Table of Contents

• Planning Motion Patterns of Human Figures Using a Multi-layered Grid and the Dynamics FilterZvi Shiller, Katsu Yamane, Yoshihiko Nakamura. 1-8
• Extending Procedural Reasoning toward Robot Actions PlanningFrançois Felix Ingrand, Olivier Despouys. 9-14
• Let s Reduce the Gap between task Planning and Motion PlanningEmmanuel Guere, Rachid Alami. 15-20
• An Adaptive Framework for Single Shot Motion Planning: A Self-tuning System for Rigid and Articulated RobotsDaniel Vallejo, Ian Remmler, Nancy M. Amato. 21-26
• Optimal Line-sweep-based Decompositions for Coverage AlgorithmsWesley H. Huang. 27-32
• Global Nearness Diagram Navigation (GND)Javier Minguez, Luis Montano, Thierry Siméon, Rachid Alami. 33-39
• Combining fault Detection and Process Optimization in Manufacturing Systems Using First-Order Hybrid Petri netsFabio Balduzzi, Angela Di Febbraro. 40-45
• A Petri net Graphic Method of Reduction Using Birth-death ProcessesRyad A. Zemouri, Daniel I. Racoceanu, Noureddine Zerhouni. 46-51
• Modeling and Analysis of Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems with Degraded Behaviors Using Petri Nets and SiphonsMuDer Jeng, Xiaolan Xie. 52-57
• Developing Software Controllers with Petri Nets and a Logic of ActionsCarlo Simon. 58-63
• Resource-Oriented Petri Nets in Deadlock Avoidance of AGV SystemsNaiqi Wu, MengChu Zhou. 64-69
• Algebraic Deadlock Avoidance Policies for Conjunctive / Disjunctive resource Allocation SystemsJonghun Park, Spyros A. Reveliotis. 70-76
• On a Two-Level Hierarchical Structure for the Dynamic Control of Multifingered ManipulationGiuseppe Casalino, Giorgio Cannata, Giorgio Panin, Andrea Caffaz. 77-84
• Robust Manipulation of Deformable Objects By A Simple PID FeedbackTakahiro Wada, Shinichi Hirai, Sadao Kawamura, Norimasa Kamiji. 85-90
• Robust Stabilization of the Plate-ball Manipulation SystemGiuseppe Oriolo, Marilena Vendittelli. 91-96
• Robotic Pinching by Means of a Pair of Soft Fingers with Sensory FeedbackHyun-Yong Han, Suguru Arimoto, Kenji Tahara, Mitsuharu Yamaguchi, Pham Thuc Anh Nguyen. 97-102
• Fast Dextrous Regrasping with Optimal Contact Forces and Contact Sensor-Based Impedance ControlThomas Schlegl, Martin Buss, Toru Omata, Günther Schmidt. 103-108
• DLR-Hand II Next Generation of a Dextrous Robot HandJörg Butterfaß, Markus Grebenstein, Hong Liu, Gerd Hirzinger. 109-120
• Micromanipulation Using a Friction Force FieldJeongsik Sin, Tobias K. Winther, Harry E. Stephanou. 115-120
• On the Coarse/Fine Dual-Stage Manipulators with Robust Perturbation CompensatorSangJoo Kwon, Wan Kyun Chung, Youngil Youm. 121-126
• Development of Global Vision System for Biological Automatic Micro-Manipulation SystemXudong Li, Guanghua Zong, Shusheng Bi. 127-132
• A Flexible Experimental Workcell for Efficient and Reliable Wafer-Level 3D MicroassemblyGe Yang, James A. Gaines, Bradley J. Nelson. 133-138
• Mechanical Micro-dissection by Microknife Using Ultrasonic Vibration and Ultra Fine Probe SensorFumihito Arai, Takaharu Amano, Toshio Fukuda, Hiroshi Satoh. 139-144
• Design and Analysis of an Electromagnetically Driven Valve for a Glaucoma ImplantByunghoon Bae, Nakhoon Kim, Hongseok Kee, Seonho Kim, Yeon Lee, Kyihwan Park. 145-150
• A Path Generation Algorithm of Autonomous Robot Vehicle Through Scanning of a Sensor PlatformTong-Jin Park, Chang-Soo Han. 151-156
• Hybrid Control of Formations of RobotsRafael B. Fierro, Aveek K. Das, Vijay Kumar, James P. Ostrowski. 157-162
• Tracking Control of a Mobile Robot using a Neural Dynamics based ApproachGuangfeng Yuan, Simon X. Yang, Gauri S. Mittal. 163-168
• Backward Line Tracking Control of a Radio-controlled Truck and TrailerClaudio Altafini, Alberto Speranzon. 169-174
• The Scalar Epsilon-Controller: A Spatial Path Tracking Approach for ODV, Ackerman, and Differentially-Steered Autonomous Wheeled Mobile RobotsMorgan E. Davidson, Vikas Bahl. 175-180
• Normalized Energy Stability Margin and its Contour of Walking Vehicles on Rough TerrainShigeo Hirose, Hideyuki Tsukagoshi, Kan Yoneda. 181-186
• Creating the Architecture of a Translator Framework for Robot Programming LanguagesEckhard Freund, Bernd Luedemann-Ravit, Oliver Stern, Thorsten Koch. 187-192
• A Multi-processing Software Infrastructure for Robotic SystemsAndrew H. Jones, Guilherme N. DeSouza, Avinash C. Kak. 193-198
• Open Real-Time Interfaces for Monitoring Applications within NC-Control SystemsManfred Weck, Andreas Kahmen. 199-204
• Robot Behavior Engineering using DD-DesignerAnsgar Bredenfeld, Giovanni Indiveri. 205-210
• Object-Oriented Design Pattern Approach for Modeling and Simulating Open Distributed Control SystemToyoaki Tomura, Satoshi Kanai, Kiyoshi Uehiro, Susumu Yamamoto. 211-216
• Implementation of Internet-Based Personal Robot with Internet Control ArchitectureKuk-Hyun Han, Shin Kim, Yong Jae Kim, Seung Eun Lee, Jong-Hwan Kim. 217-222
• Computer Animation: a new Application for Image-based Visual ServoingNicolas Courty, Éric Marchand. 223-228
• Design and Implementation of Visual Servoing System for Realistic Air Target TrackingWei Guan Yau, Li-Chen Fu, David Liu. 229-234
• Robust Visual Servoing: Examination of Cameras Under Different Illumination ConditionsAlexander Bachem, Thomas Müller, Hans-Hellmut Nagel. 235-240
• Asymptotic Motion Control of Robot Manipulators Using Uncalibrated Visual FeedbackYantao Shen, Yun-Hui Liu, Kejie Li, Jianwei Zhang, Alois Knoll. 241-246
• Image Based Visual Servoing on Planar Objects of unknown ShapeChristophe Collewet, François Chaumette, Philippe Loisel. 247-252
• Localization of a Mobile Robot using Images of a Moving TargetByung Hwa Kim, Dong Kyu Roh, Jang Myung Lee, Man Hyung Lee. 253-258
• Extracting Navigation States from a Hand-Drawn MapMarjorie Skubic, Pascal Matsakis, Benjamin Forrester, George Chronis. 259-264
• On Eye-sensor Based Path Planning for Robots with Non-trivial Geometry/KinematicsKamal K. Gupta, Yong Yu. 265-270
• Optimizing Schedules for Prioritized Path Planning of Multi-Robot SystemsMaren Bennewitz, Wolfram Burgard, Sebastian Thrun. 271-276
• Autonomous Characterization of Unknown EnvironmentsLiam Pedersen. 277-284
• Towards a Meta Motion Planner A: Model and FrameworkAmit Adam, Ehud Rivlin, Ilan Shimshoni. 285-290
• Towards a Meta Motion Planner B: Algorithm and ApplicationsAmit Adam, Ehud Rivlin, Ilan Shimshoni. 291-298
• Efficient Scheduling of Behavior-Processes on Different Time-ScalesAndreas Birk 0002, Holger Kenn. 299-304
• An efficient depalletizing system based on 2D range imageryDimitrios Katsoulas, Dimitrios I. Kosmopoulos. 305-312
• Automatic Generation of Assembly Instructions Using STEPSwee M. Mok, Kenlip Ong, Chi-haur Wu. 313-318
• Furniture Polishing Robot Using a Trajectory Generator Based on Cutter Location DataFusaomi Nagata, Keigo Watanabe, Kiyotaka Izumi. 319-324
• Force-Guided Assemblies Using a Novel Parallel ManipulatorDaniel M. Morris, Ravi Hebbar, Wyatt S. Newman. 325-330
