Table of Contents

• Systems Approach to Robotics and AutomationEckhard Freund, Jürgen Rossmann. 3-14
• I m trying to Think, but Nothing HappensBrian Carlisle. 19
• Robot Should Realize Human BehaviourFumio Harashima. 23
• How / Where / When / Why / What / Does R and A Continue / Stop to Develop?M. Schweizer. 26-31
• Precise Space Telerobotic System Using 3-Finger Multisensory HandKazuo Machida, Yoshitsugu Toda, Yuichi Murase, Satoru Komada. 32-38
• Predictive, Augmented and Transformed Information Display for Time Delay Compensation in Tele-Handling/ MachiningMamoru Mitsuishi, Toshio Hori, Takaaki Nagao. 45-52
• Visual Acts for Remote Viewing During TeleoperationGerard T. McKee, Paul S. Schenker. 53-58
• Hand-Eye System in Nano Manipulation WorldTomomasa Sato, Takayuki Kameya, Hideki Miyazaki, Yotaro Hatamura. 59-66
• Computer Aided Ultra-Precision Micro-Machining of Metallic MaterialsYoshemi Takeuchi, Kiyoshi Sawada, Toshio Sata. 67-72
• Electrical Discharge Device with Direct Drive Method for Thin Wire ElectrodeHiromichi Morita, Katsushi Furutani, Naotake Mohri. 73-78
• Micro Catheter System with Active with Active Guide WireShuxiang Guo, Toshio Fukuda, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Fumihito Arai, Keisuke Oguro, Makoto Negoro. 79-84
• Position Estimaton Using Equidistance LinesErwin Prassler, Evangelos E. Milios. 85-92
• Optimal Global Pose Estimation for Consistent Sensor Data RegistrationFeng Lu, Evangelos E. Milios. 93-100
• Process Models for the High-Speed Navigation of Road VehiclesSimon Julier, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte. 101-105
• Robot Localization Using a Computer Vision SextantFabio Gagliardi Cozman, Eric Krotkov. 106-111
• Controllability of PushingKevin M. Lynch, Matthew T. Mason. 112-119
• Implulsive ManipulationWesley H. Huang, Eric Krotkov, Matthew T. Mason. 120-125
• On Manipulator Posture Planning for Large Force TasksEvangelos Papadopoulos, Yves Gonthier. 126-131
• Determining Task Optimal Modular Robot Assembly ConfigurationsI-Ming Chen, Joel W. Burdick. 132-137
• Modeling and Control Alternatives for Robots in Dynamic CooperationAlessandro De Luca, Raffaella Mattone. 138-145
• Vision-Based Reinforcement Learning for Purposive Behavior AcquisitionMinoru Asada, Shoichi Noda, Sukoya Tawaratsumida, Koh Hosoda. 146-153
• Tetrabot: A Modular System for Hyper-Redundant Parallel RoboticsGregory J. Hamlin, Arthur C. Sanderson. 154-159
• Temporal and Spartial Sensor Fusion in a Robotic Manufacturing WorkcellZhenyu Yu, Bijoy K. Ghosh, Ning Xi, Tzyh Jong Tarn. 160-165
• Applying Visual Servoing Techniques to Control a Mobile Hand-Eye SystemRoger Pissard-Gibollet, Patrick Rives. 166-171
• Optimizing Hand/Eye Configuration for Visual-Servo SystemsRajeev Sharma, Seth Hutchinson. 172-177
• Visual Servoing Utilizing Zoom MechanismKoh Hosoda, Hitoshi Moriyama, Minoru Asada. 178-183
• An extendable Framework for Expectation-Based Visual Servoing Using Enviroment ModelsBradley J. Nelson, Pradeep K. Khosla. 184-189
• Applications of Genetic Algorithm and Simulation to Dispatching Rule-Based FMS SchedulingHideo Fujimoto, Kazuhiko Yasuda, Yuao Tanigawa, Kazuhiko Iwahashi. 190-195
• Genetic Reinforcement Learning Approach to the Machine Scheduling ProblemGyoung H. Kim, C. S. George Lee. 196-201
• A Neural Network Model for the Job-Shop Sheduling Problem with the Consideration of Lots SizesChuan-Yu Chang, MuDer Jeng. 202-207
• Fully Automated Robotic Assembly Cell: Scheduling and SimulationHam-Huah Hsu, Li-Chen Fu. 208-214
• Development of an Ultrahigh Speed Robot FALCON Using Wire Drive SystemSadao Kawamura, W. Choe, S. Tanaka, Shunmugham R. Pandian. 215-220
• Development of a Redundant Robot Manipulator Based on Three DOF Parallel PlatformsZhao Mingyang, Tong Gui, Ge Chao, Qunming Li, Dalong Tan. 221-226
• A New Analytical System Applying 6 DOF Parallel Link Manipulator for Evaluating Motion SensationNobuharu Mimura, Yasuyuki Funahashi. 227-233
• Grasping Arbitrarily Shaped 3-D Objects from a PileMarjan Trobina, Ales Leonardis. 241-246
• Object Recognition and Localization from Scanning Bem SensorsAaron S. Wallack, John F. Canny. 247-254
• WHERE and WHAT: Object Perception for Autonomous RobotsMichael F. Kelly, Martin D. Levine. 261-267
• CONTROLAB: An Intergrated System for Intelligent Control of a Robot ArmEliana P. L. Aude, Fabrício A. B. Silva, Ernesto P. Lopes, Mario F. Martins, Henrique Serdeira. 268-274
• On the Organization Level Structure of the Hierarchical Intelligent MachineJung-Min Yang, Jong-Hwan Kim. 275-280
• Intelligent Fuzzy Switching of Control Strategies in Path Control for Autonomous VehiclesShiu Kit Tso, Y. H. Fung. 281-286
• Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Control Rules by Machine Learning MethodsShih-Chun Hsu, Jane Yung-jen Hsu, I-Jen Chiang. 287-292
• Adaptive Regulation of Rigid-Link Electrically-Driven ManipulatorsRichard Colbaugh, Kristin Glass. 293-299
• An Adaptive Partial State Feedback Controller for RLED Robot Manipulators Actuated by BLDC MotorsTimothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson, Jun Hu, S. Lim. 300-305
• Adaptive Control of Robot Manipulators with Anti-Backlash GearsNaoki Imasaki, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 306-311
• Efficient Trajectory Planning for Two Manipulators to Deform Flexible Materials with ExperimentsOmar M. Al-Jarrah, Yuan F. Zheng, Keon Young Yi. 312-317
• Manipulation of Flexible Object by Dual ManipulatorsKazuhiro Kosuge, Hidehiro Yoshida, Toshio Fukuda, Masaru Sakai, Kiyoshi Kanitani. 318-323
• Handling of a Constrained Flexible Object by a RobotY. Yukawa, M. Uchiyama, Hikaru Inooka. 324-329
• Stud of Insertion Task of a Flexible Beam into a HoleHirofumi Nakagaki, Kosei Kitagaki, Hideo Tsukune. 330-337
• Bilateral Telemanipulator System with Communication Time Delay Based on Force-Sum Driven Virtual Internal ModelsManabu Otsuka, N. Matsumoto, T. Idogaki, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Tomotaka Itoh. 344-350
• Tele-Manipulation System Based on Task-Oriented Virtual ToolKazuhiro Kosuge, Tomotaka Itoh, Toshio Fukuda, Manabu Otsuka. 351-356
• Impising Motion Constraints to a Force Reflecting Telerobot through Real-Time Simulation of a Virtuall MechanismsLuc D. Joly, Claude Andriot. 357-362
• Steering Mechanism of Underwater Micro Mobile RobotToshio Fukuda, Atsushi Kawamoto, Fumihito Arai, Hideo Matsuura. 363-368
