Journal: Robotica

Volume 35, Issue 9

1795 -- 1815Taizhi Lv, Maoyan Feng. An improved FastSLAM 2.0 algorithm based on FC&ASD-PSO
1816 -- 1844Anna A. Semakova, Kirill S. Ovchinnikov, Alexey S. Matveev. Self-deployment of mobile robotic networks: an algorithm for decentralized sweep boundary coverage
1845 -- 1863Yo-Seop Hwang, JangMyung Lee. Robust 2D map building with motion-free ICP algorithm for mobile robot navigation
1864 -- 1887Lounis Chermak, Nabil Aouf, Mark A. Richardson. Scale robust IMU-assisted KLT for stereo visual odometry solution
1888 -- 1905Dan Zhang, Bin Wei. Design, analysis and modelling of a hybrid controller for serial robotic manipulators
1906 -- 1922Yali Han, Songqing Zhu, Zhou Zhou, Yu Shi, Dabin Hao. Research on a multimodal actuator-oriented power-assisted knee exoskeleton
1923 -- 1938Alireza Izadbakhsh, Saeed Khorashadizadeh. Robust task-space control of robot manipulators using differential equations for uncertainty estimation

Volume 35, Issue 8

1639 -- 1669José E. Guivant. The Generalized Compressed Kalman Filter
1670 -- 1689Mahdi Khorram, S. Ali A. Moosavian. Push recovery of a quadruped robot on challenging terrains
1690 -- 1711Xue Qi, Zhi-jun Cai. Three-dimensional formation control based on filter backstepping method for multiple underactuated underwater vehicles
1712 -- 1731Baoyang Deng, Michael O'Connor, Bill Goodwine. Bifurcations and symmetry in two optimal formation control problems for mobile robotic systems
1732 -- 1746Loris Roveda, Nicola Pedrocchi, Federico Vicentini, Lorenzo Molinari Tosatti. Industrial compliant robot bases in interaction tasks: a force tracking algorithm with coupled dynamics compensation
1747 -- 1760Mohammadhadi Farzanehkaloorazi, Mehdi Tale Masouleh, Stéphane Caro. Collision-free workspace of parallel mechanisms based on an interval analysis approach
1761 -- 1772Qingwei Liang, Tianyuan Sun, Liang Shi. Reliability analysis for mutative topology structure multi-AUV cooperative system based on interactive Markov chains model
1773 -- 1792M. R. Wrock, Scott B. Nokleby. An automatic switching approach to teleoperation of mobile-manipulator systems using virtual fixtures
1793 -- 0Huihua Zhao, Ayonga Hereid, Wen-Loong Ma, Aaron D. Ames. Corrigendum: Multi-contact bipedal robotic locomotion

Volume 35, Issue 7

1473 -- 1487Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Junaid Khan, Attaullah Y. Memon. Integral terminal sliding mode formation control of non-holonomic robots using leader follower approach
1488 -- 1503Vikas Panwar. Wavelet neural network-based H∞ trajectory tracking for robot manipulators using fast terminal sliding mode control
1504 -- 1522Chiang-Heng Chien, Wei-Yen Wang, Jun Jo, Chen-Chien James Hsu. Enhanced Monte Carlo localization incorporating a mechanism for preventing premature convergence
1523 -- 1540Amirhossein Eshaghiyeh Firoozabadi, Saeed Ebrahimi, Josep M. Font-Llagunes. A comparative study of elastic motions in trajectory tracking of flexible RPR planar manipulators moving with high speed
1541 -- 1561Wei Gao, Zhenzhong Jia, Chenglong Fu. Increase the feasible step region of biped robots through active vertical flexion and extension motions
1562 -- 1584Raouf Fareh, Mohamad Saad, Maarouf Saad, Maamar Bettayeb. Distributed adaptive control strategy for flexible link manipulators
1585 -- 1597Chao Chen. Path planning in distorted configuration space
1598 -- 1615Jason Pile, George B. Wanna, Nabil Simaan. Robot-assisted perception augmentation for online detection of insertion failure during cochlear implant surgery
1616 -- 1626Wanghui Bu. Closeness to singularities of manipulators based on geometric average normalized volume spanned by weighted screws
1627 -- 1637Ngoc Dung Vuong, Renjun Li, Chee-Meng Chew, Amir Jafari, Joseph Polden. A novel variable stiffness mechanism with linear spring characteristic for machining operations

