Table of Contents

• Inexact NavigationKaren T. Sutherland, William B. Thompson. 1-7
• Vision-Guided Mobile Robot Navigation Using Retroactive Updating of Position UncertaintyAkio Kosaka, Min Meng, Avinash C. Kak. 1-7
• Multi-Layered Control of a Four-Degree-of-Freedom Mobile Robot with Compliant LinkageJohann Borenstein. 7-12
• Sensor-Based Self-Localization for Wheeled Mobile RobotsA. Curran, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos. 8-13
• Amplitude Modulated Optical Range Data Analysis in Mobile RoboticsMartin David Adams. 8-13
• Two Dimensional Transformations and Its Application to Vehicle Motion Control and AnalysisYutaka Kanayama, David MacPherson, Gary Krahn. 13-18
• Global Vision for the Control of Free-Ranging AGV SystemsMichael G. Kay, Ren C. Luo. 14-19
• Automatic Calibration and Visual Servoing for a Robot Navigation SystemZhongfei Zhang, Richard Weiss, Allen R. Hanson. 14-19
• Perception Control for Obstacle Detection by a Cross-country RoverPierrick Grandjean, Larry Matthies. 20-27
• 3D Incremental Modeling and Robot Localization in a Structured Environment Using a Laser Range FinderFawzi Nashashibi, Michel Devy. 20-27
• Robot Navigation in a Known Environment with Unknown Moving ObstaclesSteven Ratering, Maria L. Gini. 25-30
• An On-Line Approach to Coordinated Mobility and ManipulationHomayoun Seraji. 28-35
• Motion Planning of Multiple Mobile Robots Using Dynamic GroupsJun Ota, Tamio Arai. 28-33
• Reflexive Collision Avoidance: A Generalized ApproachThomas S. Wikman, Michael S. Branicky, Wyatt S. Newman. 31-36
• Motion Planning Using Transient Pixel RepresentationsKikuo Fujimura. 34-39
• On-Line Collision Avoidance for Redundant ManipulatorsKristin Glass, Richard Colbaugh, David Lim, Homayoun Seraji. 36-43
• Path-Velocity Decomposition Revisited and Applied to Dynamic Trajectory PlanningThierry Fraichard, Christian Laugier. 40-45
• Planning of Three-Dimensional Layouts Using Numerical Optimization MethodsChristoph Woenckhaus, Joachim Milberg. 44-49
• Real-Time Collision Avoidance of Robot Manipulators for Unstructured EnvironmentsS. Kalaycioglu, M. Tandirci, Dan S. Necsulescu. 44-51
• Parallel Search Algorithms for Robot Motion PlanningDaniel J. Challou, Maria L. Gini, Vipin Kumar. 46-51
• Modelling of Assembly Partitions for a Distributed EnvironmentJ. P. Thomas, K. D. Baker. 52-57
• Real-Time Construction of Three-Dimensional Occupancy MapsJudson P. Jones. 52-57
• Systematic Method for the Design of Flexible Assembly SystemsJean-Michel Henrioud, Viorel Mínzu. 56-62
• Task Specification Using Technical IllustrationsNorihiro Abe, Katsumi Ohno, Tadahiro Kitahashi, Shoujie He. 58-62
• A Geometric Approach to Task Understanding for Robotic Assembly OperationsHiroyuki Ogata, Tomoichi Takahashi. 58-64
• Interactive Planning in CIM-CASELuis M. Camarinha-Matos, H. J. Pinheiro-Pita. 63-70
• Automatic Determination of Topological Contacts in the Presence of Sensing UncertaintiesJing Xiao. 65-70
• Acquisition of Assembly Constraints Without RedundanciesJong Hun Park, Myung Jin Chung, Kye Young Lim. 69-74
• Scheduling the Dynamic Job ShopDebra J. Hoitomt, Peter B. Luh. 71-76
• Assembly Planning with Intermediate StatesJungfu Tsao, Jan Wolter. 71-76
• Intelligent Control for Complex Robotic SystemsMichel Cotsaftis. 75-80
• Daily Scheduling for R&D Semiconductor FabricationDa-Yin Liao, Shi-Chung Chang, Shou-Ren Yen, Cheng-Chung Chien. 77-82