• Path Planning for Robot-Assisted Grinding ProcessesY. T. Wang, Y. J. Jan. 331-336
• Data Filtering and Piecewise Regression in Estimating Slew Machine Timing ModelWei Hua, Chen Zhou. 337-341
• An Exact Representation of Effective Cutting Shapes of 5-axis CNC Machining Using Rational Bezier and B-spline Tool MotionsJun Xia, Qiaode Jeffrey Ge. 342-347
• Design of Programmable Passive Compliance Shoulder MechanismMasafumi Okada, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Shigeki Ban. 348-353
• Kinematic Control of Parallel Robots in the Presence of Unstable SingularitiesJohn O Brien, John T. Wen. 354-359
• Complex Behaviors From Local Rules In Modular Self-Reconfigurable RobotsJeremy Kubica, Arancha Casal, Tad Hogg. 360-367
• Control of a Suspended Load Using Inertia Rotors with Traveling DisturbanceYasuo Yoshida. 368-373
• Variable Position Mapping Based Assistance in Teleoperation for Nuclear CleanUpKaran A. Manocha, Norali Pernalete, Rajiv V. Dubey. 374-379
• Human-Centered Scaling in Micro-TeleoperationAkihito Sano, Hideo Fujimoto, Toshihito Takai. 380-385
• Haptically Augmented TeleoperationNicolas Turro, Oussama Khatib, Ève Coste-Manière. 386-392
• Elements of Telerobotics Necessary for Waste Clean Up AutomationWilliam R. Hamel, Reid L. Kress. 393-400
• Design and Implementation of Remotely Operation Interface for Humanoid RobotSatoshi Kagami, James J. Kuffner Jr., Koichi Nishiwaki, Tomomichi Sugihara, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue. 401-406
• Model-Based Teleoperation of a Space Robot on ETS-VII Using a Haptic InterfaceWoo-Keun Yoon, Toshihiko Goshozono, Hiroshi Kawabe, Masahiro Kinami, Yuichi Tsumaki, Masaru Uchiyama, Mitsushige Oda. 407-412
• Analysis on Impact Propagation of Docking Platform for SpacecraftSang-Heon Lee, Byung-Ju Yi, Soo-Hyun Kim, Yoon Keun Kwak. 413-420
• Flyaround Maneuvers on a Satellite Orbit by Impulsive Thrust ControlYasuhiro Masutani, Motoshi Matsushita, Fumio Miyazaki. 421-426
• Nonlinear Control Methods for Planar Carangiform Robot Fish LocomotionKristi A. Morgansen, Vincent Duindam, Richard Mason, Joel W. Burdick, Richard M. Murray. 427-434
• Quaternion-Based Kinematic Control of Redundant Spacecraft/Manipulator SystemsFabrizio Caccavale, Bruno Siciliano. 435-440
• Zero Reaction Maneuver: Flight Velification with ETS-VII Space Robot and Extension to Kinematically Redundant ArmKazuya Yoshida, Kenichi Hashizume, Satoko Abiko. 441-446
• A Novel Adaptive Control Law for Autonomous Underwater VehiclesGianluca Antonelli, Fabrizio Caccavale, Stefano Chiaverini, Giuseppe Fusco. 447-452
• Ethological Modeling and Architecture for an Entertainment RobotRonald C. Arkin, Masahiro Fujita, Tsuyoshi Takagi, Rika Hasegawa. 453-458
• Human-like Robot Head that has Olfactory Sensation and Facial Color ExpressionHiroyasu Miwa, Tomohiko Umetsu, Atsuo Takanishi, Hideaki Takanobu. 459-464
• Acquiring Hand-action Models by Attention Point AnalysisKoichi Ogawara, Tomikazu Tanuki, Hiroshi Kimura, Katsushi Ikeuchi. 465-470
• New Architecture for Mobile Robots in Home Network Environment Using JiniByoung-Ju Lee, Hyun-Gu Lee, Joo-Ho Lee, Gwi-Tae Park. 471-476
• Implementing Tolman s Schematic Sowbug: Behavior-Based Robotics in the 1930 sYoichiro Endo, Ronald C. Arkin. 477-484
• Generating Linguistic Spatial Descriptions from Sonar Readings Using the Histogram of ForcesMarjorie Skubic, George Chronis, Pascal Matsakis, James M. Keller. 485-490
• Real Time Robot LearningBir Bhanu, Pat Leang, Chris Cowden, Yingqiang Lin, Mark Patterson. 491-498
• Learning Task-relevant Features from Robot DataNikos A. Vlassis, Roland Bunschoten, Ben J. A. Kröse. 499-504
• Autonomous Learning Algorithm and Associative Memory for Intelligent RobotsKazuhiro Kojima, Koji Ito. 505-510
• Learning Hierarchical Partially Observable Markov Decision Process Models for Robot NavigationGeorgios Theocharous, Khashayar Rohanimanesh, Sridhar Mahadevan. 511-516
• Towards Automatic Shaping in Robot NavigationTodd S. Peterson, Nancy E. Owens, James L. Carroll. 517-522
• Obstacle Avoidance Learning for a Multi-Agent Linked Robot in the Real WorldDaisuke Iijima, Wenwei Yu, Hiroshi Yokoi, Yukinori Kakazu. 523-528
• Performance Modeling of Supply Chains using Queueing NetworksNukala Viswanadham, N. R. Srinivasa Raghavan. 529-534
• Dynamic Scheduling Rule Selection for Semiconductor Wafer FabricationBo-Wei Hsieh, Shi-Chung Chang, Chun-Hung Chen. 535-540
• A Deadlock Prevention Policy for Flexible Manufacturing Systems Using SiphonsYiSheng Huang, MuDer Jeng, Xiaolan Xie, Sheng-Luen Chung. 541-546
• An Effective Markov Chain Model and Branch-and-Bound Search Strategy for Wafer Fabrication Scheduling with Uncertain Process RequirementsMing-Hung Lin, Li-Chen Fu. 547-552
• Model-based Control for Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsKazushi Ohashi, Kang G. Shin. 553-558
• Design of Reconfigurable Semiconductor Manufacturing Systems with Maintenance and FailureYing Tang, MengChu Zhou. 559-564
• Dynamic Contact Sensing of Soft Planar Fingers with Tactile SensorsGen-ichiro Kinoshita, Yujin Kurimoto, Hisashi Osumi, Kazunori Umeda. 565-570
• Interpretation of Force and Moment Signals for Compliant Peg-in-Hole AssemblyWyatt S. Newman, Yonghong Zhao, Yoh-Han Pao. 571-576
• Dome Shaped Touch Sensor Using PZT Thin Film made by Hydrothermal MethodFumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda, Kouichi Itoigawa, Yasunori Thukahara. 577-582
• Heuristic Vision-Based Computation of Planar Antipodal Grasps on Unknown ObjectsAntonio Morales, Gabriel Recatalá, Pedro J. Sanz, Angel P. Del Pobil. 583-588
• Feature-Guided Exploration with a Robotic FingerAllison M. Okamura, Mark R. Cutkosky. 589-596
• Identification of Contact Conditions from Contaminated Data of Contact Force and MomentTetsuya Mouri, Takayoshi Yamada, Ayako Iwai, Nobuharu Mimura, Yasuyuki Funahashi. 597-603
• Three-Dimensional Bio-Micromanipulation under the MicroscopeFumihito Arai, Akiko Kawaji, Poom Luangjarmekorn, Toshio Fukuda, Kouichi Itoigawa. 604-609
• Force Control System for Autonomous Micro ManipulationTamio Tanikawa, Masashi Kawai, Noriho Koyachi, Tatsuo Arai, Takayuki Ide, Shinji Kaneko, Ryo Ohta. 610-615
• Micro Fluid device Using Thick Layer Piezo Actuator Prepared on Si Micro-machined StructureSukhan Lee, Jaewoo Chung, Seungmo Lim, Changseung Lee. 616-619
• Microrobotic Cell InjectionYu Sun, Bradley J. Nelson. 620-625
• Force Feedback-Based Microinstrument for Measuring Tissue Progerties and Pulse in MicrosurgeryArianna Menciassi, Anna Eisinberg, Giacomo Scalari, Claud Anticoli. 626-631
• 3D Nanorobotic Manipulations of Multi-Walled Carbon NanotubesLixin Dong, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda. 632-637
• Observations Concerning Internet-based Teleoperations for Hazardous EnvironmentsWilliam R. Hamel, Pamela Murray. 638-643
• Internet-Based TeleoperationTzyh Jong Tarn, Kevin Brady. 644-649