• Trace Robot and Autonomous Micro Robotic SystemHidenori Ishihara, Toshio Fukuda, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Fumihito Arai, Katsumi Hamagishi. 375-380
• A Precision Angular Sensing SystemShigeru Sakuta, Kamal Youcef-Toumi. 381-386
• Continuous Localization for Long-Range Indoor Navigation of Mobile RobotsJoachim Horn, Günther Schmidt. 387-394
• An Implementation of On-Board Position Estimation for a Mobile Robot - EKF Based Odometry and Laser Reflector Landmarks DetectionToshihiro Nishizawa, Akihisa Ohya, Shin ichi Yuta. 395-400
• Design of the Optimal Arrangement of Artificial LandmarkeCraig Becker, Joaquín Salas, Kentaro Tokusei, Jean-Claude Latombe. 401-413
• Parts Orienting by Push-AligningSrinivas Akella, Matthew T. Mason. 414-420
• An Efficient Algorithm (FAPRIC) for Finding the Principl Contancts Possibly Established due to UncertaintiesJing Xiao, Lixin Zhang. 427-432
• Modeling of Linear Objects Considering Bend, Twist, and Extensional DeformationsHidefumi Wakamatsu, Shinichi Hirai, Kazuaki Iwata. 433-438
• The Stability of heavy Objects with Multiple ContactsRichard Mason, Elon Rimon, Joel W. Burdick. 439-445
• Motion Planning for Re-Orientation Using Finger Tracking Landmarks in SO(3)xomegaKamal Gupta. 446-451
• Affine Visual Servoing: A Framework for Relative Positioning with a RobotCarlo Colombo, Benedetto Allotta, Paolo Dario. 464-471
• Simulating Pursuit with Machines Experiments with Robots and Artificial VisionJorge Dias, Carlos Paredes, I. Fonseca, Helder Araújo, Jorge Batista, Anibal T. de Almeida. 472-477
• Visual Servoing with Nonlinear ObserverKoichi Hashimoto, Hidenori Kimura. 484-489
• FMS Jobshop Scheduling Using Lagrangian Relaxation MethodJinyan Meng, Yong Chai Soh, Youyi Wang. 490-495
• Optimiztion-Based Scheduling of a Machining CenterJihua Wang, Peter B. Luh. 502-507
• Accuracy Analysis of a Modified Stewart Platform ManipulatorTimo Ropponen, Tatsuo Arai. 521-525
• Experimental Verification of Modeling of DELTA Robot Dynamics by Direct Application of Hamilton s PrincipleKarol Miller. 532-537
• Automatic Measuring System of Body Fit on the Automobile Assembly LineM. Kondo, S. Tachiki, M. Ishida, K. Higuchi. 538-543
• An Automated System for LSI Fine Pattern Inspection Based on COparison of SEM Images and CAD DataMinoru Ito. 544-549
• Inspection Method for Geometrical Tolerance Using Virtual GaugesPavel Ikonomov, Hideaki Okamoto, Fumiki Tanaka, Takeshi Kishinami. 550-555
• A Robotic System to Locate Hazardous Chemical LeaksR. Andrew Russell, David Thiel, Reimundo Deveza, Alan Mackay-Sim. 556-561
• Remarks on Hybrid Neural Network Controller Using Differnet Convergence SpeedsTakayuki Yamada. 562-568
• On Reference Trajectory Modification Approach for Cartesian Space Neural Network Control of Robot ManipulatorsSeul Jung, Tien C. Hsia. 575-580
• Force Control of Robotic Manipulator using neural network ( Adaptive Force Control of 1 D.O.F. Manipulator Using Nueral Networks with Additional Learing)Masatoshi Tokita, Toshio Fukuda. 581-586
• Conputed Torque Scheme Based Adptive Tracking for Robot ManipulatorsMing Liu. 587-590
• Adaptive Control of Two Robot Arms Carrying an Unknown ObjectPrabhakar R. Regilla, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 597-602
• Adaptive Hybrid Position/Force Control for Robotic Manipulators with Complit LinksJung-Hua Yang, Feng-Li Lian, Li-Chen Fu. 603-608
• An Efficient Calculation of Computed Torque Control of Folexible ManipulatorsWisama Khalil, Frédéric Boyer. 609-614
• Quasi-Static Cooperative Control of Two Two-Link Flexible ManipulatorsFumitoshi Matsuno, Michinori Hatayama. 615-620
• Modeling Contact/Impact of Flexible Manipulators with a Fixed Rigid SurfaceTamer Wasfy. 621-626
• Dynamics of a 3-DOF Spatial Parallel Manipulator with Flexible LinksAbbas Fattah, Jorge Angeles, Arun K. Misra. 627-633
• Experimental Study of Tele-Biteral Impeddance Control Using Bilineal ModelMasaki Yamakita, Masaru Negi, Koji Ito. 634-640
• A Tactile Shape Sensing and Display System for Teleoperated ManipulationDimitrios A. Kontarinis, Jae S. Son, William J. Peine, Robert D. Howe. 641-646
• Command Sequence Replanning Using Discrete-Event-Based Task Model in Tele-Robotic Part MatingYoung-Jo Cho, Kazuo Tanie, Prasad Akella, Tetsuo Kotoku. 647-653
• Desktop Teleoperation via the World Wide WebHisayuki Aoyama, Futoshi Iwata, Akira Sasaki. 660-665
• A Micropositioning Device for Precision Automatic Assemply Using Impact Force of Piezoelectric ElementsYutaka Yamagata, Toshiro Higuchi. 666-671
• High-Speed Measuring Equipment of Fiber Core Position of Optical Fiber Array Using Piezo ActuatorKazumasa Ozawa, Sinji Ogawa, Hidetoshi Ishida, Yasuji Hattori. 672-678
• Micromanipulation Using Magnetic FieldTadanobu Inoue, Kazuhiro Iwatani, Isao Shimoyama, Hirofumi Miura. 679-684
• Stability of a One Legged Robot Using mi-SynthesisSatinder Pannu, Greg Becker, H. Kazerooni. 685-690
• Control of Forward Velocity for a Simplyfied Planar Hopping RobotWilliam J. Schwind, Daniel E. Koditschek. 691-696
• Realization of Bounce Gait in a Quadruped Robot with Articular-Joint- Type LegsJunji Furusho, Akihito Sano, Masamichi Sakaguchi, Eichi Koizumi. 697-702
• Study of Walking Robot for 3 Dimensional Terrain (Optimization of Walking Motion Based on GDA and Coupled Drive)Keisuke Arikawa, Shigeo Hirose. 703-708
• A parallel Formulation of Informed Randomized Search for Robot Motion Planning ProblemsDaniel J. Challou, Daniel Boley, Maria L. Gini, Vipin Kumar. 709-714
• Implementation of TIme-Optimal Smooth and Collision-Free Path Planning in a Thwo Robot Arm EnviromentBailin Cao, Gordon I. Dodds, George W. Irwin. 715-720
• Adaptive Path Planning: Algorithm and AnalysisPang C. Chen. 721-728
• A Heuristic and Complete Planner for the Classical Mover s ProblemYong K. Hwang, Pang C. Chen. 729-736
• Tactile Sensor Based Manipulation of an Unknown object by a Multifingerd hand with Rolling ContactHitoshi Maekawa, Kazuo Tanie, Kiyoshi Komoriya. 743-750
• New Bounds on the Number of Frictionless Fingers Required to Immobilize 2D ObjectsElon Rimon, Joel W. Burdick. 751-757
• A modular approach for solving the peg-in-hole problem with a multifingered gripperKarl Kleinmann, Dagmar M. Bettenhausen, Matthias Seitz. 758-763