Volume 35, Issue 6

1223 -- 1242S. M. Varedi, Hamid M. Daniali, M. Farajtabar. The effects of joint clearance on the dynamics of the 3RRR planar parallel manipulator
1243 -- 1262Solenne Page, Ludovic Saint-Bauzel, Pierre Rumeau, Viviane Pasqui. Smart walkers: an application-oriented review
1263 -- 1279Chao Zhang, Huosheng Hu, Dongbing Gu, Jing Wang. Cascaded control for balancing an inverted pendulum on a flying quadrotor
1280 -- 1309David Pagano, Dikai Liu. An approach for real-time motion planning of an inchworm robot in complex steel bridge environments
1310 -- 1326Guanglei Wu, Ping Zou. Stiffness analysis and comparison of a Biglide parallel grinder with alternative spatial modular parallelograms
1327 -- 1340Andreas Bircher, Kostas Alexis, Ulrich Schwesinger, Sammy Omari, Michael Burri, Roland Siegwart. An incremental sampling-based approach to inspection planning: the rapidly exploring random tree of trees
1341 -- 1364Gyu-Ho Eoh, Jaedo Jeon, Junghyun Oh, Beom Hee Lee. Cooperative object transportation using parallel line formation with a circular shift
1365 -- 1377Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Yamchi, Reza Mahboobi Esfanjani. Formation control of networked mobile robots with guaranteed obstacle and collision avoidance
1378 -- 1396Nuno Gonçalves, Ana Catarina Nogueira, André Lages Miguel. Forward projection model of non-central catadioptric cameras with spherical mirrors
1397 -- 1414Hui Du, Feng Gao. Fault tolerance properties and motion planning of a six-legged robot with multiple faults
1415 -- 1430Danial Senejohnny, Mehrzad Namvar. A predictor-based attitude and position estimation for rigid bodies moving in planar space by using delayed landmark measurements
1431 -- 1450Songqiao Tao, Yumeng Yang. Collision-free motion planning of a virtual arm based on the FABRIK algorithm
1451 -- 0Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Yamchi, Reza Mahboobi Esfanjani. Formation control of networked mobile robots with guaranteed obstacle and collision avoidance - ERRATUM
1452 -- 1472Ahmad Baranzadeh, Andrey V. Savkin. A distributed control algorithm for area search by a multi-robot team

Volume 35, Issue 5

981 -- 1005Andrey V. Savkin, Chao Wang. A framework for safe assisted navigation of semi-autonomous vehicles among moving and steady obstacles
1006 -- 1030Luca Bascetta, Gianni Ferretti, Bruno Scaglioni. Closed form Newton-Euler dynamic model of flexible manipulators
1031 -- 1053Samy F. M. Assal. A novel planar parallel manipulator with high orientation capability for a hybrid machine tool: kinematics, dimensional synthesis and performance evaluation
1054 -- 1071Dustyn P. Roberts, Joseph Quacinella, Joo H. Kim. Energy expenditure of a biped walking robot: instantaneous and degree-of-freedom-based instrumentation with human gait implications
1072 -- 1106Huihua Zhao, Ayonga Hereid, Wen-Loong Ma, Aaron D. Ames. Multi-contact bipedal robotic locomotion
1107 -- 1120Saijin Peng, Xilun Ding, Fan Yang, Kun Xu. Motion planning and implementation for the self-recovery of an overturned multi-legged robot
1121 -- 1136Emre Uzunoglu, Mehmet Ismet Can Dede. Extending model-mediation method to multi-degree-of-freedom teleoperation systems experiencing time delays in communication
1137 -- 0Javad Enferadi, Amir Shahi. A closed-form solution for the position analysis of a novel fully spherical parallel manipulator - ERRATUM
1138 -- 1156Mohammad Altaher, Omaima Nomir. Euler-Lagrange as Pseudo-metric of the RRT algorithm for optimal-time trajectory of flight simulation model in high-density obstacle environment
1157 -- 1175Nader Sadegh. Dual objective motion planning subject to state constraints
1176 -- 1191Dugan Um, Dongseok Ryu. Safe manipulation in unknown, crowded environments via sensor-based interleaving planner: interleaving software and sensitive skin hardware
1192 -- 1222Lingtao Yu, Zhengyu Wang, Liqiang Sun, Wenjie Wang, Lan Wang, Zhijiang Du. A new forecasting kinematic algorithm of automatic navigation for a laparoscopic minimally invasive surgical robotic system