• Language Model Approach to Nonblocking Supervisor Synthesis for Nondeterministic Discrete Event SystemsSeong-Jin Park, Jong-Tae Lim. 650-655
• A Bone-reaming System Using Micro Sensors for Internet Force-feedback ControlAntony W. T. Ho, Wen J. Li, Imad Elhajj, Ning Xi, Tao Mei. 656-661
• Modeling and Control of Internet Based Cooperative TeleoperationImad Elhajj, Ning Xi, Wai-keung Fung, Yun-Hui Liu, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Toshio Fukuda. 662-667
• Supervisory Control for Systems of Vehicles in Path NetworksElzbieta Roszkowska. 668-673
• Sensor Based Online Path Planning For Serpentine RobotsMustafa Gevher, Aydan M. Erkmen, Ismet Erkmen. 674-679
• Reactive Behaviours of Mobile Manipulator Based on the DVZ MethodAlessio Cacitti, René Zapata. 680-685
• The System Development of Unmanned Vehicle for the Tele-operated System Interfaced with Driving SimulatorJae-Heung Shim, Min-Seok Kim, Young-Hoon Park, Jung Ha Kim. 686-691
• Motion Planning for Humanoid Robots Under Obstacle and Dynamic Balance ConstraintsJames J. Kuffner Jr., Koichi Nishiwaki, Satoshi Kagami, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue. 692-698
• Exact Cellular Decomposition of Closed Orientable Surfaces Embedded in R3Prasad N. Atkar, Howie Choset, Alfred A. Rizzi, Ercan U. Acar. 699-704
• Obstacle Detection Using Adaptive Color Segmentation and Color Stereo HomographyParag H. Batavia, Sanjiv Singh. 705-710
• Visual Servoing Based on Multirate Sampling Control - Application of Perfect Disturbance Rejection ControlHiroshi Fujimoto, Yoichi Hori. 711-716
• Stacking Jacobians Properly in Stereo Visual ServoingPhilippe Martinet, Enrique Cervera. 717-722
• Visual Servoing: Path Interpolation by Homography DecompositionJustin A. Borgstadt, Nicola J. Ferrier. 723-730
• Design and Tracking of Desirable Trajectories in the Image Space by Integrating Mechanical and Visibility ConstraintsYoucef Mezouar, François Chaumette. 731-736
• A Visual Servoing Algorithm Based on Epipolar GeometryGraziano Chesi, Domenico Prattichizzo, Antonio Vicino. 737-742
• A Solution to the Adaptive Visual Servoing ProblemAlessandro Astolfi, Liu Hsu, Mariana S. Netto, Romeo Ortega. 743-748
• An Industrial Application of Behavior-Oriented RoboticsAndreas Birk 0002, Holger Kenn. 749-754
• Automated Container-Handling System for Container Production NurseriesHagen Schempf, Todd Graham, Robert Fuchs, Chris Gasior. 755-760
• Actively Steerable Inpipe Inspection Robots for Underground Urban Gas pipelinesSe-gon Roh, SungMoo Ryew, Jonghwa Yang, Hyoukryeol Choi. 761-766
• Design of Continuous Alternate Wheels for Omnidirectional Mobile RobotsKyung-Seok Byun, Sung-Jae Kim, Jae-Bok Song. 767-772
• Holonomic Omni-Directional Vehicle with New Omni-Wheel MechanismRiichiro Damoto, Wendy Cheng, Shigeo Hirose. 773-778
• Dynamic Simulation of Actively-Coordinated Wheeled Vehicle Systems on Uneven TerrainMin-Hsiung Hung, David E. Orin. 779-786
• A Methodology for Software Development Cost Analysis in Information-Based ManufacturingHigh-Way Sun, MengChu Zhou, Carl Wolf. 787-791
• Optimal Fixture Layout Design in a Discrete Domain for 3D WorkpiecesYu M. Wang, Diana M. Pelinescu. 792-798
• Holonic Robot System: A Flexible Assembly System with High ReconfigurabilityMasao Sugi, Yusuke Maeda, Yasumichi Aiyama, Tamio Arai. 799-805
• New Architecture for Corporate Integration of Simulation and Production Control in Industrial ApplicationsEckhard Freund, Alfred Hypki, Dirk H. Pensky. 806-811
• Vision-based Automatic Forming of Rheological Objects Using Deformation Transition GraphsShinichi Tokumoto, Takuya Saito, Shinichi Hirai. 812-817
• Off-Line Error Prediction, Diagnosis and Recovery using Virtual Assembly SystemsCem M. Baydar, Kazuhiro Saitou. 818-823
• Network Distributed Virtual Design using Coevolutionary AgentsRaj Subbu, Arthur C. Sanderson. 824-829
• Multi-component Genetic Algorithm for Generating Best Bending Sequence and Tool Selection in Sheet Metal PartsChitra Malini Thanapandi, Aranya Walairacht, Shigeyuki Ohara. 830-835
• A Hybrid Software Agent Model For Decentralized ControlFabio Balduzzi, Davide Brugali. 836-841
• A Time Window Based Approach for Job Shop SchedulingHaoxun Chen, Peter B. Luh, Lei Fang. 842-847
• FMS Scheduling Based on Timed Petri Net Model and RTA* AlgorithmYoungWoo Kim, Akio Inaba, Tatsuya Suzuki, Shigeru Okuma. 848-853
• Optimal Configuration and Partner Selection in Dynamic Manufacturing EnterprisesNukala Viswanadham, Roshan S. Gaonkar, Velusamy Subramaniam. 854-859
• Development of a Scaled Teleoperation System for Nano Scale Interaction and ManipulationMetin Sitti, Baris Aruk, Hiroaki Shintani, Hideki Hashimoto. 860-867
• Haptic Display Device with Fingertip Presser for Motion/Force Teaching to HumanRyo Kikuuwe, Tsuneo Yoshikawa. 868-873
• A Framework for Haptic Rendering System using 6-DOF Force-Feedback DeviceDae-Hyun Kim, Nak Yong Ko, Geum Kun Oh, Young Dong Kim. 874-879
• A New Haptic Interface Device Capable of Continuous-Time Impedance Display within Sampling-Period: Application to Hard Surface DisplayMasayuki Kawai, Tsuneo Yoshikawa. 880-885
• Design Of A New 6-DOF Parallel Haptic DeviceJai-Hoon Lee, Kwang Sik Eom, Byung-Ju Yi, Il Hong Suh. 886-891
• Wearable Master Device Using Optical Fiber Curvature Sensors for the DisabledKyoobin Lee, Dong-Soo Kwon. 892-896
• Maneuverability of a Flat-streamlined Underwater VehicleJenhwa Guo, Forng-Chen Chiu. 897-902
• Closed Loop Time Invariant Control of 3D Underactuated Underwater VehiclesMichele Aicardi, Giuseppe Casalino, Giovanni Indiveri. 903-908
• Interoperability and Synchronisation of Distributed Hardware in the Loop Simulation for Underwater Robot Development: Issues and ExperimentsDavid M. Lane, Gavin J. Falconer, Geoph Randall, Ian Edwards. 909-914
• Planar Motion Steering of Underwater Vehicles by Exploiting Drag Coefficient ModulationMichele Aicardi, Giuseppe Casalino, Giovanni Indiveri. 915-919
• Underwater Cable Following by Twin-Burger 2Arjuna P. Balasuriya, Tamaki Ura. 920-925
• A Virtual Collaborative World Simulator for Underwater Robots using Multi-Dimensional, Synthetic EnvironmentSong K. Choi, Junku Yuh. 926-931
• Capturing Molecular Energy Landscapes with Probabilistic Conformational RoadmapsMehmet Serkan Apaydin, Amit Pal Singh, Douglas L. Brutlag, Jean-Claude Latombe. 932-939
• Physical Geometric Algorithms for Structural Molecular BiologyBruce Randall Donald, Christopher Bailey-Kellogg, Jack Kelley, Ryan H. Lilien. 940-947
• A Motion Planning Approach to Folding: From Paper Craft to Protein FoldingGuang Song, Nancy M. Amato. 948-953
• Ligand Binding with OBPRM and User InputO. Burçhan Bayazit, Guang Song, Nancy M. Amato. 954-959
• Molecular Docking: A Problem with Thousands of Degrees of FreedomMiguel L. Teodoro, George N. Phillips, Lydia E. Kavraki. 960-965
