Journal: Robotica

Volume 9, Issue 4

365 -- 370Pierre Blazevic, Stéphane Delaplace, Jean-Guy Fontaine, J. Rabit. Mobile robot using ultrasonic sensors: study of a degraded mode
371 -- 377C.-M. Sun, O. S. Sezgin, A. K. Forrest, Brian L. Davies. Use of vision in dispensing control and inspection of adhesives
379 -- 386Dan Simon, Can Isik. Optimal trigonometric robot joint trajectories
387 -- 392Zeungnam Bien, Dong-Hwan Hwang, Sang-Rok Oh. A nonlinear iterative learning method for robot path control
393 -- 408Chi-Fang Lin, Wen-Hsiang Tsai. Motion planning for multiple robots with multi-mode operations via disjunctive graphs
409 -- 415Michel V. Romerio, Christof W. Burckhardt. Displacements by Successive rotations for Vehicles Subject to Given Constraints
417 -- 420D. J. Todd. An evaluation of mechanically co-ordinated legged locomotion (The Iron Mule Train revisited)
421 -- 430Michael A. Unseren. Rigid Body dynamics and decoupled control architecture for two strongly interacting manipulators
431 -- 440Eugénio C. Oliveira, Rui Camacho, Carlos Ramos. A multi-agent environment in robotics
441 -- 446Jan Paul Huissoon, D. Wang. On the design of a direct drive 5-bar-linkage manipulator
447 -- 0Iain Craig. Ai and Cognitive Science 89, edited by Alan F. Smeaton and Gabriel McDermott, Workshops in Computing, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, 351 pages, author index (DM 60.00)
447 -- 448P. J. Esrom. Robot Control (The Task Function Approach), by C. Samson, M. Le Borgne and B. Espiau Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1991, xvii + 364, references and index (£50.00)
448 -- 0P. J. Esrom. Heuristic Programming in Artificial Intelligence 2 (The Second Computer Olympiad), edited by D.N.L. Levy and D.F. Beal Prentice-Hall, Hemel Hempstead, UK, 1990, 243 pp. (£35.00)
448 -- 449Tony Owen. Quality Through People: A Blueprint for Proactive Total Quality Management by John Choppin IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, 1991, 461 pages incl. index (£29.95)
448 -- 0H. L. Fox. 4. Safety of Computer Control Systems: Safety, Security and Reliability Related Computers for the 1990s, edited by G.B.K. Daniels Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1990, xi + 177 pp., author index, keyword index, No 17 of the Series (Hdb. £33.00)
449 -- 0Tony Owen. Stock Reduction in Manufacturing: A Methodology for the Small/Medium Company by R. H. Hollier and C. Cooke IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, May 1991, 152 pages, no index (£25.00)
449 -- 0Tony Owen. Statistical Process Control and Company-Wide Improvement by Nevin McMillen IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, April 1991, 184 pages, no index (£25.00)
449 -- 0Tony Owen. Implementing Jit by John Bicheno IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, April 1991, 147 pages, no index (£29.95)
449 -- 0Tony Owen. Managing Change: Creating Competitive Edge by David Tranfield and Stuart Smith IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, March 1991, 175 pages, no index (£29.95)
450 -- 0Tony Owen. Introduction to Robotics by Phillip John McKerrow Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Wokingham, UK, 1991, 811 pages incl. index (£22.95)
450 -- 0Tony Owen. Total Quality Management 3 edited by J.S. Oakland IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, June 1990, 168 pages (Vol 1), 64 pages (Vol 2), no index (£49.00)
450 -- 0Tony Owen. Robot Kinematics: Symbolic Automation and Numerical Synthesis by C. Y. Ho and Jen Sriwattanathamma Ablex Publishing Corp, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, London, 1990, 314 pages incl. index (£37.75)
450 -- 0Tony Owen. Neural Networks for Control edited by W. Thomas Miller III, Richard S. Sutton, and Paul J. Werbos The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1990, 524 pages incl. index (£40.50)
451 -- 452Alex M. Andrew. Experiments in the Machine Interpretation of Visual Motion by David W. Murray and Bernard F. Buxton MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1990, 236 pp. (Hardback, £33.75)
451 -- 0Tony Owen. Design For Manufacture: Strategies, Principles and Techniques by John Corbett, Mike Dooner, John Meleka and Christopher Pym Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Wokingham, UK, 1991, 357 pages, incl. index (£19.95)
452 -- 0Iain Craig. Computerized Quality Control: Programs for the Analytical Laboratory (Second Edition) by T.F. Hartley Prentice-Hall, Hemel Hempstead, UK, 1990, 234 pages, including index and bibliographies (£29.95)

