IROS 2006: Beijing, China
2006 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2006, October 9-15, 2006, Beijing, China. IEEE 2006
Plenary Talks
- Harry Shum: Human Intention Modeling and Interactive Computer Vision.
- George A. Bekey: Co-existing with Robots.
- Chih-Ming Ho: Nano/Micro Robotic Systems for Directing Cellular Functions.
- Suguru Arimoto: What is a Breakthrough toward Human Robotics?
Video Session 1: Human-Robot Interaction
- Tadashi Odashima, Masaki Onishi, Kenji Tahara, Kentaro Takagi, Fumihiko Asano, Yo Kato, Hiromichi Nakashima, Yuichi Kobayashi, Toshiharu Mukai, Zhi Wei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe: A Soft Human-Interactive Robot RI-MAN.
- Keun-Chang Kwak, Kyu-Dae Ban, Kyung-Suk Bae, Hye-Jin Kim, Soo-Young Chi, Young-Jo Cho: Speech-based Human-Robot Interaction Components for URC Intelligent Service Robots.
- Keun-Chang Kwak, Do-Hyung Kim, ByoungYoul Song, Daeha Lee, Soo-Young Chi, Young-Jo Cho: Vision-based Human-Robot Interaction Components for URC Intelligent Service Robots.
- Angelika Peer, Bartlomiej Stanczyk, Ulrich Unterhinninghofen, Martin Buss: Tele-assembly in Wide Remote Environments.
- Stefan Sosnowski, Kolja Kühnlenz, Martin Buss: EDDIE - An Emotion Display with Dynamic Intuitive Expressions.
- Takashi Yoshimi, Manabu Nishiyama, Takafumi Sonoura, Hideichi Nakamoto, Seiji Tokura, Hirokazu Sato, Fumio Ozaki, Nobuto Matsuhira, Hiroshi Mizoguchi: Person Following Robot ApriAttenda.
- Seungwoo Kim, Dongik Oh, Dongwook Kim, Yongrae Jung, Jacil Choe, Jungwook Choi: A Study on the Development of Ubiquitous CellPhone Robot.
Video Session 2: Mobile Robots
- Kevin Nickels, Brett Kennedy, Hrand Aghazarian, Curtis Collins, Michael Garrett, Lee Magnone, Avi Okon, Julie Townsend: Lemur IIa Capabilities.
- Akiya Kamimura: A Novel Mobile Robot Design for High Maneuverability.
- Kenjiro Tadakuma, Masatsugu Matsumoto, Shigeo Hirose: "Tri-Star3"; Horizontal Polyarticular Arm Equipped 3-Wheeled Expandable Rover.
- Hitoshi Kimura: Hermetically-Sealed Flexible Mobile Robot with Hydrostatic Skeleton Driving Mechanism.
- Kevin Jones, Frank Boria, Richard J. Bachmann, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Peter G. Ifju, Roger D. Quinn: MMALV - The Morphing Micro Air-Land Vehicle.
- Jean-Christophe Zufferey, Adam Klaptocz, Antoine Beyeler, Jean-Daniel Nicoud, Dario Floreano: A 10-gram Microflyer for Vision-based Indoor Navigation.
- William A. Lewinger, Michael S. Watson, Roger D. Quinn: Obstacle Avoidance Behavior for a Biologically-inspired Robot Using Binaural Ultrasonic Sensors.
Video Session 3: Intelligent Systems
- Kai Huebner, Jianwei Zhang: Stable Symmetric Feature Detection and Classification in Panoramic Robot Vision Systems.
- Andrzej Pronobis, Barbara Caputo, Patric Jensfelt, Henrik I. Christensen: A Discriminative Approach to Robust Visual Place Recognition.
- Nikolaus Correll, Grégory Sempo, Yuri López de Meneses, José Halloy, J.-L. Denebourg, Alcherio Martinoli: SwisTrack: A Tracking Tool for Multi-Unit Robotic and Biological Systems.
- Oliver Wulf, Daniel Lecking, Bernardo Wagner: Robust Self-Localization in Industrial Environments Based on 3D Ceiling Structures.
- Sascha Kolski, Kristijan Macek, Dave Ferguson, Roland Siegwart: SMART Navigation in Structured and Unstructured Environments.
- Simon Lacroix, Jeremi Gancet: Real-time Coordination and Control of Multiple Heterogeneous UAVs: The COMETs Project.
- Robin R. Murphy, Sam Stover, Kevin S. Pratt, Chandler Griffin: Cooperative Damage Inspection with Unmanned Surface Vehicle and Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Hurricane Wilma.
Video Session 4: Manipulation
- B. Holbrook, Matthew A. Csencsits, William McMahan, Vilas K. Chitrakaran, Michael D. Grissom, Michael B. Pritts, Bryan A. Jones, Christopher D. Rahn, Ian D. Walker: Field Experiments with the OctArm Continuum Manipulator.
- Kevin Nickels, Brett Kennedy, Hrand Aghazarian, Curtis Collins, Michael Garrett, Lee Magnone, Avi Okon, Julie Townsend: In-Space Robotic Assembly with Lemur IIa.