• The Design of a Radar-Based Navigation System for Large Outdoor VehiclesHugh F. Durrant-Whyte, Edward Bell, Philip Avery. 764-769
• Wide Dynamic Range Vision Sensor for Autonomous VehiclesKeiichi Yamada, Tomoaki Nakano, Shin Yamamoto. 770-775
• A Reduced Complexity Vision System for Autonomous Helicopter NavigationParag H. Batavia, M. Anthony Lewis, George A. Bekey. 776-780
• Danger Estimation of Vehicles at IntersectionHideo Mori, Nasrollah Moghaddam Charkari, Shinji Kotani. 781-787
• Development of Intelligent Automated Assembly TechniqueYoshinori Shiote, Jun Akiyama, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Yutaka Harada. 788-793
• UPE: Utah Prototyping Enviroment for Robot ManipulatorsMohamed Dekhil, Tarek M. Sobh, Thomas C. Henderson, Robert Mecklenburg. 794-799
• A Concept for Automatical Layout GenerationUlrich Rossgoderer, Christoph Woenckhaus, Gunther Reinhart, Joachim Milberg. 800-805
• An Inertial Sensor for Parts InspectionS. M. Tam, K. C. Cheung. 812-816
• A Three-Axis Optical Tactile Sensor (FEM Contact Analyses and Sensing Experiments Using a Large-Sized Tactile Sensor)Masahiro Ohka, Yasunaga Mitsuya, Sadao Takeuchi, H. Ishihara, O. Kamekawa. 817-824
• Tactile Sensing Using Tensor CellHiroyuki Shinoda, Naoki Morimoto, Shigeru Ando. 825-830
• A System for Simultaneous Measuring Grapsing Posture and Pressure DistributionMakoto Shimojo, Sigeru Sato, Yoshikazu Seki, Akihiko Takahashi. 831-836
• Hierarchical Autonomous Mobile Control System of a Patrol Robot for Nuclear Power PlantsEtsurou Igarashi, Katsuhiko Sato, Satoshi Okada, Hisashi Hozumi, Hideo Shimada, Hideharu Okano, Osamu Ozaki. 837-842
• Application of Semi-Automatic Robot Technology onHot-Line Maintenance WorkMoriyuki Nakashima, Hideo Yakabe, Yoshinaga Maruyama, Kyoji Yano, Kenji Morita, Hirofumi Nakagaki. 843-850
• Mechanism and Control of Mobile Pipeline Maintenance Robot with Lazy Tongs MechanismHidemi Hosokai, Fumio Hara, Yasuyuki Uchida, Yasunori Abe, Koetsu Tanaka, Yoshio Tanaka. 851-856
• Internal Pipe Inspection RobotY. Kawaguchi, I. Yoshida, H. Kurumatani, T. Kikuta, Y. Yamada. 857-862
• On Neural Network Application to Robust Impendance Control of Robot ManipulatorsSeul Jung, Tien C. Hsia. 869-874
• Robot Manipulator Contact Force Control Application of Fuzzy-Neural NetworkKazuo Kiguchi, Toshio Fukuda. 875-880
• A Scheme Integrating Neural Networks for Real-Time Robotic Collision DetectionHeng Ma, David J. Cannon, Soundar R. T. Kumara. 881-886
• Adaptive Position/Force Control of Robot Manipulators with Guaranteed Transient PerformanceJun Hu, Marcio S. de Queiroz, Timothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson. 887-892
• Robust Adaptive Constrained Motion and Force Control of Manipulators with Guaranteed Transient PerformanceBin Yao, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 893-898
• Adaptive Control for Holonomicall Constrained Robots: Time-Invariant and Time-Variant CasesYun-Hui Liu, Suguru Arimoto, Kosei Kitagaki. 905-912
• Scaling Laws for Frequency Domain Controllers of Dynamicall Equivallent Single Flexible Link ManipulatorsMilind Ghanekar, David W. L. Wang, Glenn R. Heppler. 919-924
• A New Approach to Optimum Flexible Link DesignFei-Yue Wang, Jeffery L. Russell. 931-937
• Unified Approach for Teleoperation of Virtual and Real Environment-Manipulation Based on Reference DynamicsKazuhiro Kosuge, Koji Takeo, Toshio Fukuda. 938-943
• Remote TeleassistancePolly K. Pook, Dana H. Ballard. 944-950
• Force Display System for Realization of Cut-in-Feeling of Virtual Sheet Object by ScissorsH. Wakamatsu, S. Aoyagi, K. Takahara, M. Yasuna. 950-955
• Assembly Planning Based on a Task Grammar Augmented with Qualitative Heuristic knowledgeJiming Liu. 962-969
• Kinematic Evaluation of Manipulator for Peg-in-Hole TaskKei Hara, Ryuichi Yokogawa, Yoshihiro Kai. 970-975
• Compliance Synthesis for Force Guided AssemblyStavros G. Vougioukas, Susan N. Gottschlich. 976-981
• Assembly Planning Using Case Adaptation MethodsPearl Pu, Lisa Purvis. 982
• On Omnidirectional Gait Control Using a Graph Search Method for a Quadruped Walking RobotDaniel J. Pack, HoSeok Kang. 983-993
• Integrated Arm and leg Mechanism and Its Kinematic AnalysysTatsuo Arai, Noriho Koyachi, Hironori Adachi, Keiko Homma. 994-999
• A Solution to Control the Dynamic Behaviour of a Pneumatic Qudruped RobotMarina Guihard, Philippe Gorce, Jean-Guy Fontaine, Nacer K. M Sirdi. 1000-1005
• Posture Control of 6-Leg Walking RobotToshio Fukuda, Yuji Adachi, Haruo Hoshino, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Isao Matsunaga, Fumihito Arai. 1006-1011
• Assembly maintainability Study with Motion PlanningHsuan Chang, Tsai-Yen Li. 1012-1019
• Using Features of Their Constraints to Aid Process Planning of Sheet Metal PartsCheng-Hua Wang, David A. Bourne. 1020-1026
• Using Abstractions for Resource AllocationBerthe Y. Choueiry, Boi Faltings. 1027-1033
• Grasping Force Optimization for Multi-Fingered Robot HandsMartin Buss, Hideki Hashimoto, John B. Moore. 1034-1039
• Grasping and Manipulation by Arm/Multifingered-Hand MechanismsKiyoshi Nagai, Tsuneo Yoshikawa. 1040-1047
• On-Line Manipulation Planning for Two Robot Arms in a Dynamic EnviromentTsai-Yen Li, Jean-Claude Latombe. 1048-1055
• Extended Operational Space Formulation for Serial-to-Parallel Chain (Branching) MainpulatorsJeffrey Russakow, Oussama Khatib, Stephen M. Rock. 1056-1061
• Obstacle Detection with Omnidirectional Image Sensor HyperOmni VisionKazumasa Yamazawa, Yasushi Yagi, Masahiko Yachida. 1062-1067
• T-Net for Navigating a Vision-Guided Robot in Real WorldHiroshi Ishiguro, Takahiro Miyashita, Saburo Tsuji. 1068-1074
• Hyper Scooter: a Mobile Robot Sharing Visual Information with a HumanTomohiro Shibata, Yoshio Matsumoto, Taichi Kuwahara, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue. 1074-1079
• Categorical Color Projection for Robot Road FollowingNan Zeng, Jill D. Crisman. 1080-1085
• Software Engineering of Machine Control Systems: An Approach to Lifecycle EconomicsSushil Birla, Kang Shin. 1086-1092
• OARS: An Object-Oriented Architecture for Reactive SystemsBernard T. Barcio, Srini Ramaswamy, K. Suzanne Barber. 1093-1098
• Advanced Object Oriented Techniques for Modeling Robotic SystemsRaymond K. Wong. 1099-1104
• System Design and Interfaces for Intelligent Manufacturing WorkcellGerardo Pardo-Castellote, Stanley A. Schneider, Robert H. Cannon Jr.. 1105-1112