Volume 35, Issue 4

729 -- 743Erkan Zergeroglu, Enver Tatlicioglu, Egemen Kaleli. A model independent observer based output feedback tracking controller for robotic manipulators with dynamical uncertainties
744 -- 765Xingwei Zhao, Bin Zi, Lu Qian. Design, analysis, and control of a cable-driven parallel platform with a pneumatic muscle active support
766 -- 786Iyad Hashlamon, Mehmet Mert Gülhan, Orhan Ayit, Kemalettin Erbatur. A novel method for slip prediction of walking biped robots
787 -- 808Jakub Lengiewicz, Michal Kursa, Pawel Holobut. Modular-robotic structures for scalable collective actuation
809 -- 831Khalid Yousif, Alireza Bab-Hadiashar, Reza Hoseinnezhad. 3D SLAM in texture-less environments using rank order statistics
832 -- 860Georg Nawratil, Josef Schicho. Self-motions of pentapods with linear platform
861 -- 875Qiang Zhang, Lu Ji, Dongsheng Zhou, Xiaopeng Wei. Nonholonomic motion planning for minimizing base disturbances of space manipulators based on multi-swarm PSO
876 -- 891Huang Xinjing, Yibo Li, Fei Du, Shijiu Jin. Horizontal path following for underactuated AUV based on dynamic circle guidance
892 -- 906Roberto Conti, Benedetto Allotta, Enrico Meli, Alessandro Ridolfi. Development, design and validation of an assistive device for hand disabilities based on an innovative mechanism
907 -- 921André Schneider de Oliveira, Edson Roberto de Pieri, Ubirajara Franco Moreno. A new method of applying differential kinematics through dual quaternions
922 -- 941Fateme Mohseni, Ali Doustmohammadi, M. B. Menhaj. Distributed model predictive coverage control for decoupled mobile robots
942 -- 960Stéphane Bazeille, Jesús Ortiz, Francesco Rovida, Marco Camurri, Anis Meguenani, Darwin G. Caldwell, Claudio Semini. Active camera stabilization to enhance the vision of agile legged robots
961 -- 979Raffaele Di Gregorio. Kinematics analysis and singularities of novel decoupled parallel manipulators with simplified architecture

Volume 35, Issue 3

483 -- 497M. Ceccarelli, M. Zottola. Design and simulation of an underactuated finger mechanism for LARM Hand
498 -- 510H. Nejat Pishkenari, S. A. Yousefsani, A. L. Gaskarimahalle, S. B. G. Oskouei. A fresh insight into Kane's equations of motion
511 -- 520Kefei Wen, Taewon Seo, Jeh Won Lee. A geometric approach for singularity analysis of 3-DOF planar parallel manipulators using Grassmann-Cayley algebra
521 -- 536Jinyang Gao, Guozheng Yan, Su He, Fei Xu, Zhiwu Wang. Design, analysis, and testing of a motor-driven capsule robot based on a sliding clamper
537 -- 568Yohanes Daud, Abdullah Al Mamun, Jian-Xin Xu. Dynamic modeling and characteristics analysis of lateral-pendulum unicycle robot
569 -- 587Majid Khadiv, S. Ali A. Moosavian, Aghil Yousefi-Koma, Majid Sadedel, Saeed Mansouri. Optimal gait planning for humanoids with 3D structure walking on slippery surfaces
588 -- 612Bin Xian, Bo Zhao, Yao Zhang, Xu Zhang. A low-cost hardware-in-the-loop-simulation testbed of quadrotor UAV and implementation of nonlinear control schemes
613 -- 635Shuo Xu, Yinan Gu, Jing Sun, Dawei Tu. Unique and accurate soil parameter identification for air-cushioned robotic vehicles
636 -- 653Taku Senoo, Masatoshi Ishikawa. Analysis of sliding behavior of a biped robot in centroid acceleration space
654 -- 686S. Javad Hasaneini, John E. A. Bertram, Chris J. B. Macnab. Energy-optimal relative timing of stance-leg push-off and swing-leg retraction in walking
687 -- 711Gerasimos G. Rigatos. Control and disturbances compensation in underactuated robotic systems using the derivative-free nonlinear Kalman filter
712 -- 728Zhengyi Xu, Yu Xie, Ke Zhang, Yongqiang Hu, Xiaopeng Zhu, Hao Shi. Design and optimization of a magnetic wheel for a grit-blasting robot for use on ship hulls