- Mario Prats, Angel P. Del Pobil, Pedro J. Sanz: A Control Architecture for Compliant Execution of Manipulation Tasks.
Mobile Robot Control I
- Yugang Liu, Yangmin Li: A New Method of Executing Multiple Auxiliary Tasks by Redundant Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulators. 1-6
- Kimitoshi Yamazaki, Masahiro Tomono, Takashi Tsubouchi, Shin'ichi Yuta: Motion Planning for a Mobile Manipultor Based on Joint Motions for Error Recovery. 7-12
- Danwei Wang, Minhtuan Pham, Chang Boon Low, Chaisoon Tan: Development and Implementation of a Fault-Tolerant Vehicle-Following Controller for a Four-Wheel-Steering Vehicle. 13-18
- Redwan Alqasemi, Kevin Edwards, Rajiv V. Dubey: Design, Construction and Control of a 7 DoF Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arm. 19-24
Localization I
- Alen Alempijevic, Sarath Kodagoda, James Patrick Underwood, Suresh Kumar, Gamini Dissanayake: Mutual Information based Sensor Registration and Calibration. 25-30
- Daniel Göhring, Hans-Dieter Burkhard: Multi Robot Object Tracking and Self Localization Using Visual Percept Relations. 31-36
- Heesung Chae, Wonpil Yu, Jaeyeong Lee, Young-Jo Cho: Robot Localization Sensor for Development of Wireless Location Sensing Network. 37-42
- Agostino Martinelli, Jan W. Weingarten, Roland Siegwart: Theoretical Results on On-line Sensor Self-Calibration. 43-48
Vision Applications
- Geraldo F. Silveira, Ezio Malis, Patrick Rives: Real-time Robust Detection of Planar Regions in a Pair of Images. 49-54
- Fangwu Shu, Werner Neddermeyer, Jianwei Zhang: Online Approaches to Camera Pose Recalibration. 61-66
- Valerij Tchernykh, Martin Beck, Klaus Janschek: An Embedded Optical Flow Processor for Visual Navigation using Optical Correlator Technology. 67-72
Wire Driven Manipulators
- Hisashi Osumi, Masayuki Saitoh: Control of a Redundant Manipulator Mounted on a Base Plate Suspended by Six Wires. 73-78
- Hitoshi Kino, Toshiaki Yahiro, F. Takemura, T. Morizono: Adaptive Position Control for Fully Constrained Parallel Wire Driven Systems. 79-84
- Guilin Yang, Cong Bang Pham, Song Huat Yeo: Workspace Performance Optimization of Fully Restrained Cable-Driven Parallel Manipulators. 85-90
- Roberto Lampariello, Johann Heindl, Ralf Koeppe, Gerd Hirzinger: Reactionless Control for two Manipulators Mounted on a Cable-Suspended Platform. 91-97
Perception and Navigation for Automated Vehicles I
- Rodrigo Benenson, Stéphane Petti, Thierry Fraichard, Michel Parent: Integrating Perception and Planning for Autonomous Navigation of Urban Vehicles. 98-104
- Manuel Yguel, Olivier Aycard, Christian Laugier: Efficient GPU-based Construction of Occupancy Girds Using several Laser Range-finders. 105-110
- Alberto Broggi, Stefano Cattani, Pier Paolo Porta, Paolo Zani: A Laserscanner-Vision Fusion System Implemented on the TerraMax Autonomous Vehicle. 111-116
Autonomous Aerial Vehicles
- Hiroshi Kawano: Three Dimensional Obstacle Avoidance of Autonomous Blimp Flying in Unknown Disturbance. 123-130
- Seungyong Oh, Sungchul Kang, Kyungjoon Lee, Sangchul Ahn, Euntai Kim: Flying Display: Autonomous Blimp with Real-Time Visual Tracking and Image Projection. 131-136
- Salim Hima, Yasmina Bestaoui: Trim Trajectories Characterization for an Unmanned Autonomous Airship. 137-142
- Xingang Zhao, Zhe Jiang, Jianda Han, Guangjun Liu: Adaptive Robust Control Techniques Applied to the Yaw Control of a Small-scale Helicopter. 143-148
Diagnostic Tools
- Tatsushi Tokuyasu, Yusuke Fujii, Motoji Yamamoto, Kazutoshi Okamura, Kazunori Yoshiura: A Training Simulator for Intraoral Radiography. 149-154
- Norihiro Koizumi, Takehiko Tsurumi, Shin'ichi Warisawa, Mamoru Mitsuishi, Hiroyuki Hashizume: Probe Positioning Support Utilizing Shoulder Model for Ultrasound Diagnosis. 155-161
- Chao Hu, Max Q.-H. Meng, Mrinal Mandal: The Calibration of 3-Axis Magnetic Sensor Array System for Tracking Wireless Capsule Endoscope. 162-167
- Gang Chen, Minh Tu Pham, Tanneguy Redarce: Development and kinematic analysis of a silicone-rubber bending tip for colonoscopy. 168-173
Mobiligence
- Masahiro Shimizu, Takafumi Mori, Akio Ishiguro: A Development of a Modular Robot That Enables Adaptive Reconfiguration. 174-179