• 3-D Active Antenna for Contact SensingMakoto Kaneko, Naoki Kanayama, Toshio Tsuji. 1113-1119
• On a New Contact Sensing Strategy for Dynamic Active AntennaNaohiro Ueno, Makoto Kaneko. 1120-1125
• The Reliability of Curvature Estimates from Linear Elastic Tactile SensorsEdward J. Nicolson, Ronald S. Fearing. 1126-1133
• A Method for Controlling Tactile Sensation of Surface Roughness Using Ultrasonic VibrationToshio Watanabe, Shigehisa Fukui. 1134-1139
• An Experimental Approach to Simultaneous Structure/Control Design Using Rapid Recursive Prototype ModificationAnton C. Pil, Haruhiko Asada. 1140-1145
• The Performance of a Repeatable Control Scheme for Redundant RobotsChau-Cheng Wang, Vijay Kumar. 1154-1159
• Determination of Minimum-Effort Motions for General Open ChainsBryan J. Martin, James E. Bobrow. 1160-1165
• Fuzzy Logic Controller for Accurate Positioning of Direct-Drive Mechanism Using Force PulsesMilos R. Popovic, Dimitry M. Gorinevsky, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 1166-1171
• Robust Self-Learning Fuzzy Logic ControllerYong-Tae Kim, Zeungnam Bien. 1172-1177
• Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control of a Fast Parallel RobotPhilippe Bégon, François Pierrot, Pierre Dauchez. 1178-1183
• A Fuzzy Logic Concept for Highly Fast and Accurate Position COntrol of Industial RobotsHelge-Björn Kuntze, Markoto Sajidman, A. Jacubasch. 1184-1190
• Hierarchical Control Architecture for Cellular Robotic System - Simulations and ExperimentsAn-Hui Cai, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Atsushi Sakai. 1191-1196
• A Kinematic Analysis of Locomotive Cooperation for Two Mobile Robots along a General Wavy RoadFumio Hara, Yuji Yasui, Toshiyuki Aritake. 1197-1204
• Cooperating Grasping of a large Object by Multiple Mobile RobotsJun Sasaki, Jun Ota, Eiichi Yoshida, Daisuke Kurabayashi, Tamio Arai. 1205-1210
• A Real Time Optimal Load Distribution for Multiple Cooperating RobotsMyoung Hwan Choi, Bum Hee Lee. 1211-1216
• Control of a Flexible-Link ManipulatorH. Geniele, Rajnikant V. Patel, Khashayar Khorasani. 1217-1222
• Adaptive Robust Control for Flexible ManipulatorsJung-Hua Yang, Feng-Li Lian, Li-Chen Fu. 1223-1228
• Robust Adaptive Control of Flexible Joint Robots with Joint Torque FeedbackLin Tian, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 1229-1234
• Contact Dynamics Modelling for the Simulation of the Space Station Manipulators Handling PayloadsOu Ma. 1252-1258
• Ground Control Station Development for the Dexterous Orbital Servicing SystemPaul G. Backes, Gregory K. Tharp, Bruce Bon, Samad Hayati, Linh Phan. 1259-1264
• Adaptive Control of Space Robot System with an Attitude Controlled Base1265-1270
• Space Robot Impact Analysis and Satellite-Base Impulse Minimization Using Reaction Null-SpaceKazuya Yoshida, Dragomir N. Nenchev. 1271-1277
• APE: An Experience-Based Assembly Sequence Planner for Mechanical AssembliesAnand Swaminathan, K. Suzanne Barber. 1278-1283
• Dissassemblability Analysis for Generating Robotic Assembly SystemsC. K. Shin, D. S. Hong, H. S. Cho. 1284-1290
• Integrated Design of Product Families and Assembly SystemsP. C. Stadzisz, Jean-Michel Henrioud. 1290-1295
• A Graph-Based Formalism for Modelling Assembly TasksJ. P. Thomas, P. Nimal Nissanke. 1296-1301
• Design of an Upper Limb Motion Assist System with Parallel MechanismKeiko Homma, Tatsuo Arai. 1302-1307
• Meal Assistance Robot for Severely Handicapped PeopleSumio IShii, Shinji Tanaka, Fumiaki Hiramatsu. 1308-1313
• Roboleg: A Robotic Soccer-Ball Kicking LegHagen Schempf, Charles Kraeuter, Mike Blackwell. 1314-1318
• Realization of a Human Riding a Unicycle by a RobotZaiquan Sheng, Kazuo Yamafuji. 1319-1326
• A Numerical Technique for Planning Motion Strategies of a Mobile Robot in Presence of UncertaintyBertrand Bouilly, Thierry Siméon, Rachid Alami. 1327-1332
• Robot Motion Planning for Sensor-Based Control with UncertaintiesLance A. Page, Arthur C. Sanderson. 1333-1340
• Motion Planning with Uncertainty: The Information Space ApproachJérôme Barraquand, Pierre Ferbach. 1341-1348
• Planning Shortest Bounded-Curvature Paths for a Class of nonholonomic Vehicles Among ObstaclesAntonio Bicchi, Giuseppe Casalino, Corrado Santilli. 1349-1354
• New Techniques for Computing Four-Finger-Force-Closure Grasps of Polyhedral ObjectsAttawith Sudsang, Jean Ponce. 1355-1360
• A Sufficient Condition of Force Closure and Force Distribution for Grasping Solid ObjectsYu-Che Chen. 1361-1366
• Modeling and Analysis of the Compliance and Stability of Enveloping GraspaW. Stamps Howard, Vijay Kumar. 1367-1372
• Definition and Force Distribution of Power GraspsYuru Zhang, William A. Gruver. 1373-1378
• State Estimation of Non-Holonomic Mobile Robots UsingMasato Ishikawa, Mitsuji Sampei. 1379-1384
• Feedback Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robots Using TimeToshio Tsuji, Pietro Morasso, Makoto Kaneko. 1385-1390
• Exponential Stabilization of Car-Like VehicleAlessandro Astolfi. 1391-1396
• Control for an Autonomous BicycleNeil H. Getz, Jerrold E. Marsden. 1397-1402
• Stero Vision System for Car AssemblyYoshikatsu Kimura, Takashi Naito, Masaru Nakano, Hiroshi Moribe, Toshitaka Kuno. 1403-1409
• A Parts Picking System with a Range Finder and a Camera SystemNobuhiro Okada, Tadashi Nagata. 1410-1415
• Three-Level Broad-Edge Matching based Real-Time Robot VisionKazuhiko Sumi, Manabu Hashimoto, Haruhisa Okuda. 1416-1422
• Implementing a Discrete-Event-System-Based Supervisory Controller for a Flexible Mufacturing WorkcellS. C. Lauzon, Anthony K. L. Ma, James K. Mills, Beno Benhabib. 1429-1434
• A Temporal Logic Approach to Discrete Event ControlKiam Tian Seow, Rajagopalan Devanathan. 1435-1440
• Descrete Events Models + Temporal Logic = Supervisory Controller: Automatic Synthesis of Locomotion ControllersMarco Antoniotti, Bud Mishra. 1441-1446
• Generic Resource Models and a Message-Passing Structure in an FMS ControllerP. Gullander, Martin Fabian, Sven-Arne Andréasson, Bengt Lennartson, Anders Adlemo. 1447-1554
• Development of a Force Controlled Robot for Grinding, Chamfering and PolishingM. Jinno, Fumio Ozaki, Takashi Yoshimi, Kyoichi Tatsuno, M. Takahashi, M. Kanda, Y. Tamada, S. Nagataki. 1455-1460
• Parameter Identification for Industrial RobotsFriedrich Pfeiffer, J. Hölzl. 1468-1476
