FIRA RoboWorld Congress 2010: Bangalore, India
Prahlad Vadakkepat, Jong-Hwan Kim, Norbert Jesse, Abdullah Al Mamun, Kok Kiong Tan, Jacky Baltes, John Anderson, Igor M. Verner, David J. Ahlgren (Eds.): Trends in Intelligent Robotics - 13th FIRA Robot World Congress, FIRA 2010, Bangalore, India, September 15-17, 2010. Proceedings. Springer 2010 Communications in Computer and Information Science 103 ISBN 978-3-642-15809-4
Part 1 / Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Ranjan T. N, Arun Nherakkol, Gajanan Navelkar: Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Using Extended Kalman Filter. 1-9
R. Madhan, Gajanan Navelkar, Elgar Desa, Sanjeev Afzulpurkar, Shivanand Prabhudesai, Nitin Dabholkar, Antonio Mascarenhas, Pramod Maurya: Safety Aspects for Underwater Vehicles. 10-16
Sanjeev Afzulpurkar, Gajanan Navelkar, Elgar Desa, R. Madhan, Nitin Dabholkar, Shivanand Prabhudesai, Antonio Mascarenhas: Autonomous Vertical Profiler Data Management. 17-24
Manecius Selvakumar Joseph, Atmanand M. A, Ramadass G. A, Ramesh Raju, Jayakumar V. K.: Navigation and Position Control of Underwater Vehicle ROSUB 6000. 25-32
R. Ramesh, V. K. Jayakumar, J. Manecius Selvakumar, V. Doss Prakash, G. A. Ramadass, M. A. Atmanand: Distributed Real Time Control Systems for Deep Water ROV (ROSUB 6000). 33-40
S. K. Das, D. Pal, S. Nandy, V. Kumar, S. N. Shome, B. Mahanti: Control Architecture for AUV-150: A Systems Approach. 41-48
S. N. Shome, S. Nandy, S. K. Das, D. Pal, Biswajit Mahanty, V. Kumar, Ranjit Ray, Debajyoti Banerji: Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for 150m Depth-Development Phases and Hurdles Faced. 49-56
Part 2 / Humanoid Robotics and Multi Legged Systems
Yu-Te Su, Tzuu-Hseng S. Li, Wen-Chien Chen, Jhen-Jia Hu: SOPC Based Human Biped Motion Tracking Control for Human-Sized Biped Robot. 57-64
Chang-Soo Park, Jeong-Ki Yoo, Young-Dae Hong, Ki-Baek Lee, Si-Jung Ryu, Jong-Hwan Kim: Walking Pattern Generator Using an Evolutionary Central Pattern Generator. 65-72
Kuo-Yang Tu, Wei-Cheng Lee: Analysis and Study of Human Joint Torque and Motion Energy during Walking on Various Grounds. 73-81
Marco Wickrath: Applied Complex Motion Planning and Motion Control for Humanoid Robots in Vertical Motion Sceneries. 82-89
Matej Cirip, Marek Sukop, Mikulás Hajduk: Stuctural Design of Walking and Mathematical Model of Humanoid Robot MC - 01. 90-97
Hsiang-Min Chan, Kai-Hsiang Huang, Yueh-Yang Hu, Ching-Chang Wong: Mechanical Design of Small-Size Humanoid Robot: TWNHR-VI. 98-105
Jeff Allen, John Anderson, Jacky Baltes: Imitation Learning from Humanoids in a Heterogeneous Setting. 106-113
Adalberto Llarena: Here Comes the Robotic Brain ! 114-121
Tzuu-Hseng S. Li, Yu-Te Su, Wen-Chien Chen, Jhen-Jia Hu: Design and Implementation of SOPC Based Motion Control for Human-Sized Biped Robot. 130-137
Shibendu Shekhar Roy, Pranab Sen Choudhury, Dilip Kumar Pratihar: Dynamic Modeling of Energy Efficient Hexapod Robot's Locomotion over Gradient Terrains. 138-145