• Automatic Generation of Goal Regions for Assembly Tasks in the Presence of UncertainityShun-Feng Su, C. S. George Lee. 77-82
• Friction Compensation and Robust Hybrid ControlB. Bona, M. Indri. 81-86
• Object-Oriented Modeling and Simulation of Automated Control in ManufacturingDouglas A. Bodner, Suyanne Dilley-Schneider, S. Narayanan, Uday Sreekanth, T. Gonvindaraj, Leon F. McGinnis, Christine M. Mitchell. 83-88
• Smooth Robust Tracking Controllers for Uncertain Robotic ManipulatorsLilong Cai, Ahmad Abdalla. 83-88
• Derivation of Damping Control Parameters Based on Geometric ModelShinichi Hirai, Kazuaki Iwata. 87-92
• Composite Perormance-Dependability Analysis of Manufacturing Systems Producing Multiple Part Types Using Markov Reward ModelsNukala Viswanadham, Krishna R. Pattipati, V. Gopalakrishna. 89-94
• Variable Structure Controller for Robot Manipulators using Time-Varying Sliding SurfaceKang-Bark Park, Ju-Jang Lee. 89-93
• Underwater Experiments for Orientation and Motion Recovery from Video ImagesChiu-Ho Yu, Shahriar Negahdaripour. 93-98
• Robust Tracking Control of a Brushless DC Motor with Application to Direct-Drive RoboticsJames J. Carroll, Darren M. Dawson. 94-99
• Closed-Loop Inverse Kinematics Algorithms for Redundant Spacecraft/Manipulator SystemsBruno Siciliano. 95-100
• Design of Advanced Underwater Robotic Vechile and Graphic WorkstationSong K. Choi, Junku Yuh. 99-105
• A Sidewinding Locomotion Gait for Hyper-Redundant RobotsJoel W. Burdick, Jim Radford, Gregory S. Chirikjian. 101-106
• Stewart-Platform-Based Inlet Duct Painting SystemK. Liu, R. Glenn, T. J. Lawley, Frank L. Lewis. 106-113
• Learning Control of Underwater Robotic VehiclesJunku Yuh, Kishan V. Gonugunta. 106-111
• A General Numerical Method for Hyper-Redundant Manipulator Inverse KinematicsGregory S. Chirikjian. 107-112
• Design and Experiments with a 30 DOF RobotGregory S. Chirikjian, Joel W. Burdick. 113-119
• On the Accuracy of a Stewart Platform Part I: The Effect of Manufacturing TolerancesJian Wang, Oren Masory. 114-120
• Real-Time Optimal Multiresolutional Sensor/Data FusionLong Hong, Todd Scaggs. 117-122
• Structure from Motion: A Region Based Approach Using Afflne Transformations and Moment InvanantsChi-Yin Lee, David B. Cooper. 120-127
• Fixed Computation Real-Time Sonar Fusion for Local NavigationMarc G. Slack. 123-129
• Precision Assembly with a Magnetically Levitated WristSang-Rok Oh, Ralph L. Hollis, S. E. Salcudean. 127-134
• Uncertainty in Object Pose Determination with Three Light-Stripe Range MeasurementsKeiichi Kemmotsu, Takeo Kanade. 128-134
• 2-D Contact Detection and Localization Using Proprioceptive InformationRoderic A. Grupen, Manfred Huber. 130-135
• Constraint-Based Object Recognition in Multisensor SystemsJosé Neira, Luis Montano, Juan D. Tardós. 135-142
• Real-Time Implementation of Neural Network Learning Control of a Flexible Space ManipulatorR. Todd Newton, Yangsheng Xu. 135-141
• A Model for Determining Sensor ConfidenceKen Hughes, N. Ranganathan. 136-141
• Application of Neural Network with Real-Time Training to Robust Position, Force Control of Multiple RobotsJian M. Tao, J. Y. S. Luh. 142-148
• Utilizing Semantic Networks and Fuzzy Logic for the Creation of the Planning Coordinator s Primitive Structure DatabaseJeffrey J. Farah, Robert B. Kelley. 149-154
• Simultaneous Calibration of a Robot and a Hand-Mounted CameraZvi S. Roth, Hanqi Zhuang, Luke Wang. 149-154
