Journal: Robotica

Volume 31, Issue 8

1195 -- 1208Khaled Belghith, Froduald Kabanza, Leo Hartman. Randomized path planning with preferences in highly complex dynamic environments
1209 -- 1220Emiliano Mucchi, Stefano Fiorati, Raffaele Di Gregorio, Giorgio Dalpiaz. Multibody modeling and vibration testing of 3R planar manipulators: effects of flexible installation frames
1221 -- 1227Wenhao Guo, Tianshu Wang, Qi Wang. A passive dynamic walking model with Coulomb friction at the hip joint
1229 -- 1238Yiannis Karayiannidis, Zoe Doulgeri. Regressor-free prescribed performance robot tracking
1239 -- 1249Gyuho Eoh, Jeong S. Choi, Beom H. Lee. Faulty robot rescue by multi-robot cooperation
1251 -- 1261Takahiro Endo, Mana Kobayashi, Haruhisa Kawasaki. A finger skill transfer system using a multi-fingered haptic interface robot and a hand motion image
1263 -- 1274Wang-Bao Xu, Jie Zhao, Xue-Bo Chen, Ying Zhang. Artificial moment method using attractive points for the local path planning of a single robot in complicated dynamic environments
1275 -- 1283Vitor I. Gervini, Elder Moreira Hemerly, Sebastião C. P. Gomes. Active control of flexible one-link manipulators using wavelet networks
1285 -- 1297Craig Maclean, James D. Biggs. Path planning for simple wheeled robots: sub-Riemannian and elastic curves on SE(2)
1299 -- 1311Paul M. Moubarak, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi. A globally converging algorithm for adaptive manipulation and trajectory following for mobile robots with serial redundant arms
1313 -- 1318Jonathon W. Sensinger, Lawrence E. Burkart, Gill A. Pratt, Richard F. F. Weir. Effect of compliance location in series elastic actuators
1319 -- 1325Erika Ottaviano, Pierluigi Rea. Design and operation of a 2-DOF leg-wheel hybrid robot
1327 -- 1335Nir Shvalb, Boaz Ben-Moshe, Oded Medina. A real-time motion planning algorithm for a hyper-redundant set of mechanisms
1337 -- 1350Qing Shi, Hiroyuki Ishii, Shinichi Kinoshita, Shinichiro Konno, Atsuo Takanishi, Satoshi Okabayashi, Naritoshi Iida, Hiroshi Kimura. A rat-like robot for interacting with real rats
1351 -- 1359Shuang Liu, Dong Sun. Leader-follower-based dynamic trajectory planning for multirobot formation
1361 -- 1372Yi Cao, Clément Gosselin, Hui Zhou, Ping Ren, Weixi Ji. Orientation-singularity analysis and orientationability evaluation of a special class of the Stewart-Gough parallel manipulators

Volume 31, Issue 7

1003 -- 0Gregory S. Chirikjian. Editorial
1005 -- 1036Pål Liljebäck, Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, Øyvind Stavdahl, Jan Tommy Gravdahl. Lateral undulation of snake robots: a simplified model and fundamental properties
1037 -- 1050Balaji R. Sharma, Subramanian Ramakrishnan, Manish Kumar. Cyclic pursuit in a multi-agent robotic system with double-integrator dynamics under linear interactions
1051 -- 1058Chen-Yu Kai, An-Chyau Huang. A regressor-free adaptive controller for robot manipulators without Slotine and Li's modification
1059 -- 1071Mohammad Hassan Khooban, Alireza Alfi, Davood Nazari Maryam Abadi. Teaching-learning-based optimal interval type-2 fuzzy PID controller design: a nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots
1073 -- 1084Alireza Motahari, Hassan Zohoor, M. Habibnejad Korayem. Discrete kinematic synthesis of discretely actuated hyper-redundant manipulators
1085 -- 1101Arnab Sinha, Panagiotis Papadakis. Mind the gap: detection and traversability analysis of terrain gaps using LIDAR for safe robot navigation
1103 -- 1117D. J. López-Araujo, Arturo Zavala-Río, Víctor Santibáñez, Fernando Reyes. A generalized scheme for the global adaptive regulation of robot manipulators with bounded inputs
1119 -- 1129Ali Meghdari, Seyyed Mohammad H. Lavasani, Mohsen Norouzi, Mir Saman Rahimi Mousavi. Minimum control effort trajectory planning and tracking of the CEDRA brachiation robot
1131 -- 1142Zheng Wang, Zhenglong Sun, Soo-Jay Phee. Modeling tendon-sheath mechanism with flexible configurations for robot control
1143 -- 1153Luca Bascetta, Gianni Ferretti, GianAntonio Magnani, Paolo Rocco. Walk-through programming for robotic manipulators based on admittance control
1155 -- 1167Hamid Sadeghian, Luigi Villani, Mehdi Keshmiri, Bruno Siciliano. Dynamic multi-priority control in redundant robotic systems
1169 -- 1194Fabrizio Caccavale, Vincenzo Lippiello, Giuseppe Muscio, Francesco Pierri, Fabio Ruggiero, Luigi Villani. Grasp planning and parallel control of a redundant dual-arm/hand manipulation system