• Programmable Assembly at the Molecular Scale: Self-Assembly of DNA Lattices (Invited Paper)John H. Reif, Thomas H. LaBean, Nadrian C. Seeman. 966-971
• A Simple Algorithm for Determining of Movement Duration in Task Space without Violating Joint Angle ConstraintsYoung G. Jin, Jin Y. Choi. 972-978
• Design of Jerk Bounded Trajectories for On-Line Industrial Robot ApplicationsSonja E. Macfarlane, Elizabeth A. Croft. 979-984
• Control of Uncertain Flexible Joint Manipulator Using Adaptive Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Model Based ControllerChang-Woo Park, Chang-Ho Hyun, Min-Sick Park, Chang Hun Lee. 985-990
• Sensor Based Planning for Rod-Shaped Robots in Three-Dimensions: Piece-wise Retracts of R3 x S2Ji Yeong Lee, Howie Choset, Alfred A. Rizzi. 991-999
• Actor-Q Based Active Perception Learning SystemKatsunari Shibata, Tetsuo Nishino, Yoichi Okabe. 1000-1005
• Inverse Kinematics Learning by Modular Architecture Neural Networks with Performance Prediction NetworksEimei Oyama, Nak Young Chong, Arvin Agah, Taro Maeda, Susumu Tachi. 1006-1012
• Virtual Repulsive Force Field Guided Coordination for Multi-telerobot CollaborationNak Young Chong, Tetsuo Kotoku, Kohtaro Ohba, Kazuo Tanie. 1013-1018
• The Visual Acts Model for Automated Camera Placement During TeleoperationBernard G. Brooks, Gerard T. McKee, Paul S. Schenker. 1019-1024
• Sliding-Mode-Based Impedance Controller for Bilateral Teleoperation under Varying Time-DelayHyun C. Cho, Jong H. Park, Kyunghwan Kim, Jong O. Park. 1025-1030
• Ground-Space Bilateral Teleoperation Experiment Using ETS-VII Robot Arm with Direct Kinesthetic CouplingTakashi Imaida, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Toshitsugu Doi, Mitsushige Oda, Tsuneo Yoshikawa. 1031-1038
• A Numerical SC Approach for a Teleoperated 7-DOF ManipulatorYuichi Tsumaki, Paolo Fiorini, Gene Chalfant, Homayoun Seraji. 1039-1044
• Bilateral Controller Design for Telemanipulation in Soft EnvironmentsMurat Cenk Cavusoglu, Alana Sherman, Frank Tendick. 1045-1052
• Orienting Parts by Inside-out PullingRobert-Paul Berretty, Kenneth Y. Goldberg, Mark H. Overmars, A. Frank van der Stappen. 1053-1058
• Compliant Grasping Force Modeling for Handling of Live ObjectsKok-Meng Lee, Jeffry Joni, Xuecheng Yin. 1059-1064
• Design of Robot Gripper Jaws based on Trapezoidal ModulesTao Zhang, Kenneth Y. Goldberg. 1065-1070
• Attractive Regions formed by Constraints in Configuration Space - Attractive regions in motion region of a Polygonal or Polyhedral part with a Flat EnvironmentHong Qiao. 1071-1078
• A Geometric Approach to Designing a Programmable Force Field with a Unique Stable Equilibrium for Parts in the PlaneAttawith Sudsang, Lydia E. Kavraki. 1079-1085
• Effect of Conformability on Grasp Static StabilityJose F. Hurtado, Shreyes N. Melkote. 1086-1091
• Distributed Sensor Fusion for Object Position Estimation by Multi-Robot SystemsAshley W. Stroupe, Martin C. Martin, Tucker R. Balch. 1092-1098
• Stereo Ego-motion Improvements for Robust Rover NavigationClark F. Olson, Larry Matthies, Marcel Schoppers, Mark W. Maimone. 1099-1104
• Autonomous Vehicle Positioning with GPS in Urban Canyon EnvironmentsYoujing Cui, Shuzhi Sam Ge. 1105-1110
• A Hybrid Approach for Robust and Precise Mobile Robot Navigation with Compact Environment ModelingNicola Tomatis, Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Kai Oliver Arras, Roland Siegwart. 1111-1116
• A Study of Autonomous Mobile System in Outdoor Environment PART-5Jun-ichi Takiguchi, Takumi Hashizume. 1117-1123
• A Visual Landmark Recognition System for Topological Navigation of Mobile RobotsMario Mata, Jose M. Armingol, Arturo de la Escalera, Miguel Angel Salichs. 1124-1129
• Quadratic Programming in Control of Brushless MotorsFarhad Aghili, Martin Buehler, John M. Hollerbach. 1130-1135
• A New Optimization Algorithm for Singular and Non-Singular Digital Time-optimal Control of RobotsCamile W. J. Hol, Gerard van Willigenburg, Eldert J. van Henten, Gerrit van Straten. 1136-1141
• On the Optimality and Performance of PID Controller for Robotic ManipulatorsYoungjin Choi, Wan Kyun Chung. 1142-1148
• Robust Nonlinear Reduced-Order Dynamic Controller Design and its Application to a Single-link ManipulatorJianying Zhou 0002, Rujing Zhou, Youyi Wang. 1149-1154
• Decomposition-Based Friction Compensation Using a Parameter Linearization ApproachGuangjun Liu. 1155-1160
• Transition to nonlinear H-inf optimal control from inverse optimal solution for Euler-Lagrange systemJonghoon Park, Wan Kyun Chung. 1161-1167
• VLSI Processor for Reliable Stereo Matching Based on Adaptive Window-Size SelectionMasanori Hariyama, Toshiki Takeuchi, Michitaka Kameyama. 1168-1173
• Range Estimation from a Pair of Omnidirectional ImagesRoland Bunschoten, Ben J. A. Kröse. 1174-1179
• Image-Based Path-Planning Algorithm on the Joint SpaceHiroshi Noborio, Yutaka Nishino. 1180-1187
• Automatic Extraction of Visual Landmarks for a Mobile Robot under Uncertainty of Vision and MotionInhyuk Moon, Jun Miura, Yoshiaki Shirai. 1188-1193
• Hand Pose Recovery with a Single Video CameraKihwan Kwon, Hong Zhang, Fadi Dornaika. 1194-1200
• A Performance Criterion for the Depth Estimation of a Robot Visual Control SystemFang Chang-Jia, Lin Shir-Kuan. 1201-1206
• Robust View-based Visual Tracking with Detection of OcclusionsKen Ito, Shigeyuki Sakane. 1207-1213
• Real-Time Color-Based Tracking via a Marker InterfaceH. Pylkko, Jukka Riekki, Juha Röning. 1214-1219
• Optimal Moving Windows for Real-Time Road Image ProcessingSung Yug Choi, Jang Myung Lee. 1220-1225
• Model-Based Object Tracking Using Stereo VisionRomuald Ginhoux, Jens-Steffen Gutmann. 1226-1232
• Video-frame Rate Detection of Position and Orientation of Planar Motion Objects using One-sided Radon TransformTatsuhiko Tsuboi, Akihiro Masubuchi, Shinichi Hirai, Shinya Yamamoto, Kazuhiko Ohnishi, Suguru Arimoto. 1233-1238
• Proposal of an Adaptive Vision-based Attentive Tracker for Human Intended ActionsMinh Anh T. Ho, Yoji Yamada, Takayuki Sonohara, Tetsuya Morizono, Yoji Umetani. 1239-1244
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• A Systematic Approach to Parameter Design for a Coupled Oscillator ControllerBaohua Qi, Gary T. Anderson. 2710-2715
• A Controllability test and Motion planning Primitives for Overconstrained VehiclesTodd D. Murphey, Joel W. Burdick. 2716-2722
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• Two-Time Scale Force and Position Control of Flexible ManipulatorsBruno Siciliano, Luigi Villani. 2729-2734
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• Flexible Motion Realized by Forcefree Control: Pull-Out-Work by Articulated Robot ArmDaisuke Kushida, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoru Goto, Nobuhiro Kyura. 2747-2752
• Mobile Robot Navigation Using a Sensor-Based Control StrategyAlessandro Corrêa Victorino, Patrick Rives, Jean-Jacques Borrelly. 2753-2758