• Control and Evaluation of a 7-Axis Surgical Robot for LaparoscopyJanez Funda, Kreg Gruben, Ben Eldridge, Stephen H. Gomory, Russell H. Taylor. 1477-1484
• Vision Feedback for SMD Placement Using Neural NetworksGilles Burel, Franck Bernard, Wim J. Venema. 1491-1496
• Surface Defect Detection by Texture Analysis with a Neural NetworkAntonella Branca, W. Delaney, Francesco Paolo Lovergine, Arcangelo Distante. 1497-1502
• Mobile Robot Navigation Using a Neural NetPrabir K. Pal, Asim Kar. 1503-1508
• Trajectory Planning for Two Manipulators to Deform Flexible materials Using Compliant MotionOmar M. Al-Jarrah, Yuan F. Zheng, Keon Young Yi. 1517-1522
• On-Line Collision-Free Path Planning for Service and Assembly Tasks by a Two-Arm RobotXiaoqing Cheng. 1523-1528
• Coordinated Learning Control for Multiple Manipulators Holding an Object RigidlyTakayuki Nakayama, Suguru Arimoto, Tomohide Naniwa. 1529-1534
• Faust Direct and Inverse Model Acquisition by Function DecompositionRemis Balaniuk, Emmanuel Mazer, Pierre Bessière. 1535-1540
• The Isotropic Decoupling of the Direct Kinematics of Parallel Manipulators under Sensor RedundancyLuc Baron, Jorge Angeles. 1541-1546
• Singularity Analysis of a General Class of Planar Parallel ManipulatorsHamid Reza Mohammadi Daniali, Paul J. Zsombor-Murray, Jorge Angeles. 1547-1552
• Redundant Motions of Non Redundant Robots - A New Approach to Singularity TreatmentV. Senft, Gerd Hirzinger. 1553-1559
• Surface Integration for Inspection TasksAnup Basu, Ashraf Elnagar, Mark Fiala. 1560-1566
• Visual Imagery for Subsea TeleprogrammingCraig P. Sayers, Angela Lai, Richard P. Paul. 1567-1572
• Simulation and Control of an Unmanned Underwater VehicleRiccardo Bono, Massimo Caccia, Gianmarco Veruggio. 1573-1578
• Dealing in Real Time with a Priori Unknown Environment on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)Aristide Santos, Patrick Rives, Bernard Espiau, Daniel Simon. 1579-1584
• Assembly Partitioning along Simple Paths: the Case of Multiple TranslationsDan Halperin, Randall H. Wilson. 1585-1592
• Assemblability Evaluation Based on Tolerance PropagationSukhan Lee, Chunsik Yi. 1593-1598
• Relative Positioning of Assembled Parts with Small Geometric Deviations by Using Hierarchically Approximated Configurations SpaceMasatomo Inui, Masahiro Miura, Fumihiko Kimura. 1605-1612
• Operating Primitives Supporting Traffic Regulation and Control of Mobile Robots under Distributed Robotic SystemsJing Wang. 1613-1618
• Distributed Traffic Regulation and Control for Multiple Autonomous Mobile Robots Operating in Discrete SpaceJing Wang, Suparerk Premvuti. 1619-1624
• A Real Time Traffic Control Scheme for a Multiple AGV SystemJeong-Hoon Lee, Bum Hee Lee, Myoung Hwan Choi, Jung Duk Kim, Kwang-Taek Joo, Hyon Park. 1625-1630
• Coordinated Motion Planning for Multiple Car-Like Robots Using Probabilistic RoadmapsPetr Svestka, Mark H. Overmars. 1631-1636
• Incorporating Body Dynamics into the Sensor-Based Motion Planning Paradigm. The Maximum Turn StrategyVladimir J. Lumelsky, Andrei M. Shkel. 1637-1643
• Sensor Based Planing, Part I: The Generalized Voronoi GraphHowie Choset, Joel W. Burdick. 1643-1648
• Sensor Based Planing, Part II: Incremental COnstruction of the Generalized Voronoi GraphHowie Choset, Joel W. Burdick. 1649-1655
• Adaptability Enhancement of Multiple Robots in Dynamical EnviromentKosuke Sekiyama, Toshio Fukuda. 1656-1661
• 3-D Firm Grasps with the Scrollic GripperPaulo Fernando F. Rosa, Tokuji Okada. 1662-1667
• A Direct-Drive Hand: Design, Modeling and ControlMarc Ebner, Richard S. Wallace. 1668-1673
• Two-Finger Micro HandTamio Tanikawa, Tatsuo Arai, Pasi Ojala, Masami Saeki. 1674-1679
• Dextrous Robot Hand ExperimentsMartin Buss, Hideki Hashimoto. 1680-1686
• Motion Planning of Autonomous Off-Road Vehicles under Physical Interaction ConstraintsMoëz Cherif, Christian Laugier. 1687-1693
• Variable Structure Control of Nonholonomic Wheeled Mobile RobotHyun-Sik Shim, Jong-Hwan Kim, Kwangill Koh. 1694-1699
• A four-Wheeled Robot to Pass over Steps by Changing Running Control ModesOsamu Matsumoto, Shuuji Kajita, Kazuo Tanie, Mitsuhiro Oooto. 1700-1706
• Model-based Vehicular Motion and Structure EstimationYi-Sheng Yao, Rama Chellappa. 1707-1712
• Camera System to Detect the Orientation of a Corner Cube in Real TimeKarl M. Filz, Markus Vincze, J. P. Prenninger. 1713-1718
• An Illumination Planner for Lambertian polyhedral ObjectsFrederic Solomon, Katsushi Ikeuchi. 1719-1725
• A New Structure of Invariant for 3D Point Sets from a Single ViewY. Zhu, Lakmal D. Seneviratne, S. W. E. Earles. 1726-1731
• Automatic Camera Placement for Robot Vision TasksBill Triggs, Christian Laugier. 1732-1737
• Modeling Re-Entrant Mufacturing Systems with InspectionsY. Narahari, L. M. Khan. 1738-1743
• Improved Availability in Manufacturing Systems through Graceful DegradationAnders Adlemo, Sven-Arne Andréasson. 1744-1750
• Task Independent Bounds on System Performance with Improved Actuators that Do Not ScaleJehuda Ish-Shalom. 1757-1762
• Traching Line Analysis of a Robot Manipulator for Conveyor SystemsTae Hyoung Park, Bum Hee Lee, Ki-Dong Lee, Il Hong Suh, Sang-Rok Oh. 1763-1768
• A Robotic System for Handling Textile MaterialsK. Paraschidis, Nikolaos Fahantidis, V. Vassiliadis, Vassilios Petridis, Zoi Doulgeri, Loukas Petrou, Georgios Hasapis. 1769-1774
• Robot Autonomous Error Calibration Method for Off Line Programming SystemN. Nakamura, T. Itaya, K. Yamamoto, T. Koyama. 1775-1782
• Development of the Isulator Washer RobotShigeo Hirose, Sanehito Aoki. 1783-1789
• Kinematic parameter Identification of a Binocular Head Using Stereo Measurements of Single Calibration PointSheng-Wen Shih, Yi-Ping Hung, Wei-Song Lin. 1796-1801
• Specification and Method for Solving Complex Motion and Calibration TasksOlivier Piccin, Alain Giraud. 1802-1807
• Effect of Non-Geometric Errors on Mainpulator inertial CalibrationF. Xi. 1808-1813
• Coordination of Two Robots manipulating a Flat Object with Sliding ConstraintsDong Sun, Xiaolun Shi. 1814-1820
• Cooperative Control of a Vibrating Flexible Object by a Rigid Dual-Arm RobotT. Yukawa, M. Uchiyama, Hikaru Inooka. 1820-1826
• An Adaptive Approach to Constrained Robot Motion ControlRobert R. Y. Zhen, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 1833-1838
• Coupled-System Stability of Flexible-Object Impedance ControlDavid W. Meer, Stephen M. Rock. 1839-1845
