Journal: Robotica

Volume 27, Issue 7

961 -- 969M. Ruggiu. Kinematic analysis of a fully decoupled translational parallel manipulator
971 -- 980Yi Lu, Yan Shi, Jianping Yu. Kinematic analysis of limited-dof parallel manipulators based on translational/rotational Jacobian and Hessian matrices
981 -- 997Andrés Rosales, Gustavo Scaglia, Vicente A. Mut, Fernando di Sciascio. Trajectory tracking of mobile robots in dynamic environments - a linear algebra approach
999 -- 1015Aksel Andreas Transeth, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Pål Liljebäck. A survey on snake robot modeling and locomotion
1017 -- 1026H. Simas, R. Guenther, D. F. M. da Cruz, D. Martins. A new method to solve robot inverse kinematics using Assur virtual chains
1027 -- 1038Nitendra Nath, Enver Tatlicioglu, Darren M. Dawson. Teleoperation with kinematically redundant robot manipulators with sub-task objectives
1039 -- 1048Ranko Zotovic Stanisic, Ángel Valera Fernández. Simultaneous velocity, impact and force control
1049 -- 1061Manuel Ocaña, Luis Miguel Bergasa, Miguel Ángel Sotelo, R. Flores, David Fernández Llorca, David Schleicher. Automatic training method applied to a WiFi+ultrasound POMDP navigation system
1063 -- 1073Yuji Harata, Fumihiko Asano, Zhi Wei Luo, Kouichi Taji, Yoji Uno. Biped gait generation based on parametric excitation by knee-joint actuation
1075 -- 1089Yonghui Hu, Wei Zhao, Guangming Xie, Long Wang. Development and target following of vision-based autonomous robotic fish
1091 -- 1102Junwon Jang, Soo Hee Han, Hanjun Kim, ChoonKi Ahn, Wook Hyun Kwon. Rapid control prototyping for robot soccer
1103 -- 0Ranko Zotovic Stanisic, Ángel Valera Fernández. Simultaneous velocity, impact and force control - CORRIGENDUM

Volume 27, Issue 6

801 -- 811Z. B. Song, Lakmal D. Seneviratne, Kaspar Althoefer, X. J. Song, Yahya H. Zweiri. Slip parameter estimation of a single wheel using a non-linear observer
813 -- 824Jianghao Li, Zhenbo Li, Jiapin Chen. A microstep control approach for a millimeter-sized omni-directional mobile microrobot actuated by 3-mm-electromagnetic micromotors
825 -- 840Moharam Habibnejad Korayem, Amin Nikoobin, V. Azimirad. Trajectory optimization of flexible link manipulators in point-to-point motion
841 -- 852Ting-Ying Wu, T.-J. Yeh. Optimal design and implementation of an energy-efficient biped walking in semi-active manner
853 -- 859In-Kyu Kim, Nosan Kwak, Heon-Cheol Lee, Beom Hee Lee. Improved particle fusing geometric relation between particles in FastSLAM
861 -- 872Peter T. Kim, Yan Liu, Zhi-Ming Luo, Yunfeng Wang. Deconvolution on the Euclidean motion group and planar robotic manipulator design
873 -- 881Enver Tatlicioglu, David Braganza, Timothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson. Adaptive control of redundant robot manipulators with sub-task objectives
883 -- 889Tang Qing, Xiong Rong, Chu Jian. Tip over avoidance control for biped robot
891 -- 895Daniel Glozman, Moshe Shoham. Novel 6-DOF parallel manipulator with large workspace
897 -- 903Ali Oral. Patterning automation of square mosaics using computer assisted SCARA robot
905 -- 913Dongbing Gu, Huosheng Hu. A model predictive controller for robots to follow a virtual leader
915 -- 927Jingjun Yu, Jian S. Dai, Tieshi Zhao, Shusheng Bi, Guanghua Zong. Mobility analysis of complex joints by means of screw theory
929 -- 940Jianguo Zhao, Bing Li, Xiaojun Yang, Hongjian Yu. Geometrical method to determine the reciprocal screws and applications to parallel manipulators
941 -- 948Xueshan Gao, Dianguo Xu, Yan Wang, Huanhuan Pan, Weimin Shen. Multifunctional robot to maintain boiler water-cooling tubes
949 -- 958Fumihiko Asano, Zhi Wei Luo. Asymptotically stable biped gait generation based on stability principle of rimless wheel
959 -- 0In-Kyu Kim, Nosan Kwak, Heon-Cheol Lee, Beom Hee Lee. Improved particle filter using geometric relation between particles in FastSLAM - ERRATUM