Volume 9, Issue 3

265 -- 274Zeungnam Bien, HoYeol Kwon, Jeongnam Youn, Il Hong Suh. A Closed Form 3D Self-Positioning algorithm for a mobile robot using vision and guide-marks
275 -- 282N. Alberto Borghese, M. Di Rienzo, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Antonio Pedotti. ELITE: A goal oriented vision system for moving objects detection
283 -- 290S. C. Pomeroy, H. R. Williams, P. Blanchfield. Evaluation of ultrasonic inspection and imaging systems for robotics using TLM modelling
291 -- 298Grigore C. Burdea, Jiachen Zhuang. Dextrous telerobotics with force feedback - An overview part 2: control and implementation
299 -- 306Pierre Dauchez, Xavier Delebarre. Force-Controlled Assembly of two Objects with a Two-arm Robot
307 -- 318J. S. Lee, Wook Hyun Kwon. A hybrid control algorithm for robotic manipulators
319 -- 326Devendra P. Garg. Adaptive Control of Nonlinear Dynamic SCARA Type of Manipulators
327 -- 333Junjie Yao. Accuracy improvement: Modeling of elastic deflections
335 -- 339Q. Wang, D. R. Broome. A new simulation scheme for self-tuning adaptive control of robot manipulators
341 -- 347Nevenka Djurovic, Miomir Vukobratovic. Approximate Dynamic Models of Manipulation Robots
351 -- 352Alex M. Andrew. Functional Classification Of Space: Aspects Of Site Suitability Assessment In A Decision Support Environment by René F. Reitsma (Research Report RR-90-2), IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria, 1990, xiii + 301 pp. ($30.00)
351 -- 0Alex M. Andrew. Uncertainty In Artificial Intelligence 5, edited by M. Henrion, R.D. Shachter, L.N. Kanal and J.F. Lemmer (Machine Intelligence and Pattern Recognition Series, vol 10), North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1990, xiv + 459 pp. (Hardback $92.25; paperback $48.75)
352 -- 0P. J. Esrom. Analytical And Computational Models Of Shells (CED-Vol 3), edited by A.K. Noor, T. Belytschko and J.C. Simo The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, USA, 1990, xxxvii + 640 pp. (£68)
352 -- 0Tony Owen. Economic and Financial Knowledge-Based Processing by Louis F. Pau and Claudio Gianotti Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 365 pages incl. index (£45.50)
353 -- 0Tony Owen. Robotic 14 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (Dearborn, Michigan), 1990, 450 pages, no index (£46.00)
353 -- 354Tony Owen. Control Issues in Manufacturing Processes, edited by J.L. Stein, Y. Koren and J. Holmes The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1989, 136 pages, no index (£75.00)
354 -- 0Alex M. Andrew. Dictionary of Artifical Intelligence & Robotics by Jerry M. Rosenberg Wiley, New York, 1986, xi + 203 pp. (Paperback, £31.85)
354 -- 355Alex M. Andrew. Machines With A Purpose by Howard Rosenbrock O.U.P., Oxford, 1990, x + 223 pp. (£25.00)