Volume 31, Issue 6

837 -- 851Mohammad Jafar Sadigh, Saeed Mansouri. Application of phase-plane method in generating minimum time solution for stable walking of biped robot with specified pattern of motion
853 -- 860Pei-Chao Cong, Xin Zhang. Preimpact configuration analysis of a dual-arm space manipulator with a prismatic joint for capturing an object
861 -- 874Bakir Lacevic, Paolo Rocco. Safety-oriented path planning for articulated robots
875 -- 886Toyoyuki Honjo, Akinori Nagano, Zhi Wei Luo. Parametrically excited inverted double pendulum and efficient bipedal walking with an upper body
887 -- 904Moharam Habibnejad Korayem, Mahdi Bamdad, H. Tourajizadeh, A. H. Korayem, R. M. Zehtab, H. Shafiee, A. Arvani. Experimental results for the flexible joint cable-suspended manipulator of ICaSbot
905 -- 921Fernando Alfredo Auat Cheeín. SLAM-based maneuverability strategy for unmanned car-like vehicles
923 -- 934Rongxin Cui, Ji Guo, Bo Gao. Game theory-based negotiation for multiple robots task allocation
935 -- 944Gang Cheng, Jingli Yu, Peng Xu, Houguang Liu. Stiffness analysis of the 3SPS+1PS bionic parallel test platform for a hip joint simulator
945 -- 953Salvador Cobos Guzman, Jorge Torres, Rogelio Lozano. Design of an underwater robot manipulator for a telerobotic system
955 -- 968Hala Rifai, Jose-Fermi Guerrero-Castellanos, Nicolas Marchand, Guylaine Poulin-Vittrant. Biomimetic-based output feedback for attitude stabilization of a flapping-wing micro aerial vehicle
969 -- 980Yaser Maddahi, Ali Maddahi, Nariman Sepehri. Calibration of omnidirectional wheeled mobile robots: method and experiments
981 -- 992J. M. Selig. Characterisation of Frenet-Serret and Bishop motions with applications to needle steering
993 -- 1001Andrey V. Savkin, Chao Wang. A simple biologically inspired algorithm for collision-free navigation of a unicycle-like robot in dynamic environments with moving obstacles

Volume 31, Issue 5

679 -- 685Greg Placencia, Mansour Rahimi, Behrokh Khoshnevis. Effects of distance and direction on tangential tactile perception of the index finger pad
687 -- 701Jose-Luis Blanco, Javier González Jiménez, Juan-Antonio Fernandez-Madrigal. A robust, multi-hypothesis approach to matching occupancy grid maps
703 -- 715Farshad Mahini, Leonard Diwilliams, Kevin Burke, Hashem Ashrafiuon. An experimental setup for autonomous operation of surface vessels in rough seas
717 -- 732Satoshi Satoh, Kenji Fujimoto, Sang-Ho Hyon. Gait generation via unified learning optimal control of Hamiltonian systems
733 -- 746Joel M. Esposito. Conditional Density Growth (CDG) model: a simplified model of RRT coverage for kinematic systems
747 -- 756Zijian Zhao, Ying Weng. A flexible method combining camera calibration and hand-eye calibration
757 -- 766Lizheng Pan, Aiguo Song, Guozheng Xu, Huijun Li, Baoguo Xu, Pengwen Xiong. Hierarchical safety supervisory control strategy for robot-assisted rehabilitation exercise
767 -- 776Ahmet Cezayirli, Feza Kerestecioglu. Navigation of non-communicating autonomous mobile robots with guaranteed connectivity
777 -- 788Weiwei Huang, Chee-Meng Chew, Geok Soon Hong. A coordination-based CPG structure for 3D walking control
789 -- 796József Veres, György Cserey, Gábor Szederkényi. Bio-inspired backlash reduction of a low-cost robotic joint using closed-loop-commutated stepper motors
797 -- 809M. Felix Orlando, Ashish Dutta, Anupam Saxena, Laxmidhar Behera, Tomoya Tamei, Tomohiro Shibata. Manipulability analysis of human thumb, index and middle fingers in cooperative 3D rotational movements of a small object
811 -- 823Miguel Aranda, Gonzalo López-Nicolás, Carlos Sagüés. Sinusoidal input-based visual control for nonholonomic vehicles
825 -- 835Liang-Yih Liu, Hsiung-Cheng Lin. Tip-contact force control of a single-link flexible arm using feedback and parallel compensation approach

