the participation of the most important well-known scientists from the European Mechanism Science Community, a further conference was held in Cluj Napoca, Romania, in 2010 (Prof. Doina Pisla) to discuss new developments in the field.

This book presents the most recent research advances in Mechanism Science with different applications. Amongst the topics treated are papers on Theoretical kinematics, Computational kinematics, Mechanism design, Mechanical transmissions, Linkages and manipulators, Mechanisms for biomechanics, Micro-mechanisms, Experimental mechanics, Mechanics of robots, Dynamics of multi-body systems, Dynamics of machinery, Control issues of mechanical systems, Novel designs, History of mechanism science etc.

Fuzzy Sets Theory Preliminary - Can a Washing Machine Think? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Hao-Ran Lin, Bing-Yuan Cao, Yun-Zhang... Fuzzy Sets Theory Preliminary - Can a Washing Machine Think? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Hao-Ran Lin, Bing-Yuan Cao, Yun-Zhang Liao
R2,614 Discovery Miles 26 140 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This basic book has been used at the middle schools in Shanghai, China for more than 10 years. The book presents carefully-selected contents in order to achieve the roles of enlightenment and popularization. It mainly includes: Chapter 1: Human Brains, Computers and Fuzzy Mathematics; Chapter 2: Matrix, Fuzzy Relations and Fuzzy Matrix; Chapter 3: Fuzzy Control; Chapter 4: Fuzzy Statistics and Fuzzy Probability and Chapter 5: Fuzzy Linear Programming. It includes at the end of each chapter concise, interesting and profound reading and thinking materials, and a certain amount of exercises so as to make it an informative and interesting textbook. This book can be used not only as a textbook in senior middle schools, and in vocational colleges, but also as a primer for individually learning fuzzy mathematics.

Complex Systems - Relationships between Control, Communications and Computing (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Georgi M. Dimirovski Complex Systems - Relationships between Control, Communications and Computing (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Georgi M. Dimirovski
R4,571 Discovery Miles 45 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gives a wide-ranging description of the many facets of complex dynamic networks and systems within an infrastructure provided by integrated control and supervision: envisioning, design, experimental exploration, and implementation. The theoretical contributions and the case studies presented can reach control goals beyond those of stabilization and output regulation or even of adaptive control. Reporting on work of the Control of Complex Systems (COSY) research program, Complex Systems follows from and expands upon an earlier collection: Control of Complex Systems by introducing novel theoretical techniques for hard-to-control networks and systems. The major common feature of all the superficially diverse contributions encompassed by this book is that of spotting and exploiting possible areas of mutual reinforcement between control, computing and communications. These help readers to achieve not only robust stable plant system operation but also properties such as collective adaptivity, integrity and survivability at the same time retaining desired performance quality. Applications in the individual chapters are drawn from: * the general implementation of model-based diagnosis and systems engineering in medical technology, in communication, and in power and airport networks; * the creation of biologically inspired control brains and safety-critical human-machine systems, * process-industrial uses; * biped robots; * large space structures and unmanned aerial vehicles; and * precision servomechanisms and other advanced technologies. Complex Systems provides researchers from engineering, applied mathematics and computer science backgrounds with innovative theoretical and practical insights into the state-of-the-art of complex networks and systems research. It employs physical implementations and extensive computer simulations. Graduate students specializing in complex-systems

Knowledge Representations for Planning Manipulation Tasks (Hardcover, 2012 ed.): Franziska Zacharias Knowledge Representations for Planning Manipulation Tasks (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Franziska Zacharias
R2,865 Discovery Miles 28 650 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this book, the capability map, a novel general representation of the kinematic capabilities of a robot arm, is introduced. The capability map allows to determine how well regions of the workspace are reachable for the end effector in different orientations. It is a representation that can be machine processed as well as intuitively visualized for the human. The capability map and the derived algorithms are a valuable source of information for high- and low-level planning processes. The versatile applicability of the capability map is shown by examples from several distinct application domains. In human-robot interaction, a bi-manual interface for tele-operation is objectively evaluated. In low-level geometric planning, more human-like motion is planned for a humanoid robot while also reducing the computation time. And in high-level task reasoning, the suitability of a robot for a task is evaluated.