Volume 9, Issue 2

131 -- 138M. W. M. G. Dissanayake, C. J. Goh, N. Phan-Thien. Time-optimal Trajectories for Robot Manipulators
139 -- 143Max-Olivier Hongler. Automated Mobile Robots under the Influence of Random Disturbances
145 -- 155Ali M. S. Zalzala, Alan S. Morris. A Distributed On-Line Trajectory Generator for Intelligent Sensory-Based Manipulators
157 -- 163Dragan Stokic. Constrained Motion Control of Manipulation Robots - A Contribution
165 -- 170Rahmat Shoureshi, D. Swedes, R. Evans. Learning Control for Autonomous Machines
171 -- 178Grigore C. Burdea, Jiachen Zhuang. Dextrous Telerobotics with Force Feedback - An Overview. Part 1: Human Factors
179 -- 188Susan J. Lederman, Roberta L. Klatzky, J. D. Balakrishnan. Task-Driven Extraction of Object Contour by Human Haptics: Part 2
189 -- 195Nikos A. Aspragathos. Assembly Strategies for Parts with a Plane of Symmetry
197 -- 202Inge Troch. A New view of the Decoupling Problem for Industrial Robots
203 -- 212Won Jang, Kyungjin Kim, Myung Jin Chung, Zeungnam Bien. Concepts of Augmented Image Space and Transformed Feature Space for Efficient Visual Servoing of an "Eye-in-Hand Robot"
213 -- 217Ali Meghdari. A Variational Approach for Modeling Flexibility Effects in Manipulator Arms
219 -- 229Dai Gil Lee, Ki-Soo Kim, Yoon Keun Kwak. Manufacturing of a Scara Type Direct-Drive Robot with Graphite Fiber Epoxy Composite Material
231 -- 234Chang-Jin Li, Ahmad Hemami, T. S. Sankar. An Efficient Computational Method of the Jacobian for Robot Manipulators
235 -- 245Nenad Kircanski, Djordje Lekovic, Mirko Boric, Miomir Vukobratovic, Milan Djurovic, Nevena Djurovic, Tatjana Petrovic, Branko Karan, Dragan Urosevic. A Distributed PC-Based Control System for Education in Robotics
251 -- 252Tony Owen. Control Applications Of Nonlinear Programming And Optimization edited by H. B. Siguerdidjane and P. Bernhard Pergamon, 1990, 128 pages, no index (£35.00)
251 -- 0Tony Owen. Customer-Supplier Relationship Audit By Douglas K. Macbeth, Neil Ferguson, Lynne F. Baxter and George C. Neil IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, 267 pages, no index (£24.95)
251 -- 0Tony Owen. Expert Systems: Commercial Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence By Jack Hollingum pringer Verlag, Berlin, 1990 179 pages incl. index (£28.00)
251 -- 0Tony Owen. Sensory Robotics For The Handling Of Limp Materials edited by Paul M. Taylor Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, 345 pages, no index (DM 118.00)
252 -- 0Tony Owen. Decisional Structures In Automated Manufacturing edited by A. Villa and G. Murari Pergamon 1990, 142 pages, no index (£.30.00)
252 -- 0Tony Owen. Evaluation Of Adaptive Control Strategies In Industrial Applications edited by V. A. Lototsky Pergamon, 1990, 378 pages, no index (£70.00)
252 -- 0Tony Owen. Nonlinear Control System Design edited by A. Isidori Pergamon, 1990, 414 pages, no index (£70.00)
252 -- 0Tony Owen. Control Of Distributed Parameter Systems 1989 edited by M. Amouroux and A. El Jai Pergamon, 1990, 516 pages, no index (£78.00)
253 -- 0. Optimised Production Technology: (OPT) by Glyn Jones and Mark Roberts IFS Publications Ltd, Bedford, UK, 1990, 105 pages, no index (£85.00)
253 -- 254F. E. Collis. Robotics Research, The Fifth International Symposium, edited by Hirofumi Miura and Suguru Arimoto J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK, 1990, xii + 468 pp., no index (£58.50)
253 -- 0Tony Owen. Tele-Communications In Germany: An Economic Perspective by Günter Pfeiffer and Bernard Wieland Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, 198 pages, no index (DM 68.00)
253 -- 0Tony Owen. Proceedings Of 21st International Symposium Of Industrial Robots edited by Thomas Lund IFS Publications, Bedford, UK, 10 1990, 444 pages no index (£59.00)
253 -- 0Tony Owen. Implementing Optimised Production Technology: (Implementing OPT) by Kevin Johnson, IFS Publications Ltd, Bedford, UK, 1990, 120 pages, no index (£85.00)
254 -- 0P. J. Esrom. Manufacturing Database Management and Knowledge Based Expert Systems, by Paul. G. Ranky CIMware Ltd, Guildford, UK, 1990, 231 pp., glossary of terms (16 pages), index (£33)
254 -- 255F. E. Collis. Adaptive Systems In Control and Signal Processing 1989, edited by M.A. Johnson et al. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1990, xv + 605 pp., author index, keyword index (£94)
254 -- 0F. E. Collis. Large Scale Systems: Theory And Applications 1989, edited by K. Reinisch and M. Thoma Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1990, 555 pp., author index, keyword index (£90)
254 -- 0. Total Quality Control And Jit Management In CIM, by Paul G. Ranky CIMware Ltd, Guildford, UK, 1990, 251 pp., glossary of terms (16 pages), index (£33)
255 -- 0H. L. Fox. Vision And Action: The Control Of Grasping, edited by Melvyn A. Goodale Ablex Publishing Corp., Norwood, New Jersey, 1990, viii + 354 pp., author index, subject index (£39.95)
255 -- 256P. J. Esrom. Foundations Of Robotics: Analysis And Control, edited by Tsuneo Yoshikawa MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990, x + 281 pp., four appendices, solutions to selected exercises, index (£35.95)
255 -- 0H. L. Fox. Abductive Inference Models For Diagnostic Problem-Solving, by Yun Peng and James A. Reggia Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, xii + 278 pp., extensive bibliography (10 pages), index (DM 78)
255 -- 0H. L. Fox. Image Analysis Applications, edited by Rangachar Kasturi and Mohan M. Trivedi Marcel Dekker, New York, 1990, xii + 436 pp., index ($138)
256 -- 0M. J. Gilmartin. Freedom Of Machinery-Volume 2: Screw Theory Exemplified by Jack Phillips Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1990, 251 pp., proper names and subject indices, bibliography. (£50)
256 -- 0F. E. Collis. Model Reference Adaptive Control Of Manipulators, by D. P. Stolen J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester (UK) and New York, 1990, xxiii + 274pp., index (£34.50)
256 -- 0F. E. Collis. Keyguide To Information Sources In Artificial Intelligence And Expert Systems, by Bruce J. Reid, Peter J. Hancox and William J. Mills Mansell, London, 1990, xi + 299pp., index (£35)