Volume 31, Issue 4

503 -- 510Khaled R. Atia. A new variable structure controller for robot manipulators with a nonlinear PID sliding surface
511 -- 523Akihiro Kawamura, Kenji Tahara, Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa. Dynamic grasping of an arbitrary polyhedral object
525 -- 537Fethi Belkhouche, B. Bendjilali. Dynamic collision risk modeling under uncertainty
539 -- 548Erik Macho, Oscar Altuzarra, Charles Pinto, Alfonso Hernández. RSS robot
549 -- 554Ho-Seok Shim, Taewon Seo, Jeh Won Lee. Optimal torque distribution method for a redundantly actuated 3-RRR parallel robot using a geometrical approach
555 -- 572Carlotta Mummolo, Joo H. Kim. Passive and dynamic gait measures for biped mechanism: formulation and simulation analysis
573 -- 588Xuefeng Zhou, Yisheng Guan, Li Jiang, Haifei Zhu, Chuanwu Cai, Wenqiang Wu, Hong Zhang. Stability of biped robotic walking with frictional constraints
589 -- 598Mahya Shahbazi, Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Heidar A. Talebi, Farzad Towhidkhah, M. J. Yazdanpanah. A sliding-mode controller for dual-user teleoperation with unknown constant time delays
599 -- 609Sadeq H. Bakhy, Shaker S. Hassan, Somer M. Nacy, Konstantinos Dermitzakis, Alejandro Hernández Arieta. Contact mechanics for soft robotic fingers: modeling and experimentation
611 -- 621Amin Nikoobin, M. Moradi, A. Esmaili. Optimal spring balancing of robot manipulators in point-to-point motion
623 -- 641Hadi Kalani, Alireza Akbarzadeh Korayem, Hossein Bahrami. Application of statistical techniques in modeling and optimization of a snake robot
643 -- 656M. H. Korayem, M. Irani, A. Charesaz, A. H. Korayem, A. Hashemi. Trajectory planning of mobile manipulators using dynamic programming approach
657 -- 667Abraham Gonzalez-Hernandez, Eduardo Castillo Castañeda. Stiffness estimation of a parallel manipulator using image analysis and camera calibration techniques
669 -- 677Seyed Farokh Atashzar, Mahya Shahbazi, Heidar Ali Talebi, Farzad Towhidkhah. A force observation method for tracking control of flexible-link manipulators

Volume 31, Issue 3

331 -- 344M. Frejek, Scott B. Nokleby. A Methodology for tele-operating mobile manipulators with an emphasis on operator ease of use
345 -- 359Jan Carlo Barca, Y. Ahmet Sekercioglu. Swarm robotics reviewed
361 -- 369Tianmiao Wang, Yonghui Hu, Jianhong Liang. Learning to swim: a dynamical systems approach to mimicking fish swimming with CPG
371 -- 379Wonkyo Seo, Seoyoung Hwang, Jaehyun Park, JangMyung Lee. Precise outdoor localization with a GPS-INS integration system
381 -- 388Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado, Mario A. García-Murillo, Eduardo Castillo Castañeda. A 2(3-RRPS) parallel manipulator inspired by Gough-Stewart platform
389 -- 403Gerasimos G. Rigatos. Sensor fusion-based dynamic positioning of ships using Extended Kalman and Particle Filtering
405 -- 416Joaquín Lopez Fernández, Rafael Sanz, Miguel D. Cacho, Amador R. Diéguez. Increasing wireless reliability for autonomous mobile robots
417 -- 422Eriny W. Azmy. Exact solution of inverse kinematic problem of 6R serial manipulators using Clifford Algebra
423 -- 439Hamed Kazemi, Vahid Johari Majd, Majid M. Moghaddam. Modeling and robust backstepping control of an underactuated quadruped robot in bounding motion
441 -- 453Joachim von Zitzewitz, André Morger, Georg Rauter, Laura Marchal-Crespo, Francesco Crivelli, Dario Wyss, Tobias Bruckmann, Robert Riener. A reconfigurable, tendon-based haptic interface for research into human-environment interactions
455 -- 463Friedemann Groh, Konrad Groh, Alexander Verl. a priori unknown general 6R-Robot
465 -- 478Tomasz Winiarski, Adam Wozniak. Indirect force control development procedure
479 -- 491Yu Fu, Tien-Ruey Hsiang, Sheng-Luen Chung. Multi-waypoint visual homing in piecewise linear trajectory
493 -- 501Hongxing Wei, Tianmiao Wang, Miao Liu, Jiang-Yang Xiao. Inverse dynamic modeling and analysis of a new caterpillar robotic mechanism by Kane's method