• Application of Extended Covariance Intersection Principle for Mosaic-Based Optical Positioning and Navigation of UnderwaterVehicleXun Xu, Shahriar Negahdaripour. 2759-2766
• A 2-D Visual servoing for Underwater Vehicle Station KeepingJean-Francois Lots, David M. Lane, Emanuele Trucco, François Chaumette. 2767-2772
• Controlling the Manipulator of an Underwater ROV Using a Coarse Calibrated Pan Tilt CameraÉric Marchand, François Chaumette, Fabien Spindler, Michel Perrier. 2773-2778
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• Feature Extraction and Data Association for AUV Concurrent Mapping and LocalisationIoseba Tena Ruiz, Yvan R. Petillot, David M. Lane, Cedric Salson. 2785-2790
• Practical Issues in Pixel-Based Autofocusing for Machine VisionKuang-Chern Ng, Aun Neow Poo, Marcelo H. Ang. 2791-2796
• Using a Scale: Self-calibration of a Robot System with Factor MethodHanqi Zhuang, Yan Meng. 2797-2803
• The Cable Array Robot: Theory and ExperimentJason Gorman, Kathryn W. Jablokow, David J. Cannon. 2804-2810
• Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Stratified Robotic Finger GaitingBill Goodwine, Yejun Wei. 2811-2817
• Efficient Dynamic Simulation of Robotic Systems with HierarchyJoel M. Esposito, Vijay Kumar. 2818-2823
• O(N) Forward Dynamics Computation of Open Kinematic Chains Based on the Principle of Virtual WorkKatsu Yamane, Yoshihiko Nakamura. 2824-2831
• Six Methods to Model a Flexible Beam Rotating in the Vertical PlaneJean-Claude Piedboeuf. 2832-2839
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• Tracking Control of Multiple Mobile Robots: A Case Study of Inter-Robot Collision-Free ProblemJurachart Jongusuk, Tsutomu Mita. 2885-2890
• Fast Optical Flow Estimation and Its Application to Real-time Obstacle AvoidanceKai-Tai Song, Jui-Hsian Huang. 2891-2896
• A Novel Collision Detection Method Based on Enclosed EllipsoidMing-Yi Ju, Jing-Sin Liu, Shen-Po Shiang, Yuh-Ren Chien. 2897-2902
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• System Architecture for Versatile Autonomous and Teleoperated Control of Multiple Miniature RobotsPaul E. Rybski, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos. 2917-2922
• Towards A Team of Robots with Reconfiguration and Repair CapabilitiesCurt A. Bererton, Pradeep K. Khosla. 2923-2928
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• Evaluating Control Strategies for Wireless-Networked Robots Using an Integrated Robot and Network SimulationWei Ye, Richard T. Vaughan, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, John S. Heidemann. 2941-2947
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• A New Fuzzy-Logic Anti-Swing Control for Industrial Three-Dimensional Overhead CranesHo-Hoon Lee, Sung-Kun Cho. 2956-2961
• Fuzzy-Sliding Mode Control of Automatic Polishing Robot System with the Self Tuning Fuzzy Inference Based on Genetic AlgorithmSeok Jo Go, Min Cheol Lee, Min Kyu Park. 2962-2967
• A Fuzzy Compensator for Uncertainty of Industrial RobotsWuwei Chen, James K. Mills, Jiaxin Chu, Dong Sun. 2968-2973
• Fuzzy Logic Based Tuning of Sliding Mode Controller for Robot Trajectory ControlSe-Hee Ryu, Jahng-Hyon Park. 2974-2979
• Autonomous Helicopter Control Using Fuzzy Gain SchedulingBourhane Kadmiry, Pontus Bergsten, Dimiter Driankov. 2980-2895
• Efficient Neuro-Fuzzy Control Systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicle ControlC. S. George Lee, Jeen-Shing Wang. 2986-2991
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• Adaptive Relocation of Environment-Attached Storage Device by Multiple RobotsTomohiro Umetani, Yasushi Mae, Kenji Inoue, Tatsuo Arai. 2998-3003
• Decentralized Control of Multiple Mobile Robots Transporting a Single Object in Coordination without Using Force/Torque SensorsYouhei Kume, Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu, Kuniaki Kawabata. 3004-3009
• Map-based Control of Distributed Robot Helpers for Transporting an Object in Cooperation with a HumanYasuhisa Hirata, Takeo Takagi, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu, Kuniaki Kawabata. 3010-3015
• A Distributed Ladder Transportation Algorithm for Two Robots in a CorridorYuichi Asahiro, Eric Chung-Hui Chang, Amol Dattatraya Mali, Ichiro Suzuki, Masafumi Yamashita. 3016-3021
• Coordination of Multiple Mobile ManipulatorsThomas Sugar, Jaydev P. Desai, Vijay Kumar, James P. Ostrowski. 3022-3027
• Analysis on Detaching Assist Motion (DAM)Makoto Kaneko, Tatsuya Shirai, Kensuke Harada, Toshio Tsuji. 3028-3033
• Fundamentals and Analysis of Compliance Characteristics for Multi-Fingered HandsByoung-Ho Kim, Byung-Ju Yi, Sang-Rok Oh, Il Hong Suh. 3034-3041
• Stiffness Control for Geared ManipulatorsNeil A. Tischler, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 3042-3046
• A New Theory in Stiffness Control for Dextrous ManipulationShih-Feng Chen, Yanmei Li, Imin Kao. 3047-3054
• A Review of Modeling of Soft-Contact Fingers and Stiffness Control for Dextrous Manipulation in RoboticsYanmei Li, Imin Kao. 3055-3060
• Multi-Metric Comparison of Optimal 2D Grasp Planning AlgorithmsGary M. Bone, Yonghui Du. 3061-3066
• A Rule-Based Fuzzy Traversability Index for Mobile Robot NavigationAyanna M. Howard, Homayoun Seraji, Edward Tunstel. 3067-3071
• Vision Based Navigation for Mobile Robots in Indoor Environment by Teaching and Playing-back SchemeLixin Tang, Shin ichi Yuta. 3072-3077
• Inertially Assisted Stereo Tracking for an Outdoor RoverKevin Nickels, Eric Huber. 3078-3083
• Safe Navigation on Hazardous TerrainAyanna M. Howard, Homayoun Seraji, Edward Tunstel. 3084-3091
• An Exploration and Navigation Approach For Indoor Mobile Robots Considering Sensor s Perceptual LimitationsLeonardo Romero, Eduardo F. Morales, Luis Enrique Sucar. 3092-3097
• Autonomous Exploration Using Multiple Sources of InformationStewart J. Moorehead, Reid G. Simmons, William Whittaker. 3098-3103
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• PLC Based Coordination Schemes for a Multi-robot SystemChanwoo Moon, Beom Hee Lee, M. S. Kim. 3109-3114
• Scheduling and Optimization for a Class of Single-stage Hybrid manufacturing SystemsJihui Zhang, Wook Hyun Kwon, Zhao Likuan. 3115-3120
• A High-Performance Network Infrastructure and Protocols for Distributed AutomationShinji Kume, Alfred A. Rizzi. 3121-3126
• Graph-based Surface Merging in CAD-guided Dimensional Inspection of Automotive PartsWeihua Sheng, Ning Xi, Mumin Song, Yifan Chen. 3127-3132
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• Fault Diagnosis on Autonomous Robotic Vehicles with RECOVERY: An Integrated Heterogeneous-Knowledge ApproachKelvin Hamilton, David M. Lane, Nick Taylor, Keith Brown. 3232-3237
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• Eclipse-II: A New Parallel Mechanism Enabling Continuous 360-degree Spinning Plus Three-axis Translational MotionsJongWon Kim, Jae-Chul Hwang, Jin-Sung Kim, Frank C. Park. 3274-3279