Volume 35, Issue 2

241 -- 253M. Farajtabar, Hamid M. Daniali, S. M. Varedi. Pick and place trajectory planning of planar 3-RRR parallel manipulator in the presence of joint clearance
254 -- 270Alberto Poncela. PCA-based method to fuse behaviors from place characterization for robot navigation
271 -- 292Wail Mustafa, Nicolas Pugeault, Anders Glent Buch, Norbert Krüger. Multi-view object instance recognition in an industrial context
293 -- 309Liyang Gao, Weiguo Wu. Forward kinematics modeling of spatial parallel linkage mechanisms based on constraint equations and the numerical solving method
310 -- 336Saeed Khorashadizadeh, Mohammad-Mehdi Fateh. Uncertainty estimation in robust tracking control of robot manipulators using the Fourier series expansion
337 -- 353M. Loizaga, Oscar Altuzarra, Charles Pinto, Víctor Petuya. Control distribution of partially decoupled multi-level manipulators with five DOFs
354 -- 369Myungsin Kim, Dongjun Lee. Improving transparency of virtual coupling for haptic interaction with human force observer
370 -- 383Yi Lu, Nijia Ye, Ling Ding. Type synthesis of spatial 3-DoF parallel mechanisms with planar sub-chains using revised digital topological graphs and arrays
384 -- 400Zeeshan Shareef, Viktor Just, Heinrich Teichrieb, Ansgar Trächtler. Design and control of cooperative ball juggling DELTA robots without visual guidance
401 -- 418Congzhe Wang, Yuefa Fang, Hairong Fang. Novel 2R3T and 2R2T parallel mechanisms with high rotational capability
419 -- 462István Kecskés, Ervin Burkus, Fülöp Bazsó, Péter Odry. Model validation of a hexapod walker robot
463 -- 482Avinash Siravuru, Suril V. Shah, K. Madhava Krishna. An optimal wheel-torque control on a compliant modular robot for wheel-slip minimization

Volume 35, Issue 12

2257 -- 2277Mohammad H. Abedinnasab, Farzam Farahmand, Bahram Tarvirdizadeh, Hassan Zohoor, Jaime Gallardo-Alvarado. Kinematic effects of number of legs in 6-DOF UPS parallel mechanisms
2278 -- 2296Semih Dinç, Farbod Fahimi, Ramazan Savas Aygün. Mirage: an O(n) time analytical solution to 3D camera pose estimation with multi-camera support
2297 -- 2318Asghar Khanpoor, Ali Keymasi Khalaji, S. Ali A. Moosavian. Modeling and control of an underactuated tractor-trailer wheeled mobile robot
2319 -- 2329Yongjie Zhao, Gang Cheng. Dimensional synthesis of a 3UPS-PRU parallel robot
2330 -- 2362Jekanthan Thangavelautham, Kenneth Law, Terence Fu, Nader Abu El Samid, Alexander D. S. Smith, Gabriele M. T. D'Eleuterio. Autonomous multirobot excavation for lunar applications
2363 -- 2380Mohammad Shushtari, Rezvan Nasiri, Mohammad Javad Yazdanpanah, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi. Compliance and frequency optimization for energy efficiency in cyclic tasks
2381 -- 2399Lei Cui, Jie Sun, Jian S. Dai. In-hand forward and inverse kinematics with rolling contact
2400 -- 2417Ming-Yong Zhao, Xiao-Shan Gao, Qiang Zhang. An efficient stochastic approach for robust time-optimal trajectory planning of robotic manipulators under limited actuation

Volume 35, Issue 11

2099 -- 2121Majid Sadedel, Aghil Yousefi-Koma, Majid Khadiv, Mohhamad Mahdavian. Adding low-cost passive toe joints to the feet structure of SURENA III humanoid robot
2122 -- 2138Sang-Seok Yun. A gaze control of socially interactive robots in multiple-person interaction
2139 -- 2156Tarapong Karnjanaparichat, Radom Pongvuthithum. Adaptive tracking control of multi-link robots actuated by pneumatic muscles with additive disturbances
2157 -- 2176Bilal Wehbe, Salah Bazzi, Elie A. Shammas. Novel three-dimensional optimal path planning method for vehicles with constrained pitch and yaw
2177 -- 2200Eunsuk Chong, Frank Chongwoo Park. Movement prediction for a lower limb exoskeleton using a conditional restricted Boltzmann machine
2201 -- 2217Xiaoyan Yu, Li Chen. Observer-based two-time scale robust control of free-flying flexible-joint space manipulators with external disturbances
2218 -- 2237Jiadi Qu, Fuhai Zhang, Yili Fu, Shuxiang Guo. Multi-cameras visual servoing for dual-arm coordinated manipulation
2238 -- 2255W. Robert Brown, A. Galip Ulsoy. Robust design of Passive Assist Devices for multi-DOF robotic manipulator arms