Lyapunov Functionals and Stability of Stochastic Difference Equations (Hardcover, Edition.): Leonid Shaikhet Lyapunov Functionals and Stability of Stochastic Difference Equations (Hardcover, Edition.)
Leonid Shaikhet
R2,930 Discovery Miles 29 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Hereditary systems (or systems with either delay or after-effects) are widely used to model processes in physics, mechanics, control, economics and biology. An important element in their study is their stability. Stability conditions for difference equations with delay can be obtained using a Lyapunov functional.
Lyapunov Functionals and Stability of Stochastic Difference Equations describes a general method of Lyapunov functional construction to investigate the stability of discrete- and continuous-time stochastic Volterra difference equations. The method allows the investigation of the degree to which the stability properties of differential equations are preserved in their difference analogues.
The text is self-contained, beginning with basic definitions and the mathematical fundamentals of Lyapunov functional construction and moving on from particular to general stability results for stochastic difference equations with constant coefficients. Results are then discussed for stochastic difference equations of linear, nonlinear, delayed, discrete and continuous types. Examples are drawn from a variety of physical systems including inverted pendulum control, study of epidemic development, Nicholson s blowflies equation and predator prey relationships.
Lyapunov Functionals and Stability of Stochastic Difference Equations is primarily addressed to experts in stability theory but will also be of use in the work of pure and computational mathematicians and researchers using the ideas of optimal control to study economic, mechanical and biological systems.

Advanced Mathematical Tools for Automatic Control Engineers: Volume 2 - Stochastic Systems (Hardcover): Alex Poznyak Advanced Mathematical Tools for Automatic Control Engineers: Volume 2 - Stochastic Systems (Hardcover)
Alex Poznyak
R4,440 Discovery Miles 44 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The second volume of this work continues the approach of the first volume, providing mathematical tools for the control engineer and examining such topics as random variables and sequences, iterative logarithmic and large number laws, differential equations, stochastic measurements and optimization, discrete martingales and probability space. It includes proofs of all theorems and contains many examples with solutions.
It is written for researchers, engineers and advanced students who wish to increase their familiarity with different topics of modern and classical mathematics related to system and automatic control theories. It also has applications to game theory, machine learning and intelligent systems.
* Provides comprehensive theory of matrices, real, complex and functional analysis
* Provides practical examples of modern optimization methods that can be effectively used in variety of real-world applications
* Contains worked proofs of all theorems and propositions presented

Packet-Based Control for Networked Control Systems - A Co-Design Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Yun-Bo Zhao, Guoping Liu,... Packet-Based Control for Networked Control Systems - A Co-Design Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Yun-Bo Zhao, Guoping Liu, Yu Kang, Li Yu
R3,499 Discovery Miles 34 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book introduces a unique, packet-based co-design control framework for networked control systems. It begins by providing a comprehensive survey of state-of-the-art research on networked control systems, giving readers a general overview of the field. It then verifies the proposed control framework both theoretically and experimentally - the former using multiple control methodologies, and the latter using a unique online test rig for networked control systems. The framework investigates in detail the most common, communication constraints, including network-induced delays, data packet dropout, data packet disorders, and network access constraints, as well as multiple controller design and system analysis tools such as model predictive control, linear matrix inequalities and optimal control. This unique and complete co-design framework greatly benefits researchers, graduate students and engineers in the fields of control theory and engineering.

Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs (Hardcover, 2010 Ed.): Toshiro Higuchi, Koichi Suzumori, Satoshi Tadokoro Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs (Hardcover, 2010 Ed.)
Toshiro Higuchi, Koichi Suzumori, Satoshi Tadokoro
R4,427 Discovery Miles 44 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs is the proceedings of the final symposium of MEXT Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas: Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs, held in January 2010.

Since the realization of next-generation actuators requires an interdisciplinary approach, the research has been organized according to a broad technological perspective that consists of: actuators for small motion of nano-meters, small-size actuators of micro-meters structures, intelligent actuators for functional motions, power actuators for large force/torque and actuators for special environments.

Next-Generation Actuators Leading Breakthroughs also deals with common fundamental technologies for these actuators, such as intelligent materials, machining processes, control technologies, evaluation methods, and system integration. It provides cutting-edge research for researchers, postgraduates, and practitioners in mechanical, electrical, and materials industries.

Viability Theory - New Directions (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2011): Jean-Pierre Aubin, Alexandre M. Bayen, Patrick Saint-Pierre Viability Theory - New Directions (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2011)
Jean-Pierre Aubin, Alexandre M. Bayen, Patrick Saint-Pierre
R7,730 Discovery Miles 77 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Viability theory designs and develops mathematical and algorithmic methods for investigating the adaptation to viability constraints of evolutions governed by complex systems under uncertainty that are found in many domains involving living beings, from biological evolution to economics, from environmental sciences to financial markets, from control theory and robotics to cognitive sciences. It involves interdisciplinary investigations spanning fields that have traditionally developed in isolation. The purpose of this book is to present an initiation to applications of viability theory, explaining and motivating the main concepts and illustrating them with numerous numerical examples taken from various fields.