Volume 27, Issue 5

641 -- 652Jeong Hee Lee, Jae Byung Park, Beom Hee Lee. Turnover prevention of a mobile robot on uneven terrain using the concept of stability space
653 -- 662A. Bonci, Gianluca Ippoliti, Alessia La Manna, Sauro Longhi. Video data validation by sonar measures for robot localization and environment feature estimation
663 -- 676Javad Enferadi, Alireza Akbarzadeh Tootoonchi. A novel spherical parallel manipulator: forward position problem, singularity analysis, and isotropy design
677 -- 687V. B. Nguyen, Alan S. Morris. Using a genetic algorithm to fully optimise a fuzzy logic controller for a two-link-flexible robot arm
689 -- 700Juan Ignacio Mulero Martínez. A new factorization of the Coriolis/centripetal matrix
701 -- 713R. Prasanth Kumar, Jungwon Yoon, Christiand, Gabsoon Kim. The simplest passive dynamic walking model with toed feet: a parametric study
715 -- 727Rafael Muñoz-Salinas, Eugenio Aguirre, Miguel García-Silvente, A. Ayesh, M. Góngora. Multi-agent system for people detection and tracking using stereo vision in mobile robots
729 -- 737E. Faruk Kececi. Design and prototype of mobile robots for rescue operations
739 -- 747Joo H. Kim, Jingzhou Yang, Karim Abdel-Malek. Planning load-effective dynamic motions of highly articulated human model for generic tasks
749 -- 761Ali Sekmen, Fenghui Yao, Mohan Malkani. Smart video surveillance for airborne platforms
763 -- 770Masahiro Ohka, Jumpei Takata, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Hirofumi Suzuki, Nobuyuki Morisawa, Hanafiah B. Yussof. Object exploration and manipulation using a robotic finger equipped with an optical three-axis tactile sensor
771 -- 778Yi Lu, Ming Zhang, Yan Shi, Jianping Yu. Kinematics and statics analysis of a novel 4-dof 2SPS+2SPR parallel manipulator and solving its workspace
779 -- 788Na Li, Tieshi Zhao, Yanzhi Zhao, Yongguang Lin. Design and realization of a snake-like robot system based on a spatial linkage mechanism
789 -- 799Muhammad E. Abdallah, Kenneth J. Waldron. The mechanics of biped running and a stable control strategy