• Stiffness Estimation of a Tripod-based Parallel Kinematic MachineTian Huang, Jiangping Mei, Xingyu Zhao, Lihua Zhou. 3280-3285
• Analysis and Design Criteria for a Redundantly Actuated 4-Legged Six Degree-of-Freedom Parallel ManipulatorByung-Ju Yi, Daniel J. Cox, Delbert Tesar. 3286-3293
• Motion planning for a Bi-steerable CarSepanta Sekhavat, Jorge Hermosillo, Pierre Rouchon. 3294-3299
• Kinematic Controllability and Decoupled Trajectory Planning for Underactuated Mechanical SystemsFrancesco Bullo, Kevin M. Lynch. 3300-3307
• Generation of Optimal Trajectory for Real System of an Under-actuated ManipulatorNan Luan, Aiguo Ming, Makoto Kajitani. 3308-3313
• Balancing the Selection Pressures and Migration Schemes in Parallel Genetic Algorithms for Planning Multiple PathsSang-Keon Oh, Cheol-Taek Kim, Ju-Jang Lee. 3314-3319
• Trajectory Planning for a Four-Wheel-Steering VehicleDanwei Wang, Feng Qi. 3320-3325
• Optimal Scheduling Techniques for Cluster Tools with Process-Module and Transport-Module Residency ConstraintsShadi Rostami, Babak Hamidzadeh. 3326-3331
• On the computation of the direct kinematics of parallel spherical mechanisms using Bernstein polynomialsCarlos Bombin, Lluís Ros, Federico Thomas. 3332-3337
• Polyhedral Single Degree-of-freedom Expanding StructuresSunil Kumar Agrawal, Saravana Kumar, Mark Yim, John W. Suh. 3338-3343
• Geometry of dynamic and higher-order kinematic screwsStefano Stramigioli, Herman Bruyninckx. 3344-3349
• A Novel 4-DOF Parallel Manipulator And Its Kinematic ModellingWen-Jia Chen, Ming-Yang Zhao. 3350-3355
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• Balancing a Humanoid Robot Using Backdrive Concerned Torque Control and Direct Angular Momentum FeedbackShuuji Kajita, Kazuhito Yokoi, Muneharu Saigo, Kazuo Tanie. 3376-3382
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• Control of Posture and Tool Location Using a Single Force/Torque SensorMathias Neumann. 3390-3395
• Periodic Control for A Blimp-like Dynamical RobotHong Zhang, James P. Ostrowski. 3396-3401
• Real-time Collision-free Path Planning and Tracking Control of a Nonholonomic Mobile Robot using a Biologically Inspired ApproachSimon X. Yang, Guangfeng Yuan, Max Q.-H. Meng, Gauri S. Mittal. 3402-3407
• Layered Nanoassembly of Three-dimensional StructuresAristides A. G. Requicha, Sheffer Meltzer, Roland Resch, Diana Lewis, Bruce E. Koel, Mark E. Thompson. 3408-3411
• A Decoupled Vibratory Gyroscope using a Mixed Micro-machining TechnologyByeung Leul Lee, Sang-Woo Lee, Kyu Dong Jung, Joon Hyock Choi, Taek Ryong Chung, Yong Chul Cho. 3412-3416
• Distributed Control System for an Active Surface DevicePeng-Jui Ku, Riko Safaric, Tobias K. Winther, Harry E. Stephanou. 3417-3422
• Three-legged Wireless Miniature Robots for Mass-scale Operations at the Sub-atomic ScaleSylvain Martel, Mark Sherwood, Chad Helm, William Garcia de Quevedo, Timothy Fofonoff, Robert Dyer, John Bevilacqua. 3423-3428
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• Adaptive Control of Flexible Joint ManipulatorWoosoon Yim. 3441-3446
• Adaptive Control Design Using Delayed Dynamical Neural Networks for a Class of Nonlinear SystemsWen-Shyong Yu, Gwo-Chuan Wang. 3447-3452
• Experimental Studies of Neural network Impedance Force Control for Robot ManipulatorsSeul Jung, Sun Bin Yim, Tien C. Hsia. 3453-3458
• Nonlinear Model Based Coordinated Adaptive Robust Control of Electro-hydraulic Robotic Arms via Overparametrizing MethodFanping Bu, Bin Yao. 3459-3464
• A Stable Neural Adaptive Force Controller for a Hydraulic ActuatorBoubaker Daachi, Abdelaziz Benallegue, Nacer K. M Sirdi. 3465-3470
• Chattering-free Dynamical TBG Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of Robot Arms with Dynamic Friction for Tracking in Finite-timeVicente Parra-Vega. 3471-3476
• Human-Robot Cooperation with Mechanical Interaction Based on Rhythm Entrainment -Realization of Cooperative Rope TurningYusuke Maeda, Atsushi Takahashi, Takayuki Hara, Tamio Arai. 3477-3482
• Position and Force Tracking of a Two-Manipulator System Manipulating a Flexible Beam PayloadDong Sun, Yun-Hui Liu. 3483-3488
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• Adaptive Generation of Desired Velocity Field for Leader-Follow Type Cooperative Mobile Robots with Decentralized PVFCMasaki Yamakita, Jin-Ho Suh. 3495-3502
• Representing and Discovering the Configuration of Conro RobotsAndres Castano, Peter M. Will. 3503-3509
• Hand-Over of Unstable Object Between Multiple ManipulatorsTasuku Hoshino, Katsuhisa Furuta. 3510-3515
• Velocity Kinematic Modeling for Wheeled Mobile RobotsDong Hun Shin, Kyung Hoon Park. 3516-3522
• On Stability of the Resolved Acceleration ControlRicardo Campa, Rafael Kelly, Eloísa García. 3523-3528
• Toward Automated Inspection of Textile Surfaces: Removing the Textural Information by Using Wavelet ShrinkageHisanaga Fujiwara, Zhong Zhang, Koichi Hashimoto. 3529-3534
• Measuring Data Based Non-linear Error Modeling for Parallel Machine ToolXiaoliu Yu, Mingyang Zhao, Lijin Fang, Honggua Wang, Qiyi Wang. 3535-3541
• Toward Multiview Registration in Frame SpaceGregory C. Sharp, Sang Wook Lee, David K. Wehe. 3542-3547
• Uncalibrated Vision Based on Structured LightDavid Fofi, Joaquim Salvi, El Mustapha Mouaddib. 3548-3553
• An On-line Production Scheduler using Neural Network and Simulator based on Manufacturing System StatesKi Tae Kim, Seong-Yong Jang, Byung-Hoon Yoo, Jin-Woo Park. 3554-3558
• Modeling, Scheduling, and Prediction in Wafer Fabrication Systems Using Queueing Petri Net and Genetic AlgorithmHung-We Wen, Li-Chen Fu, Shih-Shinh Huang. 3559-3564
• An Optimal Deadlock Avoidance Policy for Manufacturing System with Flexible Operation Sequence and Flexible RoutingKeyi Xing, Feng Lin, Baosheng Hu. 3565-3570
• An Unified State Avoidance Policy to Solve Forbidden State Problems in Generalized Controlled Petri NetsYoung Cheol Cho, Wook Hyun Kwon. 3571-3576
• An Analysis of Network-Based Control System Using CAN(Controller Area Network) ProtocolJong Man Jeon, Dae Won Kim, Hong-seok Kim, Yong Jo Cho. 3577-3581
• Petri Net Controller Synthesis for Discrete Event Systems Using Weighted Inhibitor ArcWeimin Wu, Hongye Su, Jianbo Hu, Jian Chu. 3582-3587
• Sensor Fusion for Mobile Robot Dead-reckoning with a Precision-calibrated Fiber Optic GyroscopeHakyoung Chung, Lauro Ojeda, Johann Borenstein. 3588-3593
• Greedy Mapping of TerrainSven Koenig, Craig A. Tovey, William Halliburton. 3594-3599
• Optimal Landmark Pattern for PreciseMobile Robots Dead-reckoningJosep Amat, Joan Aranda, Alicia Casals, Xavier Fernández. 3600-3604
• On Mobile Robot Localization from Landmark BearingsIlan Shimshoni. 3605-3611
• Guaranteed 3-D Mobile Robot Localization Using an Odometer, an Automatic Theodolite and Indistinguishable LandmarksDenis Bouvet, Gaëtan Garcia. 3612-3617
• Integration of Schema-Based Behaviors and Variable-Resolution Cognitive Maps for Stable Indoor NavigationHye-Kyung Cho, Young-Jo Cho, Bum-Jae You. 3618-3623