• Experiments in Adaptive Model-Based Force ControlLouis L. Whitcomb, Suguru Arimoto, Tomohide Naniwa, Fumio Ozaki. 1846-1853
• Enviroment Estimation for Enhanced Impedance ControlLonnie J. Love, Wayne J. Book. 1854-1861
• Development in Underware RoboticsJunku Yuh. 1862-1867
• Autonomous Underwater Robots with Distributed Behavior Control ArchitectureTeruo Fujii, Tamaki Ura. 1868-1873
• Supervised Navigation: Optimal Algorithm Example and Needs for Autonomous SupervisionJerome Vaganay, Vincent Rigaud. 1874-1879
• Task Planning and World Modelling for Supervisory Control of Robots in unstructured EnvironmentsDavid M. Lane, Philip J. Knoghtbridge. 1880-1885
• Object-Oriented Design of a Dynamic Simulation for Underwater RoboticScott McMillan, David E. Orin, Robert B. McGhee. 1886-1893
• Sensorimotor Primitives for Robotic Assembly SkillsJ. Daniel Morrow, Pradeep K. Khosla. 1894-1899
• Transplantation of Human Skillful Motion to Mnipulators in Insertion of Deformable TubesShinichi Hirai, Hideaki Noguchi, Kazuaki Iwata. 1900-1905
• Towards Human-Robot Coordination: Skill Modeling and Transferring via Hidden Markov ModelSangheng Xu, Jie Yang. 1906-1911
• Generating Visual Sensing Strategies in Assembly TasksJun Miura, Katsushi Ikeuchi. 1912-1918
• Peg-on-Hole: A Model Based Solution to Peg and Holel AlignmentHerman Bruyninckx, Stefan Dutré, Joris De Schutter. 1919-1924
• Development of an Omni-Directional Mobile Robot with 3 DOF Decoupling Drive MechanismHajime Asama, Masatoshi Sato, Luca Bogoni, Hayato Kaetsu, Akihiro Matsumoto, Isao Endo. 1925-1930
• Design and Control of Ball Wheel Omnidirectional VehiclesMark West, Haruhiko Asada. 1931-1938
• Fundamental Considerations for the Design of a Planetary RoverShigeo Hirose, Naritoshi Ootsukasa, Takaya Shirasu, Horiyuki Kuwahara, Kan Yoneda. 1939-1944
• The Mechanisms of Undulatory Locomotion: The Mixed Kinematic and Dynamic CaseJames P. Ostrowski, Joel W. Burdick, Andrew D. Lewis, Richard M. Murray. 1945-1951
• Hexapod with Integrated Limb Mechanism of Leg and ArmNoriho Koyachi, Tatsuo Arai, Hironori Adachi, Ken ichi Asami, Yoshihiro Itoh. 1952-1957
• The Essential Visibility Graph: An Approach to Global Motion Planning for Autonomous Mobile RobotsJason A. Janét, Ren C. Luo, Michael G. Kay. 1958-1963
• Mission Reachability for Extraterrestrial RoversGaurav S. Sukhatme, M. Anthony Lewis, George A. Bekey. 1964-1969
• Direction Weighted Shortest Path PlanningJürgen Sellen. 1970-1975
• Global Asymptotic Stability of Passive Juggler: A Parts Feeding StrategyPeter J. Swanson, Robert R. Burridge, Daniel E. Koditschek. 1983-1988
• Analysis of Dynamic Assembly Using Passive ComplianceKarl-Friedrich Böhringer, Vivek Bhatt, Kenneth Y. Goldberg. 1989-1996
• Analysis of Dynamic Assembly Using Passive ComplianceTrong Dung Nguyen, Maurice Bétemps, Alain Jutard. 1997-2002
• Planning and Sensitivity Analysis of Automated Assembly Processes with RobotsJoachim Steinle, H. Wapenhans, Friedrich Pfeiffer. 2003-2008
• Control Properties of Underactuated VehiclesK. Y. Wichlund, Ole Jakob Sørdalen, Olav Egeland. 2009-2014
• Creep Kinematics of Nonholonomic SystemsJiunn-Cherng Wang, Han-Pang Huang. 2015-2020
• A Motion Description Language and a Hybrid Architecture for Motion Planning. with Nonholonomic RobotsVikram Manikonda, P. S. Krishnaprasad, James A. Hendler. 2021-2028
• Prototyping a nonholonomic manipulator2029-2036
• Reliability of Plane Fitting by Range SensingYasushi Kanazawa, Ken-ichi Kanatani. 2037-2042
• Fast Approximation of Range Images by Triangular Meshes Generated through Adaptive Randomized SamplingMiguel Angel García. 2043-2048
• Parameterized Surface Fitting via MAP Estimation for Binocular StereoMichael J. Weisman, Alan L. Yuille, James J. Clark. 2049-2053
• Three-Dimensional Model Construction from Multiple Sensor ViewpointsStéphane Aubry, Vincent Hayward. 2054-2059
• Functional Abstractions of Petri Net Models of Primary Components of Flexible Manufacturing SystemsRichard Zurawski. 2060-2065
• A Class of Petri Nets for Modular ModelingXiaolan Xie. 2066-2071
• Eigenvalue Bounds of a Stochastic Petri NetJongwook Kim, Alan A. Desrochers. 2072-2077
• A Stochastic Petri Net Synthesis Method with Known Lower Bound of the Second Donomat EigenvalueJongwook Kim, Alan A. Desrochers. 2078-2083
• Dexterous Polishing of Overhanging Sculptured Surfaces with a 6-Axis Control RobotDongfang Ge, Yoshimi Takeuchi, Naoki Asakawa. 2090-2095
• Fast and High-Quality Planar Contour Following in the Presence of Large Position UncertaintiesSabine Demey, Joris De Schutter. 2096-2101
• Learning to predict Resistive Forces During Robotic ExcavationSanjiv Singh. 2102-2107
• Tightening Torque Estimation of a Screw Tightening RobotM. Matsumura, S. Itou, H. Hibi, M. Hattori. 2108-2112
• Robots Models for Space EnviromentsRobert O. Ambrose, Catherine G. Ambrose. 2113-2118
• Interactive Robot Joint Design, Analysis and PrototypingRobert O. Ambrose. 2119-2124
• Design and Control of the Modular Robot System: TOMMSTakafumi Matsumaru. 2125-2131
• Efficient Geometric Algorithms for Robot Kinematic DesignFrank C. Park, James E. Bobrow. 2132-2137
• Mechanisms for Haptic FeedbackRaymond Hui, Alain Ouellet, Andrew Wang, Paul Kry, Stefan Williams, George Vukovich, Walter Peruzzini. 2138-2143
• A new Learning Control of Robots Manipulators in the Presence of Actuator DynamicsChan Ham, Zhihua Qu, Joseph Kaloust, Roger Johnson. 2144-2149
• Learning Impedance Control for Robotic ManipulatorsChien-Chern Cheah, Danwei Wang. 2150-2155
• A Time-Scale Interpolation for Input Torque Patterns Obtained through Learning Control on Constrained Robot MotionsSadao Kawamura, Norihisa Fukao. 2156-2161
• Neural Network Controller for Flexible Plate Considering Spillover Effect on Learning ProcessFumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda. 2162-2167
• Learning Control for Similar Robot MotionsKuu-Young Young, Shaw-Ji Shiah. 2168-2174
• Robotic MorphogenesisPing Liang, Gerardo Beni. 2175-2181
• Placing Objects with Multiple Mobile Robots - Mutual Help Using Intention InferenceHiroshi Sugie, Yasuhiro Inagaki, Shuchir Ono, Hidyuki Aisu, Tatsuo Unemi. 2181-2186
• Micro Autonomous Robotics System and Biologically Inspired Immune Swarm Strategy as a Multi Agent Robotic SystemNaoki Mitsumoto, Toshio Fukuda, Koji Shimojima, Akio Ogawa. 2187-2192