• Design of the IRIS Facility - A Modular, Reconfigurable and Expandable Robot Test BedR. Hui, Nenad Kircanski, Andrew A. Goldenberg, Chin Zhou, P. Kuzan, J. Wiercienski, D. Gershon, P. Sinha. 155-160
• Trajectory Control of Flexible Plate Using Neural NetworkFumihito Arai, Lili Rong, Toshio Fukuda. 155-160
• Distributed General-Purpose Robot ControllerAleksandar Timcenko, Alec J. Cameion, Frank C. Guida. 161-166
• Placing Registration MarksAnil S. Rao, Kenneth Y. Goldberg. 161-167
• Failure Semantics in Intelligent Manufacturing SystemsAnders Adlemo, Sven-Arne Andréasson. 166-173
• Knowledge Acquisition and Distributed Decision Making - Cellular Robotics Approach Using Genetic AlgorithmTsuyoshi Ueyama, Toshio Fukuda. 167-172
• Complete Parameter Identification of a Robot from Partial Pose InformationAmbarish Goswami, Arthur E. Quaid, Michael A. Peshkin. 168-173
• Solving Insertion Tasks with a Multifingered Gripper by FumblingW. Paetsch, Georg von Wichert. 173-179
• Intelligent Diagnostics in Robotics and Integrated Manufacturing SystemsJames H. Graham, Jian Guan. 174-179
• Layered Dynamic Fault Detection and Tolerance for RobotsM. L. Visinsky, Ian D. Walker, Joseph R. Cavallaro. 180-187
• Contactless Position and Orientation Measurement of Robot End-EffectorsJ. P. Prenninger, Markus Vincze, H. Gander. 180-185
• A Finite Motion Planning Strategy for Multifingered Robotic Hands Considering Sliding and Rolling ContactsNak Young Chong, Donghoon Choi, Il Hong Suh. 180-187
• Real-Time Monitoring and Diagnosing of Robotic Assembly with Self-Organizing Neural MapsA. Syed, Hoda A. ElMaraghy, N. Chagneux. 188-195
• An Analysis of Squeezing and Twisting for Multi-fingered GraspingYu-Che Chen, Ian D. Walker. 188-195
• Higher Order Singularities of Regional ManipulatorsDavid R. Smith, Harvey Lipkin, George W. Woodruff. 194-199
• Modelling Contact Phenomena Within the Dynamic Simulation of Advanced Robotic StructuresP. Baiardi, Giorgio Cannata, Giuseppe Casalino, P. Pagano. 196-203
• Standing-up Characteristic of Contact Force During Self-Posture Changing MotionsMakoto Kaneko, Tatsunori Hayashi. 202-208
• Design and Implementation of a State Observer for a Flexible RobotStefano Panzieri, Giovanni Ulivi. 204-209
• Issues in Learning Global Properties of the Robot Kinematic MappingDavid DeMers, Kenneth Kreutz-Delgado. 205-212
• Parameter Identification in the Grasp of an Inner Link MechanismNobuharu Mimura, Yasuyuki Funahashi. 209-215
• Quasi-Static Trajectory Tracking Control of flexible Manipulator by Macro-Micro Manipulator SystemTsuneo Yoshikawa, Koh Hosoda, Toshitsugu Doi, Hiroki Murakami. 210-215
• Force Control of an Industrial Puma 560 Robot under Environmental Constraints: Implementation Issues and Experimental ResultsEric Dégoulange, Pierre Dauchez, François Pierrot. 213-218
• Verification of a Closed-Loop Shaped-Input Controller for a Five-Bar-Linkage ManipulatorVincent Drapeau, David Wang. 216-221
• Finger Position Computation for 3-dimensional Equilibrium GraspsToru Omata. 216-222
• Virtual Environment for Robot Force ControlPhilippe Fraisse, François Pierrot, Pierre Dauchez. 219-224
• Experimental Results on Active Control of Flexible-Link Manipulators with Embedded PiezoceramicsFarshad Khorrami, Issam Zeinoun, Eric Tome. 222-227
• Path Constrained Motion Optimization for Rigid and Flexible Joint RobotsOla Dahl. 223-229