Volume 31, Issue 2

173 -- 182Ping-Lang Yen, Shuo-Suei Hung. Cooperative force control of a hybrid Cartesian parallel manipulator for bone slicing
183 -- 191Yi Lu, Xiuli Zhang, Chunping Sui, Jianda Han, Bo Hu. Kinematics/statics and workspace analysis of a 3-leg 5-DoF parallel manipulator with a UPU-type composite active constrained leg
193 -- 202Yongjie Zhao. Singularity, isotropy, and velocity transmission evaluation of a three translational degrees-of-freedom parallel robot
203 -- 216Asier Zubizarreta, Itziar Cabanes, Marga Marcos, Charles Pinto. A redundant dynamic model of parallel robots for model-based control
217 -- 224Seungbin Moon, Sungsoo Rhim, Young-Jo Cho, Kwang-Ho Park, Gurvinder S. Virk. Summary of recent standardization activities in the field of robotics
225 -- 249Francisco Bonin-Font, Antoni Burguera, Alberto Ortiz, Gabriel Oliver. A monocular mobile robot reactive navigation approach based on the inverse perspective transformation
251 -- 265M. Hamdy, G. el-Ghazaly. Extended dynamic fuzzy logic system for a class of MIMO nonlinear systems and its application to robotic manipulators
267 -- 284Vijaysingh Shinde, Ashish Dutta, Anupam Saxena. Experiments on multi-agent capture of a stochastically moving object using modified projective path planning
295 -- 310R. Morales, José Antonio Cerrada Somolinos, José Antonio Cerrada. Dynamic control of a reconfigurable stair-climbing mobility system
311 -- 322Chenggang Liu, Christopher G. Atkeson, Jianbo Su. Biped walking control using a trajectory library
323 -- 330Andrey V. Savkin, Michael Hoy. Reactive and the shortest path navigation of a wheeled mobile robot in cluttered environments

Volume 31, Issue 1

1 -- 23William Rone, Pinhas Ben-Tzvi. Mapping, localization and motion planning in mobile multi-robotic systems
25 -- 33Farbod Fahimi, Chris Van Kleeck. Alternative trajectory-tracking control approach for marine surface vessels with experimental verification
35 -- 53Zhenzhong Jia, William Smith, Huei Peng. Fast analytical models of wheeled locomotion in deformable terrain for mobile robots
55 -- 59Juan Ignacio Mulero Martínez. A proof of the Ge-Lee statement on the inertia regressor of robot manipulators
61 -- 70Roberto Simoni, Celso Melchiades Doria, Daniel Martins. Symmetry and invariants of kinematic chains and parallel manipulators
71 -- 87Roger E. Goldman, Andrea Bajo, Nabil Simaan. Algorithms for autonomous exploration and estimation in compliant environments
89 -- 98Thanhtam Ho, Sangyoon Lee. A fast mesoscale quadruped robot using piezocomposite actuators
99 -- 112Jaehong Park, Wonsang Hwang, Hyun-il Kwon, Kwangsoo Kim, Dong-Il Cho. A novel line of sight control system for a robot vision tracking system, using vision feedback and motion-disturbance feedforward compensation
113 -- 122Ryo Kikuuwe. Alternative proofs of four stability properties of rigid-link manipulators under PID position control
123 -- 136Baokun Li, Yi Cao, Qiuju Zhang, Zhen Huang. Position-singularity analysis of a special class of the Stewart parallel mechanisms with two dissimilar semi-symmetrical hexagons
137 -- 147Andreas Müller. On the terminology and geometric aspects of redundant parallel manipulators
149 -- 171Juan C. Rivera-Dueñas, Marco A. Arteaga-Pérez. Robot force control without dynamic model: theory and experiments