• Vision- Equipped Apelike Robot Based on the Remote-Brained ApproachMasayuki Inaba, Fumio Kanehiro, Satoshi Kagami, Hirochika Inoue. 2193-2199
• Design and COntrol of a Reconfigurable Industrial Hydraulic RobotSaeid R. Habibi, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 2206-2211
• Performance Hydraulic Actuator2218-2223
• Development of Multi-Arm Robots for Automobile AssemblyY. Yamada, Shigetaka Nagamatsu, Yoshimasa Sato. 2224-2229
• Development of a Fast Assembly Robot Arm with Joint Torque Sensory Feedback ControlYuji Tsusaka, Mitsuo Koide, Minoru Tanaka, Hideki Nomura, Toshitaka Kuno, Shigetaka Nagamatsu, Norihiko Akao, Yoshimasa Sato, Tadashi Naito. 2230-2235
• Complete Algorithms for Reorienting Polyhedral Parts Using a Pivoting GripperAnil S. Rao, David J. Kriegman, Kenneth Y. Goldberg. 2242-2248
• A Measure of Machine Stability for Moving Base ManipulatorsAhmad Ghasempoor, Nariman Sepehri. 2249-2254
• Coordinated Obstacle Avoidance of a Mobile ManipulatorYoshio Yamamoto, Xiaoping Yun. 2255-2260
• Configuration Control of Rover-Mounted ManipultorHomayoun Seraji. 2261-2266
• Object-Transportation Control by Multiple Wheeled Vehicle-Planar Cartesian Manipulator SystemsMasafumi Hashimoto, Fuminori Oba, Satoru Zenitani. 2267-2272
• When is an Obstacle a Perfect Obstacle?Amitabha Mukerjee, Sanjay Sharma, Ram Bhushan Agrawal. 2273-2278
• Qualitative Models of 3-D Frame - Transformation MotionsAmitabha Mukerjee, Nishant Mittal. 2279-2284
• An Approach to the Movers Problem that Combines Oriented Matroid Theory and Algebraic GeometryFederico Thomas. 2285-2292
• Improving the Response of SMA ActuatorsR. Andrew Russell, Robert B. Gorbet. 2299-2304
• Design of Shape Memory Alloy Actuator with High Strain and Variable Structure ControlDanny Grant, Vincent Hayward. 2305-2312
• Shape-Memory-Alloy Active Forceps for Laparoscopic SurgeryYoshihiko Nakamura, A. Matsui, T. Saito, K. Yoshimoto. 2320-2327
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• Using Stereo Vision to Pursue Moving Agents with a Mobile RobotEric Huber, David Kortenkamp. 2340-2346
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• Implementation and Evaluation of HexEYE: A Distributed Optical Proximity Sensor SystemSukhan Lee, Jignesh Desai. 2353-2360
• CAD-Based Inspection Using X-Ray StereoJ. Alison Noble, Rajiv Gupta, Joseph L. Mundy, Andrea Schmitz, Richard I. Hartley, W. Hoffman. 2361-2366
• Modeling and Design of a Sensor for Two Dimensional Linear MotorsD. S. Crawford, F. Y. Wong, Kamal Youcef-Toumi. 2367-2372
• The Control Shell Component-Based Real-Time Programming SystemStanley A. Schneider, Vincent W. Chen, Gerardo Pardo-Castellote. 2381-2388
• A Graphic Interface in Telerobotics: Utilization for Surgery and TrainingAlberto Rovetta, Arianna Togno. 2389-2393
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• Trajectory Generation of Industrial Mechatronic Systems to Achieve Accurate Contour Control Performance under Torque SaturationSaturu Goto, Masatoshi Knamura, Nobuhiro Kyura. 2401-2407
• Consideratin on the Handling of Flexible, Brittle and Continuous Member in Fusion Splicing Robot for Optical Fiber RibbonsTsutomu Watanabe, Hideaki Yusa, Kazuo Watanabe, Keiji Osaka, Tetsuya Taguchi. 2413-2419
• The Development of Safe Partner Equipment Fit for Coming Automobile Assembly LineH. Tobita, T. Kawamura, Y. Sugimoto, H. Nakamura. 2420-2426
• Actuator Constraints in Optimal Motion Planning of ManipulatorsPatrick Plédel, Yasmina Bestaoui. 2427-2432
• Low-Harmonic Rational Bézier and Spline Curves for Joint Trajectory Synthesis with Actuator Dynamics Response LimitationsQiaode Jeffrey Ge, J. Rastegar. 2433-2438
• A Practical Collision-Free Trajectory Planning for Two Robot SystemsJihong Lee, Heon Song Nam, Joon Lyou. 2439-2444
• Exact Motion Planning for Tractor-Trailer RobotsPetr Svestka, Jules Vleugels. 2445-2450
• Manipulators Trajectory Tracking with Reduced Order Velocity ObserversMichele Aicardi, Andrea Caiti, Giorgio Cannata, Giuseppe Casalino, Luca Maria Gambardella. 2451-2455
• Decentralized Coordinated Motion Control of Manipulators with Vision and Force SensorsKazuhiro Kosuge, Daiji Taguchi, Toshio Fukuda, Masaru Sakai, Kiyoshi Kanitani. 2456-2462
• Position Control of a Velocity Controlled Robot with Compliant End Effector Using Modal DecouplingDirk Torfs, Joris De Schutter. 2463-2468
• Design and Development of a New Robot Joint Using a Mechanical Impedance AdjusterToshio Morita, Shigeki Sugano. 2469-2475
• Motion Planning by Genetic Algorithm for a Redudant Manipulator Using an Evaluation Function Based on Criteria of Skilled OperatorsTakanori Shibata, Tamotsu Abe, Kazuo Tanie, Matsuo Nose. 2476-2481
• Singularity-Consistent Path Tracking: A Null Space Based ApproachDragomir N. Nenchev, Masaru Uchiyama. 2482-2489
• The Trajectory Planning and Tracking of Redundnt Manipulators by a Hierarchical NeurocontrollerBin Jin, Allon Guez. 2490-2495
• Redundant Manipulators under Kinematic Constraints: A Topology-Based Kinematic Map Generation and DiscretizationCarlos L. Lück, Sukhan Lee. 2496-2503
• Agricultural Robot in Grape Production SystemMitsuji Monta, Naoshi Kondo, Y. Shibano. 2504-2509
• A Mobile Robot Testbed with Manipulator for Security Guard ApplicationM. Saitoh, Y. Takahashi, A. Sankaranarayanan, H. Ohmachi, K. Marukawa. 2518-2523
• Development of Autonomous Dump Trucks System (HIVACS) in Heavy Construction SitesH. Saito, H. Sugiura, S. Yuta. 2524-2529
• Robotic Fixtureless Assembly of Sheet Metal Parts Using Dynamic Finite Element Models: Modelling and SimulationJames K. Mills, Jerry G.-L. Ing. 2530-2537
• Progressive Learning for Robotic Assembly: Learning Impedance with an Excitation Scheduling MethodBoo-Ho Yang, Haruhiko Asada. 2538-2544
• Inductive Generation of Diagnostic Knowledge for Autonomous AssemblyLuís Seabra Lopes, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos. 2545-2552
• A Simple and Effeicient Procedure for Polyhedral Assembly Partitioning under Infinitesimal MotionsLeonidas J. Guibas, Dan Halperin, Hirohisa Hirukawa, Jean-Claude Latombe, Randall H. Wilson. 2553-2560
• A Wireless Medium Access Protocol (CSMA/CD-W) for Mobile Robot based Distributed Robotic SystemsJing Wang, Suparerk Premvuti, Abdullah Tabbara. 2561-2566