• Robotic Force Control for Flexible AssemblyH. Wapenhans, W. Seyfferth, Friedrich Pfeiffer. 225-231
• Reactive Control for Mobile ManipulationJonathan M. Cameron, Douglas C. MacKenzie, Keith R. Ward, Ronald C. Arkin, Wayne J. Book. 228-235
• Comparison of Control Results of a Flexible One-Link Robot Equipped with a Velocity or Torque Controlled ActuatorDirk Torfs, Joris De Schutter. 230-235
• A Virtual Exercise MachineH. Kazerooni, M. G. Her. 232-238
• A Fuzzy Control Strategy for a Flexible Single Link RobotEric Kubica, David Wang. 236-241
• Mechanical System Control with Man-Machine-Environment InteractionsKazuhiro Kosuge, Yoshio Fujisawa, Toshio Fukuda. 239-244
• Hybrid Control of Flexible Manipulators with Multiple ContactJae Young Lew, Wayne J. Book. 242-247
• Integration of Path Planning, Sensing and Control in Mobile RoboticsSjur J. Vestli, Nadine N. Tschichold-Gürman, Martin Adams, Sandra Sulzberger. 243-248
• Planning Time-Optimal Trajectory for Coordinated Robot ArmsFei-Yue Wang, Bing Pu. 245-250
• Exploration Strategies for Mobile RobotsCamillo J. Taylor, David J. Kriegman. 248-253
• Toward a New Intelligent Reactive Controller for Autonomous Mobile RobotsJean-Yves Tigli, Michel Occello, M.-C. Thomas. 249-254
• Event-Based Planning and Control for Multi-Robot CoordinationNing Xi, Tzyh Jong Tarn, Antal K. Bejczy. 251-258
• Map Making by Cooperating Mobile RobotsKaransher Singh, Kikuo Fujimura. 254-259
• Computation of Configuration-Space Obstacles Using the Fast Fourier TransformLydia E. Kavraki. 255-261
• Adaptive Coordination of a Multiple Manipulator SystemPing Hsu. 259-264
• Designing Feedback Algorithms for Controlling the Periodic Motions of Legged RobotsJames P. Ostrowski, Joel W. Burdick. 260-266
• Obstacle Avoidance for Redundant Manipulators Using the Compact QP MethodFan-Tien Cheng, Tsing-Hua Chen, Yuh-Shyang Wang, York-Yih Sun. 262-269
• Tri-Aural Perception on a Mobile RobotHerbert Peremans, Jan Van Campenhout. 265-270
• A System Architecture for a Mobile Robot Based on Activities and a Blackboard Control UnitReda E. Fayek, Ramiro Liscano, Gerald M. Karam. 267-274
• Planning of Optimal Free Paths of Robotic Manipulators with Bounds on Dynamic ForcesGuy Bessonnet, Jean-Paul Lallemand. 270-275
• Integration of Reactive Navigation with a flexible Parallel Hardware ArchitectureThomas R. Collins, Ronald C. Arkin, Andrew M. Henshaw. 271-276
• Snake-Based Path Planning for Redundant ManipulatorsAlistair McLean, Stephen Cameron. 275-282
• Information Invariants in Robotics: Part I - State, Communication, and Side-EffectsBruce Randall Donald. 276-283
• Mobil Robot Attitude Estimation by Fusion of Inertial DataJ. Vaganay, Marie-José Aldon, A. Fournier. 277-282
• The Kinematic Design of a 3-dof Isotropic Mobile RobotSubir Kumar Saha, Jorge Angeles, John Darcovich. 283-288
• A Global Approach to Path Planning for Redundant ManipulatorsSanjeev Seereeram, John T. Wen. 283-288
• Information Invariants in Robotics: Part II - Sensors and ComputationBruce Randall Donald. 284-290
• A Fast Approach for the Path Planning of Telerobotic ManipulatorsRené V. Mayorga, K. S. Ma, A. K. C. Wong, B. Ressa. 289-294
• Vision-Guided Exploration: A Step Toward General Motion Planning in Three DimensionsKiriakos N. Kutulakos, Vladimir J. Lumelsky, Charles R. Dyer. 289-296
• Path Planning Using Optically Computed Potential FieldsMax B. Reid. 295-300