Volume 27, Issue 4

481 -- 498Imran Waheed, Reza Fotouhi. Trajectory and temporal planning of a wheeled mobile robot on an uneven surface
499 -- 509K. Bendjilali, Fethi Belkhouche. Collision course by transformation of coordinates and plane decomposition
511 -- 528Ning Liu, Junfeng Li, Tianshu Wang. The effects of parameter variation on the gaits of passive walking models: simulations and experiments
529 -- 538Yi Lu, Bo Hu, Tao Sun. Analyses of velocity, acceleration, statics, and workspace of a 2(3-SPR) serial-parallel manipulator
539 -- 546Changwu Qiu, Qixin Cao, Shouhong Miao. An on-line task modification method for singularity avoidance of robot manipulators
547 -- 553Roberto S. Inoue, Adriano A. G. Siqueira, Marco H. Terra. Experimental results on the nonlinear :: INFINITY :: control via quasi-LPV representation and game theory for wheeled mobile robots
555 -- 565E. Faruk Kececi. Completely mechanical quick changeable joints for multipurpose explosive ordnance disposal robots
567 -- 577Leon Lahajnar, Andrej Kos, Bojan Nemec. Skiing robot - design, control, and navigation in unstructured environment
579 -- 587Jangho Hong, Motoji Yamamoto. A calculation method of the reaction force and moment for a Delta-type parallel link robot fixed with a frame
589 -- 597Roberto Simoni, Andrea Piga Carboni, Daniel Martins. Enumeration of parallel manipulators
599 -- 606K. Y. Tsai, T. K. Lee. 6-DOF parallel manipulators with better dexterity, rotatability, or singularity-free workspace
607 -- 620Zan Mi, Jingzhou Yang, Karim Abdel-Malek. Optimization-based posture prediction for human upper body
621 -- 632T. Kinugasa, Christine Chevallereau, Yannick Aoustin. Effect of circular arc feet on a control law for a biped
633 -- 639Masahiro Ohka, Shingo Kondo. Stochastic resonance aided tactile sensing

Volume 27, Issue 3

321 -- 330Katja D. Mombaur. Using optimization to create self-stable human-like running
331 -- 341J. Lin, C. W. Chen. Computer-aided-symbolic dynamic modeling for Stewart-platform manipulator
343 -- 353Vrunda A. Joshi, Ravi N. Banavar. Motion analysis of a spherical mobile robot
355 -- 365Dip Goswami, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Phung Duc Kien. Genetic algorithm-based optimal bipedal walking gait synthesis considering tradeoff between stability margin and speed
367 -- 377Zouhaier Affi, Lotfi Romdhane. Analysis and mapping of the orientation error of a 3-DOF translational parallel manipulator
379 -- 387Wei Zhou, Chee-Meng Chew, Geok Soon Hong. Design of series damper actuator
389 -- 402Changwu Qiu, Qixin Cao, Leibin Yu, Shouhong Miao. Improving the stability level for on-line planning of mobile manipulators
403 -- 409Jianbo Su, Yanjun Zhang. Integration of a plug-and-play desktop robotic system
411 -- 423Amitava Chatterjee. Differential evolution tuned fuzzy supervisor adapted extended Kalman filtering for SLAM problems in mobile robots
425 -- 445Wenfu Xu, Bin Liang, Cheng Li, Yu Liu, Yangsheng Xu. Autonomous target capturing of free-floating space robot: Theory and experiments
447 -- 458Hsu-Chih Huang, Ching-Chih Tsai. Simultaneous tracking and stabilization of an omnidirectional mobile robot in polar coordinates: a unified control approach
459 -- 468Zhang Zhen, Qixin Cao, Charles Lo, Lei Zhang. A CORBA-based simulation and control framework for mobile robots
469 -- 479Pedro Núñez, Ricardo Vázquez Martín, Antonio Bandera, Francisco Sandoval Hernández. Fast laser scan matching approach based on adaptive curvature estimation for mobile robots