Volume 9, Issue 1

7 -- 21Charles R. Weisbin, D. Perillard. R & D Profile Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robotic Facilities and Associated Research
23 -- 29Fernand Badano, Maurice Bétemps, Tanneguy Redarce, Alain Jutard. Robotic Assembly by Slight Random Movements
31 -- 42Dae Won Kim, Bum Hee Lee, Myoung-Sam Ko. A Knowledge-Based Approach to Modelling of Robotic Assembly Cells
43 -- 51Roberta L. Klatzky, Susan J. Lederman, J. D. Balakrishnan. Task-Driven Extraction of Object Contour by Human Haptics: Part 1
53 -- 62Zoran R. Novakovic, Leon Zlajpah. An Algorithm for Robust Tracking Control of Robots
63 -- 70Wisama Khalil, Maxime Gautier, Ch. Enguehard. Identifiable Parameters and Optimum Configurations for Robots Calibration
71 -- 80Masaki Yamakita, Katsuhisa Furuta. Iterative Generation of Virtual Reference for a Manipulator
81 -- 92Ali M. S. Zalzala, Alan S. Morris. Structured Motion Planning in the Local Configuration Space
93 -- 98H. S. Park, Hyung Suck Cho. On the Dynamic Characteristics of a Redesigned Robot
99 -- 105Doh-Hyun Kim, K. H. Cook, Jun-Ho Oh. Identification and Compensation of a Robot Kinematic Parameter for Positioning Accuracy Improvement
107 -- 109Guy Jumarie. A New Class of P.I.D. Parameter Adaptation Algorithms for Robot Manipulators
117 -- 118Tony Owen. The New Technology by Dimitris N. Chorafas, Sigma Press, Wilmslow, UK, 1990, 410 pages with index (£14.95)
117 -- 0Tony Owen. Creating Culture Change: The Key To Successful Total Quality Management by Philip E. Atkinson, IFS Publications, Milton Keynes, UK, 06 1990, 267 pages with index (£24.95)
117 -- 0Tony Owen. Successful Expert Systems by Bruce Andrews, FT Business Information Ltd, 1989, Price £190.00 103 pp., no index (£190)
118 -- 0P. J. Esrom. Scientific Visualisation and Graphics Simulation, edited by D. Thalmann J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester, (UK), 1990, ix + 264 pp. (£38.50)
118 -- 0P. J. Esrom. Combinatorial Algorithms for Integrated circuit Layout by T. Lengauer John Wiley and Sons, Chichester (UK), 1990, xxviii + 286 PP. (£35)
118 -- 119P. J. Esrom. Abductive Inference Models For Diagnostic Problem-Solving by Yun Peng and James A. Reggia Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990, xxii + 284pp., bibliography, index (DM 78.00)
118 -- 0Tony Owen. Cae-A Survey Of Standards, Trends And Tools, by Stefan A. Ohr, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 1990, 364 pages with index (£32.15)
119 -- 0Alan Bradshaw. Introduction To Theoretical Kinematics, by J.M. McCarthy, J. Wiley & Sons, Chichester (UK), 1990 (£26.95)
119 -- 0D. John Sanger. Kinematic Geometry of Mechanisms, by K.H. Hunt, Oxford Engineering Science Series, Oxford, Paperback Edition 1990, 465 pages, 319 references (£25, ppb)
120 -- 121Alex M. Andrew. Norbert Wiener, by Pesi R. Masani Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 1990, 416 pp. (98 Swiss Francs)
121 -- 122Valerie M. Owen. Competitor Intelligence Manual and Guide by Kirk W.M. Tyson Prentice Hall, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. (UK), 1990, 376 pages including index (£69.55)
121 -- 0Alex M. Andrew. Logic, Programming And Prolog, by Ulf Nilsson and Jan Maluszyński Wiley, Chichester (UK), 1990, xiv + 289pp. (£16.95)
121 -- 0Alex M. Andrew. Envisioning Information, by Edward R. Tufte Graphics Press, Cheshire, Conn 06410 (USA), 1990, 126pp. (£30 or $48)