• Efficient Algorithms for Exact Motion Planning Amidst Fat ObstaclesA. Frank van der Stappen, Dan Halperin, Mark H. Overmars. 297-304
• Concurrent Product/Process Design with Multiple Representations of PartsCheng-Hua Wang, Robert H. Sturges. 298-304
• Exploiting Visual Constraints in the Synthesis of Uncertainty-Tolerant Motion Plans I: The Directional BackprojectionArmando Fox, Seth Hutchinson. 305-310
• Physical Reasoning of Interconnection Forces for Efficient Assembly PlanningSukhan Lee, Fu-Chung Wang. 307-313
• Exploiting Visual Constraints in the Synthesis of Uncertainty-Tolerant Motion Plans II: The Nondirectional BackprojectionArmando Fox, Seth Hutchinson. 311-316
• Constructing Design Plans for DFA RedesignGerard Jounghyun Kim, George A. Bekey. 312-318
• Representation of Geometric Variations Using Matrix Transforms for Statistical Tolerance Analysis in AssembliesDaniel E. Whitney, Olivier L. Gilbert. 314-321
• A Fuzzy Petri Net Approach to Reasoning About Uncertainty in Robotic SystemsTiehua Cao, Arthur C. Sanderson. 317-322
• Combining Assembly Planning with Redesign: An Approach for More Effective DFASukhan Lee, Gerard Jounghyun Kim, George A. Bekey. 319-325
• Minimizing User Queries in Interactive Assembly PlanningRandall H. Wilson. 322-327
• Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Failures in a Materials Handling System with Extended Petri NetsSrinivasan Ramaswamy, Kimon P. Valavanis. 323-330
• Task Level Optimum Scheduling by Truncated Petri Nets Applied to Operation of Multi-Robot WorkcellsQin Chen, J. Y. S. Luh. 326-331
• A Reduced-Order Adaptive Velocity Observer for Manipulator ControlM. Erlic, W.-S. Lu. 328-333
• A Discrete Event Approach to the Control of Robotic Assembly TasksBrenan J. McCarragher, Haruhiko Asada. 331-336
• Fully Automated Two-Robot Flexible Assembly CellLi-Chen Fu, Jane Yung-jen Hsu. 332-338
• Implicit Adaptive Inverse Dynamics Control of Robot ManipulatorsJian-min Xu, Qi-Jie Zhou, T. P. Leung. 334-339
• Supervisor Synthesis Using Boolean Matrix ComputationJoon Hwa Lee, Wook Hyun Kwon, Hyeokgi Park, Hong Sung Park. 337-342
• Teaching and Learning of Deburring Robots Using Neural NetworksSheng Liu, Haruhiko Asada. 339-345
• Variable Structure Adaptive Cascade Control of Multi-Link Robot Manipulators with Flexible Joints: The Case of Arbitrary Uncertain FlexibilitiesLiu Hsu, Raul Guenther. 340-345
• A Unified Theory for Hybrid Control of ManipulatorsPramath R. Sinha, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 343-348
• Dynamic Control of a Quaduped Standing JumpHo Cheung Wong, David E. Orin. 346-351
• The Reciprocity and Consistency Based Approaches to Uncertainty Identification for Compliant MotionsHerman Bruyninckx, Joris De Schutter, Stefan Dutré. 349-354
• On Comparing Statistical and Set-Based Methods in Sensor Data FusionGregory D. Hager, Sean P. Engelson, Sami Atiya. 352-358
• Stable Phase Transition Control for Robot Arm MotionG. T. Marth, Tzyh Jong Tarn, Antal K. Bejczy. 355-362
• Data Fusion Through Fuzzy Logic Applied to Feature Extraction from Multi-Sensory ImagesM. Abdulghafour, T. Chandra, Mongi A. Abidi. 359-366
• Generation and Control of Gait Patterns in a Simulated HorsePatti M. Koenig, George A. Bekey. 359-366
• Contact Transition Control: An Experimental StudyJames M. Hyde, Mark R. Cutkosky. 363-368
• Real-time Line-based Motion StereoZe-Nian Li, Danpo Zhang. 367-372