Volume 27, Issue 2

161 -- 170Shaoping Bai, Michael R. Hansen, Torben O. Andersen. Modellingof a special class of spherical parallel manipulators with Euler parameters
171 -- 188Pinhas Ben-Tzvi, Shingo Ito, Andrew A. Goldenberg. A mobile robot with autonomous climbing and descending of stairs
189 -- 198Farbod Fahimi, C. Nataraj, Hashem Ashrafiuon. Real-time obstacle avoidance for multiple mobile robots
199 -- 207Stefan Staicu. Recursive modelling in dynamics of Delta parallel robot
209 -- 215Xiumin Diao, Ou Ma. Force-closure analysis of 6-DOF cable manipulators with seven or more cables
217 -- 223Zijian Zhao, Yuncai Liu. A hand-eye calibration algorithm based on screw motions
225 -- 233V. M. Hernández-Guzmán, Víctor Santibáñez, Ricardo Campa. PID control of robot manipulators equipped with brushless DC motors
235 -- 240Rocco Vertechy, Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli. Kinematic analysis of partially decoupled fully-parallel manipulators of type 5-5 and 4-5
241 -- 247Xin-Jun Liu, Jinsong Wang, Chao Wu, JongWon Kim. A new family of spatial 3-DOF parallel manipulators with two translational and one rotational DOFs
249 -- 257J. G. Daniël Karssen, Martijn Wisse. Fall detection in walking robots by multi-way principal component analysis
259 -- 268Yongjie Zhao, Feng Gao. Inverse dynamics of the 6-dof out-parallel manipulator by means of the principle of virtual work
269 -- 279Gustavo Scaglia, Lucía Quintero Montoya, Vicente A. Mut, Fernando di Sciascio. Numerical methods based controller design for mobile robots
281 -- 290Michael Defoort, Jorge Palos, Annemarie M. Kökösy, Thierry Floquet, Wilfrid Perruquetti. Performance-based reactive navigation for non-holonomic mobile robots
291 -- 302Z. Li, William W. Melek, Christopher Michael Clark. Decentralized robust control of robot manipulators with harmonic drive transmission and application to modular and reconfigurable serial arms
303 -- 310O. Horn, M. Kreutner. Smart wheelchair perception using odometry, ultrasound sensors, and camera
311 -- 319Amy Loutfi, Silvia Coradeschi, Achim J. Lilienthal, Javier Gonzalez. Gas distribution mapping of multiple odour sources using a mobile robot

Volume 27, Issue 1

1 -- 12Juan Marcos Toibero, Flavio Roberti, Ricardo O. Carelli. Stable contour-following control of wheeled mobile robots
13 -- 18Kambiz Ghaemi Osgouie, Ali Meghdari, Saeed Sohrabpour. Optimal configuration of dual-arm cam-lock robot based on task-space manipulability
19 -- 28E. Faruk Kececi, Xidong Tang, Gang Tao. Adaptive actuator failure compensation for redundant manipulators
29 -- 36Yi Lu, Bo Hu. Analyzing kinematics and solving active/constrained forces of a 4-dof 3SPS+SP parallel manipulator
37 -- 49Ehsan Honary, Frank McQuade, Roger Ward, Ian Woodrow, Andy Shaw, Dave Barnes, Matthew Fyfe. Robotic experiments with cooperative Aerobots and underwater swarms
51 -- 57Jinsong Wang, Jun Wu, Tiemin Li, Xin-Jun Liu. Workspace and singularity analysis of a 3-DOF planar parallel manipulator with actuation redundancy
59 -- 65Jun Wu, Jinsong Wang, Liping Wang, Tiemin Li. Dynamic model and force control of the redundantly actuated parallel manipulator of a 5-DOF hybrid machine tool
67 -- 78Qingsong Xu, Yangmin Li. Error analysis and optimal design of a class of translational parallel kinematic machine using particle swarm optimization
79 -- 101G. Gogu. Structural synthesis of maximally regular T3R2-type parallel robots via theory of linear transformations and evolutionary morphology
103 -- 117Chung-Ching Lee, Jacques M. Hervé. Uncoupled actuation of overconstrained 3T-1R hybrid parallel manipulators
119 -- 129Yeow Cheng Sun, Chien-Chern Cheah. Adaptive control schemes for autonomous underwater vehicle
131 -- 146Vishalini Bundhoo, Edmund Haslam, Benjamin Birch, Edward J. Park. A shape memory alloy-based tendon-driven actuation system for biomimetic artificial fingers, part I: design and evaluation
147 -- 159Moharam Habibnejad Korayem, A. Nikoobin, V. Azimirad. Maximum load carrying capacity of mobile manipulators: optimal control approach