Volume 35, Issue 10

1939 -- 1957Marina Vallés, José Cazalilla, Ángel Valera, Vicente Mata, Álvaro Page, Miguel Díaz-Rodríguez. A 3-PRS parallel manipulator for ankle rehabilitation: towards a low-cost robotic rehabilitation
1958 -- 1974Dejing Ni, Aiguo Song, Xiaonong Xu, Huijun Li, Chengcheng Zhu, Hong Zeng. 3D-point-cloud registration and real-world dynamic modelling-based virtual environment building method for teleoperation
1975 -- 1991Omar A. Daud Albasini, Roberto Oboe, Fabio Oscari, Stefano Masiero, Giulio Rosati. Development of a four-channel haptic system for remote assessment of patients with impaired hands
1992 -- 2017Felix Orlando Maria Joseph, Laxmidhar Behera, Tomoya Tamei, Tomohiro Shibata, Ashish Dutta, Anupam Saxena. On redundancy resolution of the human thumb, index and middle fingers in cooperative object translation
2018 -- 2035Wang Liping, Xu Huayang, Liwen Guan. Kinematics and inverse dynamics analysis for a novel 3-PUU parallel mechanism
2036 -- 2055Ahmet Dumlu, Koksal Erenturk, Aliriza Kaleli, Kagan Koray Ayten. A comparative study of two model-based control techniques for the industrial manipulator
2056 -- 2075M. Ganesh, Banke Bihari, Vijay Singh Rathore, Dhiraj Kumar, Chandan Kumar, Apelagunta Ramya Sree, Karanam Naga Sowmya, Anjan Kumar Dash. Determination of the closed-form workspace area expression and dimensional optimization of planar parallel manipulators
2076 -- 2096He Xu, X. Z. Gao, Yan Xu, Kaifeng Wang, Hongpeng Yu, Zhen Li, Khalil Alipour, Ozoemena Anthony Ani. Continuous mobility of mobile robots with a special ability for overcoming driving failure on rough terrain
2097 -- 0He Xu, X. Z. Gao, Yan Xu, Kaifeng Wang. Continuous mobility of mobile robots with a special ability for overcoming driving failure on rough terrain - CORRIGENDUM

Volume 35, Issue 1

1 -- 25Bibhya Sharma, Jito Vanualailai, Shonal Singh. Motion planning and posture control of multiple n-link doubly nonholonomic manipulators
26 -- 49James McMahon, Erion Plaku. Robot motion planning with task specifications via regular languages
50 -- 72Amin Nikoobin, M. Moradi. Indirect solution of optimal control problems with state variable inequality constraints: finite difference approximation
73 -- 84Se-Jin Lee, Kyoungmin Lee, Jae-Bok Song. Development of sonar morphology-based posterior approach model for occupancy grid mapping
85 -- 100Caio César Teodoro Mendes, Fernando Santos Osório, Denis Fernando Wolf. Real-time obstacle detection using range images: processing dynamically-sized sliding windows on a GPU
101 -- 118Alireza Motahari, Hassan Zohoor, Moharam Habibnejad Korayem. A new motion planning method for discretely actuated hyper-redundant manipulators
119 -- 142A. H. Korayem, M. Irani Rahagi, H. Babaee, Moharam Habibnejad Korayem. Maximum load of flexible joint manipulators using nonlinear controllers
143 -- 165Robert Logan Stewart, Ilija Denis Sutalo, Petar Liovic. Perceptive communicating capsules for fluid flow measurement and visualisation
166 -- 188Masoumeh Safartoobi, Morteza Dardel, Mohammad Hassan Ghasemi, Hamid Reza Mohammadi Daniali. Determination of the initial conditions by solving boundary value problem method for period-one walking of a passive biped walking robots
189 -- 205Jaichandar Kulandaidaasan Sheba, Rajesh Elara Mohan, Edgar Martínez-García, Le Tan-Phuc. Synthesizing reconfigurable foot traces using a Klann mechanism
206 -- 223Giovanni Indiveri, Alessandro Malerba. Complementary control for robots with actuator redundancy: an underwater vehicle application
224 -- 240Salvador Cobos Guzman, David Palmer, Dragos Axinte. Kinematic model to control the end-effector of a continuum robot for multi-axis processing