• On-Line Processing of Position and Force Measures for Contour Identification and Robot ControlA. Fedele, A. Fioretti, C. Manes, Giovanni Ulivi. 369-374
• Mobile Robot Navigation by Multi-Sensory IntegrationTiziana D Orazio, Massimo Ianigro, Ettore Stella, Francesco Paolo Lovergine, Arcangelo Distante. 373-379
• A Consistent Null-Space Based Approach to Inverse Kinematics of Redundant RobotsYu-Che Chen, Ian D. Walker. 374-381
• Application of Force Feedback to Heavy Duty Hydraulic MachinesN. Parker, S. E. Salcudean, P. D. Lawrence. 375-381
• Microelectro-Mechanics of Ionic Polymeric Gels as Artifical Muscles for Robotic ApplicationsMohsen Shahinpoor. 380-385
• Conversion of the Kinematics of a Car with n Trailers into a Chained FormOle Jakob Sørdalen. 382-387
• Study of Insect-based Flying MicrorobotsYayoi Kubo, Isao Shimoyama, Hirofumi Miura. 386-391
• Optimal Path Generation of a (6+1)-Axis Robot for Auto-Industrial ApplicationsYilong Chen, You-Liang Gu. 388-395
• Hidden Markov Model Approach to Skill Learning and Its Application in TeleroboticsJie Yang, Yangsheng Xu, C. S. Chen. 396-402
• Robot Skill Learning, Basic Functions, and Control RegimesJeff G. Schneider, Christopher M. Brown. 403-410
• An Interactive Model Based Vison System for Vehicle TrackingDaryl T. Lawton, Warren F. Gardner, Junhoy Kim. 403-409
• HARTIK: A Hard Real-Time Kernel for Programming Robot Tasks with Explicit Time Constraints and Guaranteed ExecutionGiorgio C. Buttazzo, Marco Di Natale. 404-409
• A Parallel Computer Architecture for Real-Time Control Applications in Grasping and ManipulationNenad Kircanski, Tatjana Petrovic, Miomir Vukobratovic. 410-415
• TRICLOPS: A High-Performance Trinocular Active Vision SystemAlbert J. Wavering, John C. Fiala, Karen J. Roberts, Ronald Lumia. 410-417
• Feedforward Learning Control with Application to Trajectory Tracking of a Flexible BeamW. Cheng, John T. Wen. 411-416
• SMART: A Modular Architecture for Robotics and TeleoperationRobert J. Anderson. 416-421
• Learning Control of Elastic Joint Robot and Its Application to the Industrial Robot ManipulatorMasayoshi Wada, Takashi Tsukahara, Kiichiro Tsuda. 417-422
• Increasing the Tracking Region of an Eye-In-Hand System by Singularity and Joint Limit AvoidanceBradley J. Nelson, Pradeep K. Khosla. 418-423
• The USC Autonomous Flying Vehicle: An Experiment in Real Time Behavior-Based ControlM. Anthony Lewis, Andrew H. Fagg, George A. Bekey. 422-429
• Sensing Surface Shape by TouchR. Andrew Russell, Simon Parkinson. 423-428
• A Tracking Sonar Sensor For Vehicle GuidanceJ. M. Manyika, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte. 424-429
• Estimating Friction Using Incipient Slip Sensing During a Manipulation TaskMarc R. Tremblay, Mark R. Cutkosky. 429-434
• Dynamic Simulation of Enveloping Power GraspsKhalid Mirza, Mark D. Hanes, David E. Orin. 430-435
• A Load-Dependent Transmission Friction Model: Theory and ExperimentsMark E. Dohring, Eunjeong Lee, Wyatt S. Newman. 430-436
• A Tactile Sensor Using Three-Dimensional StructureHiroyuki Shinoda, Masahiro Uehara, Shigeru Ando. 435-441
• Two-Fingered Full Envelope Dexterous ManipulationDominiek Reynaerts, Hendrik Van Brussel. 436-441
• A Minimum Principle for the Dynamic Analysis of Systems with Frictional ContactsW. Stamps Howard, Vijay Kumar. 437-442
• Shape Matching from Grasp Using a Minimal Representation Size CriterionRajive Joshi, Arthur C. Sanderson. 442-449