• A Design Method of Local Communication Area in Multiple Mobile Robot SystemEiichi Yoshida, Masakazu Yamamoto, Tamio Arai, Jun Ota, Daisuke Kurabayashi. 2567-2572
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• Cooperation and Deadlock-Handling for an Object-Sorting Task in a Multi-Agent Robotic SystemFang-Chang Lin, Jane Yung-jen Hsu. 2580-2585
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• Fast Cross-Country Navigation on Fair TerrainsRobert Pagnot, Pierrick Grandjean. 2593-2598
• Following a Wall by an Autonomous Mobile Robot with a Sonar-RingYoshinobu Ando, Shin ichi Yuta. 2599-2606
• OxNav : Reliable Autonomous NavigationAndrew Stevens, Michael Stevens, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte. 2607-2612
• Robust Positioning Control of Pneumatic Servo System with Pressure Control LoopToshiro Noritsugu, Masahiro Takaiwa. 2613-2618
• Development of a Hexahedron Rubber ActuatorTakaaki Shimizu, Yasuhiro Hayakawa, Sadao Kawamura. 2619-2624
• An Experimental Investigation of Actuators for Space RobotsRobert O. Ambrose, R. Scott Askew. 2625-2630
• An Electorheological Fluid Damper for RobotsJianjun Li, Dewen Jin, Xiaoning Zhang, Jichuan Zhang, William A. Gruver. 2631-2636
• Vision-Based Motion Tracking of Rigid Objects Using Prediction of UncertantiesAkio Kosaka, Goichi Nakazawa. 2637-2644
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• Sensor Planning with Hierarchically Distributed Perception NetSukhan Lee, Xiaoming Zhao. 2663-2669
• Multisensor Fusion and Unknown StatisticsRajive Joshi, Arthur C. Sanderson. 2670-2677
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• State Space Representation of Holonomic and Nonholonomic Constraints Resulting from Rolling ContactsXiaoping Yun. 2690-2694
• Optimal Control of Systems with Unilateral ConstraintsMilos Zefran, Vijay Kumar. 2695-2700
• Attitude Control without Angular Velocity Measurement: A Passivity ApproachFernando C. Lizarralde, John T. Wen. 2701-2706
• Fast Algorighms for Penetration and Contact Determination between Non-Convex Polyhedral ModelsMing C. Lin, Dinesh Manocha, Madhav K. Ponamgi. 2707-2712
• A Method for Changing Contact States for Robotic Assembly by Using Some Local Models in a Multi-Agent SystemMasayuki Tsuda, Tomoichi Takahashi. 2713-2719
• Automatic Generation of Nonlinear Task-Based Transformations for Robot Contact Control ImplementationJames K. Mills, Wai Nguyen. 2720-2727
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• A Generalized Formulation for Simulation of Space Robot Constrained MotionK. W. Lilly, C. S. Bonaventura. 2835-2840
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• Theoretical Studies on Neuro Oscilator for Application of Biped LocomotionOsamu Kiatayama, Yasuo Kurematsu, Shinzo Kitamura. 2871-2876
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• Mapping and Positioning for a Prototype Lunar RoverEric Krotkov, Martial Hebert. 2913-2919
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• Computer Vision Issues During Eye-in-Hand Robotic TasksNikolaos P. Papanikopoulos, Christopher E. Smith. 2989-2994
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• Multielement Ultrasonic System for Robotic NavigationValerio Gabbani, Santina Rocchi, Valerio Vignoli. 3009-3014
• A Low Sample Rate 3D Sonar Sensor for Mobile RobotsMun Li Hong, Lindsay Kleeman. 3015-3020
• New Formulas for Complete Determining Base Parameters of RobotsWei Huo. 3021-3026
• Nonlinear Modeling and Parameter Identification of Harmonic Drive Robotic TransmissionsW. Seyfferth, A. J. Maghzal, Jorge Angeles. 3027-3032
• Indentification of Robots Inertial Parameters by Means of Spectrum AnalysisPierre-Olivier Vandanjon, Maxime Gautier, P. Desbats. 3033-3038
• Calibration of the Geometric Parameters of Robots without External SensorsWisama Khalil, G. Garcia, J. F. Delagarde. 3039-3044
• Identification of the Dynamic Parameters of a Closed Loop RobotMaxime Gautier, Wisama Khalil, P. P. Restrepo. 3045-3050
• Obstacle Avoidance in R::n:: Based on Artificial Harmonic Potential FieldsJürgen Guldner, Vadim I. Utkin, Hideki Hashimoto, Fumio Harashima. 3051-3056
• A Framework for Motion Planning in Stochastic Environments: Modeling and AnalysisSteven M. LaValle, Rajeev Sharma. 3057-3062
• A Framework for Motion Planning in Stochastic Environments: Applications and Computational IssuesSteven M. LaValle, Rajeev Sharma. 3063-3068
• Collision Free Trajectory Planning for Manipulator Using Potential FunctionAkira Mohri, Xiang D. Yang, Motoji Yamamoto. 3069-3074
• Time Optimal Obstacle AvoidanceSatish Sundar, Zvi Shiller. 3075-3080
• Development of n Inter-World Tele-Micro-Surgery System with Operational Environment Information Transmission CapabilityMamoru Mitsuishi, Kazuo Kobayashi, Takuro Watanabe, Hirofumi Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Bruce Kramer. 3081-3088
• A Failure-to-Safety Kyozon System with Simple Contact Detection and Stop Capabilities for Safe Human - Autonomous Robot CoexistenceKazutsugu Suita, Yoji Yamada, Nuio Tsuchida, Koji Imai, Hiroyasu Ikeda, Noboru Sugimoto. 3089-3096
• Variable Impedance Control of a Robot for Cooperation with a HumanRyojun Ikeura, Hikaru Inooka. 3097-3102
• Active Interface for Human-Robot InteractionNobuyuki Yamasaki, Yuichiro Anzai. 3103-3109
• Fusion of Human and Machine Intelligence for Telerobotic SystemsGhuanfan Guo, Tzyh Jong Tarn, Ning Xi, Antal K. Bejczy. 3110-3115
• Micro Manipulator Motion Control to Suppress Macro Manipulator Structural VibrationsJae Y. Lew, Dan J. Trudnowski, Mark S. Evans, David W. Bennett. 3116-3120
• Feedforward Spring-Like Impedance Modelation in Human Arm ModelsByung-Ju Yi, Robert A. Freeman. 3121-3128
• Feedback Linearized Joint Torque Control of a Geared, DC Motor Driven Industrial RobotPhilip J. Baines, James K. Mills. 3129-3136
• Positioning Control of Direct Drive Robot with Two-Degree-of-Freedom CompensatorJeong Ho Shin, Kenji Fujiune, Tatsuya Suzuki, Shigeru Okuma, Koji Yamada. 3137-3142
• The JPL Serpentine Robot: ia 12 DOF System for InspectionEric Paljug, Timothy Ohm, Samad Hayati. 3143-3142
• A Variable Structure Controller for a Tentacle ManipulatorMircea Ivanescu, Viorel Stoian. 3155-3161
• How Do Robots Think as Human Beings?Kazuo Tanie. 3162
• Animated Robots and Robotic AnimationMarc H. Raibert. 3163
• How Can Robots Look Like Human Beings?Bernard Roth. 3164
• Vision, Files, Neurons and RobotsNicolas H. Franceschini. 3165