• A Fourier Perspective in Multi-Legged SystemsJosé António Tenreiro Machado, Carlos M. B. Rodrigues. 3624-3629
• Optimal Motion Primitives for a 5 DOF Experimental HopperJuanita V. Albro, James E. Bobrow. 3630-3635
• Immobilization Based Control of Spider-Like Robots in Tunnel EnvironmentsAmir Shapiro, Elon Rimon, Shraga Shoval. 3636-3642
• Biomimetic Design and Fabrication of a Hexapedal Running RobotJonathan E. Clark, Jorge G. Cham, Sean A. Bailey, Edward M. Froehlich. 3643-3649
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• A Simulator to Analyze Creeping Locomotion of a Snake-like RobotShugen Ma, Wen J. Li, Yuechao Wang. 3656-3661
• Visual Servoing for a User s Mouth with Effective Intention Reading in a Wheelchair-based Robotic ArmWon-Kyung Song, Dae-Jin Kim, Jong-Sung Kim, Zeungnam Bien. 3662-3667
• Fuzzy-Neuro Control of an Exoskeletal Robot for Human Elbow Motion SupportKazuo Kiguchi, Shingo Kariya, Keigo Watanabe, Toshio Fukuda. 3668-3673
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• A Neuro-based Adaptive Training Method for Robotic Rehabilitation AidsToshio Tsuji, Kensuke Harada, Makoto Kaneko. 3680-3685
• Development of an Above Knee Prosthesis using MR Damper and Leg SimulatorJung Hoon Kim, Jun-Ho Oh. 3686-3691
• Estimation of Forearm Movement from EMG signal and Application to Prosthetic Hand ControlSatoshi Morita, Toshiyuki Kondo, Koji Ito. 3692-3697
• Self-Calibration of a Stereo Vision System for Automotive ApplicationsAlberto Broggi, Massimo Bertozzi, Alessandra Fascioli. 3698-3703
• Robust Lane Keeping from Novel Sensor FusionSukhan Lee, Woong Kwon. 3704-3709
• Path Planning for Newly Developed MicroroverTakashi Kubota, Yoji Kuroda, Yasuharu Kunii, Tetsuo Yoshimitsu. 3710-3715
• Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments: Obstacles Moving Along Arbitrary TrajectoriesZvi Shiller, Frédéric Large, Sepanta Sekhavat. 3716-3721
• Smooth Path Planning for CarsThierry Fraichard, Juan Manuel Ahuactzin. 3722-3727
• Map Building for a Terrain Scanning RobotHomayoun Najjaran, Nenad Kircanski, Andrew A. Goldenberg. 3728-3733
• Control of Impact Disturbance by Redundantly Actuated MechanismSang-Heon Lee, Byung-Ju Yi, Soo-Hyun Kim, Yoon Keun Kwak. 3734-3741
• Dragline AutomationPeter R. Ridley, Peter I. Corke. 3742-3747
• Analysis and Control of Redundant Parallel ManipulatorsGuanfeng Liu, Y. L. Wu, X. Z. Wu, Y. K. Yiu, Z. X. Li. 3748-3754
• Characterization of the Analytical Boundary of the Workspace for 3-6 SPS Parallel ManipulatorQizhi Wang, Dongsheng Wang, Min Tan. 3755-3759
• Nonlinear Control of a Hydraulic Parallel ManipulatorMohammad Reza Sirouspour, S. E. Salcudean. 3760-3765
• On the Dynamics of Parallel ManipulatorsY. K. Yiu, H. Cheng, Z. H. Xiong, Z. X. Li, Guanfeng Liu. 3766-3771
• Real-Time Action Acquisition for Autonomous Mobile Robot Based on Information Criterion for EnvironmentKae Fujisawa, Soichiro Hayakawa, Takeshi Aoki, Tatsuya Suzuki, Shigeru Okuma. 3772-3777
• A Method for Obstacle Avoidance and Shooting Action of the Robot SoccerChing-Chang Wong, Ming-Fong Chou, Chin-Po Hwang, Cheng-Hsing Tsai, Shys-Po Shyu. 3778-3782
• Flexible Exploitation of Space Coherence to Detect Collisions of Convex PolyhedraClaudio Mirolo, Enrico Pagello. 3783-3788
• An Integrated Mobile Robot Path (Re)Planner and Localizer for Personal RobotsJinsuck Kim, Nancy M. Amato, Sooyong Lee. 3789-3794
• A Recursive Algorithm of Obstacles Clustering for Reducing Complexity of Collision Detection in 2D EnvironmentJin-Liang Chen, Jing-Sin Liu, Wan-Chi Lee. 3795-3800
• Collision Prediction and Avoidance Amidst Moving Objects for Trajectory Planning ApplicationsEnrique J. Bernabeu, Josep Tornero, Masayoshi Tomizuka. 3801-3806
• Prototyping Pneumatic Group Actuators Composed of Multiple Single-motion Elastic TubesShinichi Hirai, Tomohiro Masui, Sadao Kawamura. 3807-3812
• New Control Strategy of Variable Reluctance Direct Drive Motor for Robotic ApplicationsBing Yang, Dianguo Xu, Zongpei Wang. 3813-3818
• A Comparison of Certain Quasi-Velocities Approaches in PD Joint Space ControlPrzemyslaw Herman, Krzysztof Kozlowski. 3819-3824
• Improvement of Response Properties of MR-Fluid Actuator by Torque Feedback ControlNaoyuki Takesue, Junji Furusho, Masamichi Sakaguchi. 3825-3830
• Reduced-Cable Smart motors Using DC Power Line CommunicationChun-Hung Liu, Eric Wade, Haruhiko Asada. 3831-3838
• Development of PZT and PZN-PT Based Unimorph Actuators for Micromechanical Flapping MechanismsMetin Sitti, Domenico Campolo, Joseph Yan, Ronald S. Fearing, Tao Su, David Taylor, Timothy D. Sands. 3839-3846
• Alleviation of Chattering in Variable Structure Control Signal for Flexible One-link ManipulatorSusy Thomas, Jong-Hwan Kim. 3847-3852
• Gauge Based Collision Detection Mechanism for a new Three-degree-of-freedom Flexible RobotAndres H. García, Vicente B. Feliu, Jose Andres S. Somolinos. 3853-3858
• Input Preshaping Vibration Suppression of Beam-Mass-Cart Systems Using Robust Internal-Loop CompensatorBong Keun Kim, Sangdeok Park, Wan Kyun Chung, Youngil Youm. 3859-3864
• Robust Control for a flexible-link Manipualtor Using Sliding Mode Techniques and Nonlinear H::infinity:: Control design MethodsDali Hisseine, Boris Lohmann. 3865-3870
• Model-free Regulation of Multi-link Smart Materials RobotsShuzhi Sam Ge, Tong Heng Lee, Zhuping Wang. 3871-3876
• Good Vibrations: A Vibration Damping Setpoint Controller for Continuum RobotsIan A. Gravagne, Christopher D. Rahn, Ian D. Walker. 3877-3884
• Virtual Insect Flight Simulator (VIFS): a Software Testbed for Insect FlightLuca Schenato, Xinyan Deng, Wei Chung Wu, Shankar Sastry. 3885-3892
• PZT Actuated Four-Bar Mechanism with Two Flexible Links for Micromechanical Flying Insect ThoraxMetin Sitti. 3893-3900
• Towards flapping Wing Control for a Micromechanical Flying InsectJoseph Yan, Robert J. Wood, Srinath Avadhanula, Metin Sitti, Ronald S. Fearing. 3901-3908
• Remotely Controllable Mobile Microrobots Acting as Nano Positioners and Intelligent Tweezers in Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEMs)Ferdinand Schmoeckel, Heinz Wörn. 3909-3913
• Efficiency of Swimming Microrobots Using Ionic Polymer Metal Composite ActuatorsGuillaume J. Laurent, Emmanuel Piat. 3914-3919
• A Magnetic Parallel Motion Hand for Micro Grasping and ProcessesTatsuya Nakamura, Koichiro Shimamura, Takayuki Andou. 3920-3925
• Position and Force Control by Reaction CompensationHerbert G. Tanner, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos. 3926-3931
• The Position/Force Control with Self-Adjusting Select-Matrix for Robot manipulatorsHui Zhang, Zhiqiang Zheng, Wei Qing, Wensen Chang. 3932-3936
• On the Stiffness Control and Congruence Transformation Using the Conservative Congruence Transformation (CCT)Yanmei Li, Imin Kao. 3937-3942
• An Experimental Study of Planar Impact of a Robot ManipulatorPrabhakar R. Pagilla, Biao Yu. 3943-3948