• The Space of Admittance Control Laws that Guarantee Force-Assembly with FrictionJoseph M. Schimmels, Michael A. Peshkin. 443-448
• A Smooth Robust Nonlinear Controller for Robot Manipulators with Joint Stick-Slip FrictionL. Cai, G. Song. 449-454
• The Kinematic Synthesis of Serial Manipulators with a Prescribed JacobianM. A. González-Palacios, Jorge Angeles, Farzam Ranjbaran. 450-455
• Vibration-Free Movement of Deformable Beams by Robot ManipulatorYuan F. Zheng, Ming Z. Chen. 456-461
• On the Relation Between Friction and Part Shape in Parallel-Jaw GraspingAnil S. Rao, Kenneth Y. Goldberg. 461-466
• Structural Properties and Classification of Kinematic and Dynamic Models of Wheeled Mobile RobotsGianni Campion, Georges Bastin, Brigitte d Andréa-Novel. 462-469
• Dynamic Hybrid Position/Force Control of a Flexible ManipulatorFumitoshi Matsuno, Kazuo Yamamato. 462-467
• Curved Fences for Part AlignmentMike Brokowski, Michael A. Peshkin, Kenneth Y. Goldberg. 467-473
• Optimum Design of Manipulators Under Dynamic Isotropy ConditionsOu Ma, Jorge Angeles. 470-475
• Eliminating Multiple Modes of Vibration in a Flexible ManipulatorDavid P. Magee, Wayne J. Book. 474-479
• Control and Dyanamic Analysis of a Multilink flexible ManipulatorW. Beres, J. Z. Sasiadek, G. S. Vukovich. 478-483
• Generalized Acceleration Control of Robot Manipulators with Nonlinear Active DampingH. P. Qian, Joris De Schutter. 480-486
• Shaped Inputs for a Multimode SystemT. Singh, Glenn R. Heppler. 484-489
• Compliant Control of Threaded Fastener InsertionEdward J. Nicolson, Ronald S. Fearing. 484-490
• Motion Planning and Control of Non-Redundant Manipulators at SingularitiesSunil K. Singh. 487-492
• Minimum-Weight Robot Arm for a Specified Fundamental FrequencyFei-Yue Wang, Jeffery L. Russell. 490-495
• Automatic Synthesis and Verification of Compliance MappingsStavros G. Vougioukas, Susan N. Gottschlich. 491-496
• Path Constrained Robot Control with Limited Torques - Experimental EvaluationOla Dahl. 493-498
• Controlling the Dynamics of Mass Capture by a Single Flexible LinkB. J. Rhody, Glenn R. Heppler. 496-501
• Quantitative Compliant ControlDale A. Lawrence, Jim D. Chapel. 497-504
• Force Tracking in Impedance ControlHomayoun Seraji, Richard Colbaugh. 499-506
• Myoelectric Teleoperation of a Complex Robotic HandKristin A. Farry, Ian D. Walker. 502-509
• Multi-Arm Robotics in a Practical Application Under Transputer Based ControlGordon I. Dodds, George W. Irwin. 505-510
• On Algebraic and Graph Structural Properties of Assembly Petri NetTatsuya Suzuki, Takahide Kanehara, Akio Inaba, Shigeru Okuma. 507-514
• Operation Modes for Cooperating with Autonomous Functions in Intelligent Teleoperation SystemsYasuyoshi Yokokohji, Akira Ogawa, Hitoshi Hasunuma, Tsuneo Yoshikawa. 510-515
• Realisation of an Adaptive Real-Time Joint Controller for a Closely Coupled Two-Arm Manipulator SystemMartin Damm. 511-516
• Constructing Assembly PlansJ. P. Thomas. 515-520
• Reducing Attitude Disturbances While Teleoperating a Space ManipulatorYuichi Sato, Mitsunori Hirata, Fumio Nagashima, Tsugito Maruyama, Takashi Uchiyama. 516-523
• Experimental Results of Two Robot Arms Manipulating Large ObjectsEric Paljug, Xiaoping Yun. 517-522
• Subassembly Stability and ReorientationSukhan Lee, Chunsik Yi. 521-526
• An Improved Load Distribution Scheme for Coordinating ManipulatorsW.-S. Lu, Max Q.-H. Meng. 523-528