Abhishek Agarwal, Praveen Kumar Gautam, Shibendu Shekhar Roy: Dynamic Modeling and Optimal Foot Force Distribution of Quadruped Walking Robot. 146-153
Vijay Eathakota, Arun Kumar Singh, Srikant Kolachalam, K. Madhava Krishna: Determination of Optimally Stable Posture for Force Actuator Based Articulated Suspension for Rough Terrain Mobility. 154-161
Part 3 / Multi-Agent / Robot Systems
Kaushik Das, Debasish Ghose: Multi-Agent Rendezvous Algorithm with Rectilinear Decision Domain. 162-169
Dong-Hyun Lee, Ki-In Na, Jong-Hwan Kim: Task and Role Selection Strategy for Multi-robot Cooperation in Robot Soccer. 170-177
Kaushik Das, Debasish Ghose: Positional Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems Using Linear Programming Based Decentralized Control with Rectilinear Decision Domain. 178-185

Part 4 / Path Planning and Navigation
Soumic Sarkar, Sankar Nath Shome, S. Nandy: An Intelligent Algorithm for the Path Planning of Autonomous Mobile Robot for Dynamic Environment. 202-209
Iksu Shin, Yuseok Bang, Donghoon Kim, Jongdae Jung, Hyun Myung: Design and Implementation of Autonomous Navigation System for Mobile Harbors. 218-225
Titas Bera, M. Seetharama Bhat, Debasish Ghose: An Efficient Random Walk Strategy for Sampling Based Robot Motion Planners. 234-241
Part 5 / Robotics and Education
Pedro Neto, Nuno Mendes, Nélio Mourato, J. Norberto Pires, A. Paulo Moreira: Attracting Students to Engineering: Using Intuitive HRIs for Educational Purposes. 250-257
Anna Friesel: Robots as a Tool for Teaching Differential Equations. 258-265
Ole Ravn, Nils A. Andersen: A Course Programme in Mobile Robotics with Integrated Hands-on Exercises and Competitions. 266-273
David J. Ahlgren, Igor M. Verner: RoboWaiter Competition: Linking Robotics Education to Social Responsibility. 274-281
Part 6 / Pattern Analysis and Classification
Neo Choon kiat Daniel, Kiruthika Ramanathan, Luping Shi, Prahlad Vadakkepat: A Comparison between Growing and Variably Dense Self Organizing Maps for Incremental Learning in Hubel Weisel Models of Concept Representation. 282-289
Pramod Kumar P., Stephanie Quek Shu Hui, Prahlad Vadakkepat, Ai Poh Loh: Hand Posture Recognition Using Neuro-Biologically Inspired Features. 290-297
Susmitha Vekkot: Wavelet Based Medical Image Fusion Using Filter Masks. 298-305
Prahlad Vadakkepat, Pramod Kumar P., Sivakumar Ganesan, Ai Poh Loh: Boosting Based Fuzzy-Rough Pattern Classifier. 306-313
Ching-Chang Wong, Yu-Ting Yang, Hao-En Cheng, Meng-Hung Tsai: Face Detector Design for an Expression Robot. 314-321
Part 7 / Control and Sensing
Nuno Mendes, Pedro Neto, J. Norberto Pires, A. Paulo Moreira: Fuzzy-PI Force Control for Industrial Robotics. 322-329
Jing Na, Guido Herrmann, Xuemei Ren: Neural Network Control of Nonlinear Time-Delay System with Unknown Dead-Zone and Its Application to a Robotic Servo System. 338-345
Muhamad Azfar Ramli, Gerard Leng: The Computational Accuracy of Cover Time for Circular Sensing Range. 346-352
Liyanage C. De Silva, Titty Dewana, M. Iskandar Petra, G. Amal Punchihewa: Multiple Sensor Based Autonomous Monitoring and Control for Energy Efficiency. 361-368