3rd EAI International Conference on Robotic Sensor Networks - ROSENET 2019 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Yujie Li, Huimin Lu 3rd EAI International Conference on Robotic Sensor Networks - ROSENET 2019 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Yujie Li, Huimin Lu
R4,348 Discovery Miles 43 480 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This proceedings presents the papers of the 3rd EAI International Conference on Robotic Sensor Networks (ROSENET 2019). The conference explores the integration of networks and robotic technologies, which has become a topic of increasing interest for both researchers and developers from academic fields and industries worldwide. The authors posit that big networks will be the main approach to the next generation of robotic research, The book discusses how the explosive number of network models and increasing computational power of computers significantly extends the number of potential applications for robotic technologies while also bringing new challenges to each network's community. The conference provided a platform for researchers to share up-to-date scientific achievements in this field. The conference took place August 17, 2019, Kitakyushu, Japan. Presents the proceedings of the 3rd EAI International Conference on Robotic Sensor Networks (ROSENET 2019), August 17, 2019, Kitakyushu, Japan Features papers on robotic technologies for healthcare, medicine, military and more Includes perspectives from a multi-disciplinary selection of global researchers, academics, and professionals

Human Computer Interaction Using Hand Gestures (Hardcover, 2014 ed.): Prashan Premaratne Human Computer Interaction Using Hand Gestures (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)
Prashan Premaratne
R4,059 R3,490 Discovery Miles 34 900 Save R569 (14%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Human computer interaction (HCI) plays a vital role in bridging the 'Digital Divide', bringing people closer to consumer electronics control in the 'lounge'. Keyboards and mouse or remotes do alienate old and new generations alike from control interfaces. Hand Gesture Recognition systems bring hope of connecting people with machines in a natural way. This will lead to consumers being able to use their hands naturally to communicate with any electronic equipment in their 'lounge.' This monograph will include the state of the art hand gesture recognition approaches and how they evolved from their inception. The author would also detail his research in this area for the past 8 years and how the future might turn out to be using HCI. This monograph will serve as a valuable guide for researchers (who would endeavour into) in the world of HCI.

Applied Control Systems Design (Hardcover, 2012 ed.): Magdi S. Mahmoud, Yuanqing Xia Applied Control Systems Design (Hardcover, 2012 ed.)
Magdi S. Mahmoud, Yuanqing Xia
R4,462 Discovery Miles 44 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Applied Control System Design examines several methods for building up systems models based on real experimental data from typical industrial processes and incorporating system identification techniques. The text takes a comparative approach to the models derived in this way judging their suitability for use in different systems and under different operational circumstances. A broad spectrum of control methods including various forms of filtering, feedback and feedforward control is applied to the models and the guidelines derived from the closed-loop responses are then composed into a concrete self-tested recipe to serve as a check-list for industrial engineers or control designers. System identification and control design are given equal weight in model derivation and testing to reflect their equality of importance in the proper design and optimization of high-performance control systems. Readers' assimilation of the material discussed is assisted by the provision of problems and examples. Most of these exercises use MATLAB (R) to make computation and visualization more straightforward. Applied Control System Design will be of interest to academic researchers for its comparison of different systems models and their response to different control methods and will assist graduate students in learning the practical necessities of advanced control system design. The consistent reference to real systems coupled with self-learning tools will assist control practitioners who wish to keep up to date with the latest control design ideas.

Cylindrical Vibratory Gyroscope (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Xuezhong Wu, Xiang Xi, Yulie Wu, Dingbang Xiao Cylindrical Vibratory Gyroscope (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Xuezhong Wu, Xiang Xi, Yulie Wu, Dingbang Xiao
R4,601 Discovery Miles 46 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book introduces readers to the shell structure, operating principle, manufacturing process, and control theory for cylindrical vibratory gyroscopes. The cylindrical vibratory gyroscope is an important type of Coriolis vibratory gyroscope that holds considerable potential for development and application. The main aspects addressed include: operating principle and structure, theoretical analysis and modeling, dynamic analysis and modeling, manufacturing process, parameter testing methods, closed-loop control, and the error compensation mechanism in cylindrical vibratory gyroscopes.

Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems (Hardcover, 2009 ed.): Raj Madhavan, Edward Tunstel, Elena... Performance Evaluation and Benchmarking of Intelligent Systems (Hardcover, 2009 ed.)
Raj Madhavan, Edward Tunstel, Elena Messina
R4,554 Discovery Miles 45 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

To design and develop capable, dependable, and affordable intelligent systems, their performance must be measurable. Scienti?c methodologies for standardization and benchmarking are crucial for quantitatively evaluating the performance of eme- ing robotic and intelligent systems' technologies. There is currently no accepted standard for quantitatively measuring the performance of these systems against user-de?ned requirements; and furthermore, there is no consensus on what obj- tive evaluation procedures need to be followed to understand the performance of these systems. The lack of reproducible and repeatable test methods has precluded researchers working towards a common goal from exchanging and communic- ing results, inter-comparing system performance, and leveraging previous work that could otherwise avoid duplication and expedite technology transfer. Currently, this lack of cohesion in the community hinders progress in many domains, such as m- ufacturing, service, healthcare, and security. By providing the research community with access to standardized tools, reference data sets, and open source libraries of solutions, researchers and consumers will be able to evaluate the cost and be- ?ts associated with intelligent systems and associated technologies. In this vein, the edited book volume addresses performance evaluation and metrics for intel- gent systems, in general, while emphasizing the need and solutions for standardized methods. To the knowledge of the editors, there is not a single book on the market that is solely dedicated to the subject of performance evaluation and benchmarking of intelligent systems.

The Robots Dilemma - The Frame Problem in Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover): The Robots Dilemma - The Frame Problem in Artificial Intelligence (Hardcover)
R2,764 Discovery Miles 27 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Each of the chapters in this volume devotes considerable attention to defining and elaborating the notion of the frame problem-one of the "hard problems" of artificial intelligence. Not only do the chapters clarify the problems at hand, they shed light on the different approaches taken by those in artificial intelligence and by certain philosophers who have been concerned with related problems in their field. The book should therefore not be read merely as a discussion of the frame problem narrowly conceived, but also as a general analysis of what could be a major challenge to the design of computer systems exhibiting general intelligence.

Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering (Hardcover, 2011 ed.): Sio-Iong Ao, Oscar Castillo, He Huang Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Sio-Iong Ao, Oscar Castillo, He Huang
R4,534 Discovery Miles 45 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A large international conference on Advances in Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering was held in Hong Kong, March 17-19, 2010, under the auspices of the International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists (IMECS 2010). The IMECS is organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). "Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering" contains 25 revised and extended research articles written by prominent researchers participating in the conference. Topics covered include artificial intelligence, control engineering, decision supporting systems, automated planning, automation systems, systems identification, modelling and simulation, communication systems, signal processing, and industrial applications. "Intelligent Control and Computer Engineering" offers the state of the art of tremendous advances in intelligent control and computer engineering and also serves as an excellent reference text for researchers and graduate students, working on intelligent control and computer engineering.

Whole-Body Impedance Control of Wheeled Humanoid Robots (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Alexander Dietrich Whole-Body Impedance Control of Wheeled Humanoid Robots (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Alexander Dietrich
R3,786 R3,504 Discovery Miles 35 040 Save R282 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Introducing mobile humanoid robots into human environments requires the systems to physically interact and execute multiple concurrent tasks. The monograph at hand presents a whole-body torque controller for dexterous and safe robotic manipulation. This control approach enables a mobile humanoid robot to simultaneously meet several control objectives with different pre-defined levels of priority, while providing the skills for compliant physical contacts with humans and the environment. After a general introduction into the topic of whole-body control, several essential reactive tasks are developed to extend the repertoire of robotic control objectives. Additionally, the classical Cartesian impedance is extended to the case of mobile robots. All of these tasks are then combined and integrated into an overall, priority-based control law. Besides the experimental validation of the approach, the formal proof of asymptotic stability for this hierarchical controller is presented. By interconnecting the whole-body controller with an artificial intelligence, the immense potential of the integrated approach for complex real-world applications is shown. Several typical household chores, such as autonomously wiping a window or sweeping the floor with a broom, are successfully performed on the mobile humanoid robot Rollin' Justin of the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The results suggest the presented controller for a large variety of fields of application such as service robotics, human-robot cooperation in industry, telepresence in medical applications, space robotics scenarios, and the operation of mobile robots in dangerous and hazardous environments.

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