• Precise Control of Industrial Robot Arms Considering Trajectory Allowance Under Torque and Speed ConstraintsSudath R. Munasinghe, Masatoshi Nakamura, Satoru Goto, Nobuhiro Kyura. 3949-3954
• Control of a heavy-duty Robotic Excavator using Time Delay Control with Switching Action with Integral Sliding SurfaceSung-Uk Lee, Pyung Hun Chang. 3955-3960
• Formation Constrained Multi-Agent ControlMagnus Egerstedt, Xiaoming Hu. 3961-3966
• Planning and Obstacle Avoidance for Mobile RobotsEvangelos Papadopoulos, Ioannis Poulakakis. 3967-3972
• Scalable Dynamical Systems for Multi-Agent Steering and SimulationSiome Goldenstein, Menelaos I. Karavelas, Dimitris N. Metaxas, Leonidas J. Guibas, Ambarish Goswami. 3973-3980
• An Adaptive Path Planning Algorithm for Cooperating Unmanned Air VehiclesChristopher T. Cunningham, Randy S. Roberts. 3981-3986
• Dynamic Task Assignment in a Multiagent/Multitask Environment based on Module Conflict ResolutionEiji Uchibe, Tatsunori Kato, Koh Hosoda, Minoru Asada. 3987-3992
• Artificial Immune-Based Swarm Behaviors of Distributed Autonomous Robotic SystemsSang-Joon Sun, Dong-Wook Lee, Kwee-Bo Sim. 3993-3998
• Quick Primitives Extraction Using Inertia Matrix on Measures Issue from an Ultrasonic NetworkJoseph Canou, Cyril Novales, Gérard Poisson, Pierre Marché. 3999-4004
• Sensing Odour Sources in Indoor Environments Without a Constant Airflow by a Mobile RobotAchim J. Lilienthal, Andreas Zell, Michael Wandel, Udo Weimar. 4005-4010
• A Force/Moment Sensor for Intuitive Robot Teaching ApplicationMyoung H. Choi, Woo W. Lee. 4011-4016
• Learning to Locate an Odour Source with a Mobile RobotTom Duckett, Mikael Axelsson, Alessandro Saffiotti. 4017-4022
• Tactile DifferentiatorMakoto Kaneko, Yoshiharu Bessho, Toshio Tsuji. 4023-4028
• Reconstruction of Curved Surfaces Using Active Tactile Sensing and Surface Normal InformationFuming Liu, Tsutomu Hasegawa. 4029-4034
• Kinematic/Static Dexterity Measure of Manipulators with Limit-driven Characteristics of ActuatorsShugen Ma. 4035-4040
• Multiple Tasks Kinematics Using Weighted Pseudo-Inverse for Kinematically Redundant ManipulatorsJonghoon Park, Youngjin Choi, Wan Kyun Chung, Youngil Youm. 4041-4047
• Redundant Resolution with Minimum Joint Elastic Deflection for Elastic Joint Redundant RobotsJing Zhao, Yue-Ming Zhang. 4048-4053
• Redundant Manipulator Infinity-Norm Joint Torque Optimization with Actuator Constraints Using a Recurrent Neural NetworkWai Sum Tang. 4054-4059
• A Novel Quantitative Measure of Redundancy for Kinematically Redundant ManipulatorsMin-Hsiung Hung, Fan-Tien Cheng, Jen-Kuei Ting. 4060-4065
• An Approach to Torque Optimizing Control for a Redundant ManipulatorChi Youn Chung, M. S. Kim, Beom Hee Lee. 4066-4071
• Modeling Manufacturing Control SoftwareOrest Storoshchuk, Shige Wang, Kang G. Shin. 4072-4077
• Automated Programming of an Industrial Robot through Teach-By ShowingDonald R. Myers, Michael J. Pritchard, Mark D. J. Brown. 4078-4083
• Developmental Software Environment that is applicable to Small-size Humanoids and Life-size HumanoidsFumio Kanehiro, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue, Hirohisa Hirukawa, Shigeoki Hirai. 4084-4089
• Reconfigurable Software for Open Architecture ControllersShige Wang, Kang G. Shin. 4090-4095
• Programming by Demonstration: Removing Suboptimal Actions in a Partially Known Configuration SpaceJason Chen, Alexander Zelinsky. 4096-4103
• A Framework for Using Discrete Control Synthesis in Safe Robotic Programming and TeleoperationÉric Rutten. 4104-4109
• Online Mixture and Connection of Basic Motions for Humanoid Walking Control by Footprint SpecificationKoichi Nishiwaki, Tomomichi Sugihara, Satoshi Kagami, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue. 4110-4115
• Climbing Stairs with EP-WAR2 Biped RobotGiorgio Figliolini, Marco Ceccarelli. 4116-4221
• Goal-Oriented Biped Walking Based on Force Interaction ControlFilipe M. Silva, José António Tenreiro Machado. 4122-4127
• Human-Like Actuated Walking that is Asymptotically Stable Without FeedbackKatja D. Mombaur, Hans Georg Bock, Richard W. Longman. 4128-4133
• Reflex Control of Biped Robot Locomotion on A Slippery SurfaceJong Hyeon Park, Ohung Kwon. 4134-4139
• Towards the Design of a Biped Jogging RobotMichael Gienger, Klaus Löffler, Friedrich Pfeiffer. 4140-4145
• Evolution of Generative Design Systems for Modular Physical RobotsGregory Hornby, Hod Lipson, Jordan B. Pollack. 4146-4151
• Autonomous Flight Experiment with a Robotic Unmanned AirshipJosué Jr. Guimarães Ramos, Ely Carneiro de Paiva, José R. Azinheira, Samuel Siqueira Bueno, Silvio M. Maeta, Luiz G. B. Mirisola, Marcel Bergerman. 4152-4157
• Autonomous Robotic Meteorite Identification in AntarcticaLiam Pedersen, Michael D. Wagner, Dimitrios Apostolopoulos, William Whittaker. 4158-4165
• Psychological Analysis on Human-robot InteractionTakayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Toru Ishida. 4166-4173
• Robotic Antarctic Meteorite Search OutcomesDimitrios Apostolopoulos, Liam Pedersen, Benjamin Shamah, Kimberly J. Shillcutt, Michael D. Wagner, William Whittaker. 4174-4179
• Skyworker: A Robot for Assembly Inspection and Maintenance of Large Scale Orbital FacilitiesSarjoun Skaff, Chris Urmson, William Whittaker. 4180-4185
• Learning a Coordinate Transformation for a Human Visual Feedback Controller based on Disturbance Noise and the Feedback Error SignalEimei Oyama, Nak Young Chong, Arvin Agah, Karl F. MacDorman. 4186-4193
• Hormone-Controlled Metamorphic RobotsBehnam Salemi, Wei-Min Shen, Peter M. Will. 4194-4199
• Stability of Coupled Hybrid OscillatorsEric Klavins, Daniel E. Koditschek. 4200-4207
• Imitation and Primitive Symbol Acquisition of Humanoids by the Integrated Mimesis LoopTetsunari Inamura, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Hideaki Ezaki, Iwaki Toshima. 4208-4213
• Towards the Development of a Humanoid Arm by Minimizing Interaction Forces Through Minimum Impedance ControlJaydev P. Desai, Robert D. Howe. 4214-4219
• Humanoids Walk with Feedforward Dynamic Pattern and Feedback Sensory ReflectionQiang Huang, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Tetsunari Inamura. 4220-4225
• Multilevel Multisensor Based Decision Fusion for Intelligent Animal RobotRen C. Luo, S. H. Henry Phang, Kuo Lan Su. 4226-4231
• Localization by Voronoi Diagrams CorrelationDolores Blanco, Beatriz L. Boada, Luis Moreno. 4232-4237
• A Counter Example to the Theory of Simulataneous Localization and Map BuildingSimon Julier, Jeffrey K. Uhlmann. 4238-4243
• Drift-free attitude estimation for accelerated rigid bodiesHenrik Rehbinder, Xiaoming Hu. 4244-4249
• A Probabilistic approach to Hough LocalizationLuca Iocchi, Domenico Mastrantuono, Daniele Nardi. 4250-4255
• Building Topological Models for Navigation in Large Scale EnvironmentsDominique Van Zwynsvoorde, Thierry Siméon, Rachid Alami. 4256-4261