• The Modular Telerobot Task Execution System for Space TeleroboticsPaul G. Backes, Mark K. Long, Robert D. Steele. 524-530
• Assembly Sequencing for Arbitrary MotionsTomás Lozano-Pérez, Randall H. Wilson. 527-532
• Terrain Mapping for Outdoor Robots: Robust Perception for Walking in the GrassRegis Hoffman, Eric Krotkov. 529-533
• Modeling Dynamics Uncertainty in Robot MotionsAleksandar Timcenko, Peter K. Allen. 531-536
• Robot Motion Control Using Induction Motor DrivesCarlos Canudas de Wit, R. Ortega, S. I. Seleme. 533-538
• Laserradar and Sonar Based World Moleling and Motion Control for Fast Obstacle Avoidance of the Autonomous Mobile Robot MOBOT-IVMarkus Buchberger, Klaus-Werner Jörg, Ewald von Puttkamer. 534-540
• Planning Velocity Profiles from Task-Level Constraints and Environment UncertaintiesAleksandar Timcenko, Peter K. Allen. 537-542
• Discrete Implementation and Adaptation of Sliding Mode Control for Robot ManipulatorsAndreas Glatzl, Steve H. Murphy, John T. Wen, Peter Kopacek. 539-544
• Navigation Templates: Enhancements, Extensions, and ExperimentsErann Gat. 541-547
• A Probabilistic Method to Analyze Ambiguous Contact SituationsMichael Spreng. 543-548
• A Fuzzy Control Approach for Executing Subgoal Guided Motion of a Mobile Robot in a Partly-known EnvironmentJianwei Zhang, Petra Bohner. 545-550
• Using Fuzzy Behaviors for the Outdoor Navigation of a Car with Low-Resolution SensorsFrançois G. Pin, Yutaka Watanabe. 548-553
• Probabilistic Analysis of Manipulation Tasks: A Research AgendaRandy C. Brost, Alan D. Christiansen. 549-556
• Constrained Robot Motion in Presence of Stiff and Compliant ContactCostanzo Manes. 551-558
• On Computing a Distance Measure for Path PlanningK. Sridharan, Harry E. Stephanou, S. Sathiya Keerthi. 554-559
• Synthesis of Live Models for a Class of FMS SystemsJoaquin Ezpeleta, J. Martínez. 557-563
• Goal-Driven Task Assignment and Sensor Control in Multi-sensor Systems: A Multicriteria ApproachOtman A. Basir, Helen C. Shen. 559-566
• Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments Using the Relative Velocity ParadigmPaolo Fiorini, Zvi Shiller. 560-565
• Sensitivity Analysis of a EMS by a Petri Net-based Perturbation MethodChengche Feng, Alan A. Desrochers. 564-569
• Efficient Search and Hierarchical Motion Planning Using Dynamic Single-Source Shortest Paths TreesMichael Barbehenn, Seth Hutchinson. 566-571
• Behavior Control for Planetary Exploration: Interim ReportErann Gat, Albert Behar, Rajiv S. Desai, Robert Ivlev, John Loch, David P. Miller. 567-571
• An Effective Approach to Solving Complex Scheduling ProblemQin Chen, J. Y. S. Luh. 570-575
• Optical Flow from an Extended Frame SequenceK. Chaudhury, R. Mehrotra. 572-577
• Robust Sensor Fusion for TeleoperationsRobin R. Murphy. 572-577
• Performabilty Modeling of an Automated Manufacturing System with Deterministic and Stochastic Petri NetsChristoph Lindemann, Gianfranco Ciardo, Reinhard German, Günter Hommel. 576-581
• Recognizing Teleoperated ManipulationsPolly K. Pook, Dana H. Ballard. 578-585
• A Class of Petri Nets with a Convex Reachability SetAlessandro Giua, Frank DiCesare. 578-583
• Designing Control Laws for Cooperative Agent TeamsLynne E. Parker. 582-587
• Fundamentals of Parameterized Petri NetsDenis Gracanin, Padmini Srinivasan, Kimon P. Valavanis. 584-591
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