- Shinya Aoi, Hitoshi Sasaki, Kazuo Tsuchiya: Turning Maneuvers of a Multi-legged Modular Robot Using Its Inherent Dynamic Characteristics. 180-185
- Daisuke Kurabayashi, Kunio Okita, Tetsuro Funato, Ryota Sakaematsu: Obstacle avoidance of a mobile robot group using a nonlinear oscillator network. 186-191
- Tomoaki Nagano, Toshiyuki Kondo, Koji Ito: A distributed motor control system based on spinal cord and musculoskeletal mechanisms. 192-197
Mobile Robots I
- Kanji Tanaka, Mitsuru Hirayama, Nobuhiro Okada, Eiji Kondo: Location-driven Retrieval of Images Collected by a Mobile Robot. 198-204
- Christian Mandel, Udo Frese, Thomas Röfer: Robot Navigation based on the Mapping of Coarse Qualitative Route Descriptions to Route Graphs. 205-210
- Ludek Zalud: ARGOS System for Heterogeneous Mobile Robot Teleoperation. 211-216
- Vadiraj Hombal, Arthur C. Sanderson, D. Richard Blidberg: A Non-Parametric Iterative Algorithm For Adaptive Sampling And Robotic Vehicle Path Planning. 217-222
Vision Algorithms
- Ezio Malis, Éric Marchand: Experiments with robust estimation techniques in real-time robot vision. 223-228
- Hui Xie, Weibin Rong, Lining Sun: Wavelet-Based Focus Measure and 3-D Surface Reconstruction Method for Microscopy Images. 229-234
- Quan Shi, Ning Xi, Yifan Chen, Weihua Sheng: Registration of Point Clouds for 3D Shape Inspection. 235-240
- Katherine Achim Fleming, Richard Alan Peters II, Robert E. Bodenheimer: Image Mapping and Visual Attention on a Sensory Ego-Sphere. 241-246
Rehabilitation Robotics
- H. Peralta, Chadi Fouad Riman, Roland Thieffry, Eric Monacelli, Fathi Ben Ouezdou, Y. Alayli, G. De Matteo, J. Bouteille, Isabelle Laffont, Imad Mougharbel, Ali El-Hajj: A Reconfigurable Evaluation and Assistance Platform for Handicapped People. 247-252
- Gengqian Liu, Jinlian Gao, Hong Yue, Xiaojun Zhang, Guangda Lu: Design and Kinematics Analysis of Parallel Robots for Ankle Rehabilitation. 253-258
- Samer Mohammed, Philippe Poignet, David Guiraud: Closed Loop Nonlinear Model Predictive Control Applied On Paralyzed Muscles To Restore Lower Limbs Functions. 259-264
- Peter Culmer, A. Jackson, M. C. Levesley, R. Richardson, J. A. Cozens, M. Mon Williams, B. B. Bhakta: A Cooperative Control Scheme for Robotic Rehabilitation of Arm Impairment after Stroke. 265-269
Collision Avoidance
- Fumi Seto, Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge: Motion Generation for Human-Robot Cooperation considering Range of Joint Movement. 270-275
- Lucian Balan, Gary M. Bone: Real-time 3D Collision Avoidance Method for Safe Human and Robot Coexistence. 276-282
- Manel Frigola, Alicia Casals, Josep Amat: Human-Robot Interaction Based on a Sensitive Bumper Skin. 283-287
- Sven Rönnbäck, Tomas Berglund, Håkan Fredriksson, Kalevi Hyyppä: Signature Graphs for Effective Localization. 288-293
Micro Manipulation and Assembly I
- Thomas Wich, Torsten Sievers, Sergej Fatikow: Assembly inside a Scanning Electron Microscope using Electron Beam induced Deposition. 294-299
- Qingsong Xu, Yangmin Li: Stiffness Modeling of a Spatial 3-DOF Compliant Parallel Micromanipulator. 300-305
- Guangyi Sun, Xin Zhao, Guizhang Lu: Voxel-Based Modeling and Rendering for Virtual MEMS Fabrication Process. 306-311
- Jindong Liu, Huosheng Hu, Dongbing Gu: A Hybrid Control Architecture for Autonomous Robotic Fish. 312-317
Acoustic Sensing
- Xueying Zhang, Jing Bai: The Speech Recognition Based on the Bark Wavelet and CZCPA Features. 318-321
- Michael Pardowitz, Raoul Zöllner, Steffen Knoop, Rüdiger Dillmann: Using Physical Demonstrations, Background Knowledge and Vocal Comments for Task Learning. 322-327
- Amarjeet Singh, Diane Budzik, Willie Chen, Maxim A. Batalin, Michael J. Stealey, Per Henrik Borgstrom, William J. Kaiser: Multiscale Sensing: A new paradigm for actuated sensing of high frequency dynamic phenomena. 328-335
- Aliza Amsellem, Octavian Soldea, Ehud Rivlin: Function-Based Classification from 3D Data and Audio. 336-341
Humanoid Robots 1: Walking Algorithms
- Chenglong Fu, Mei Shuai, Yuanlin Huang, Jianmei Wang, Ken Chen: Parametric Walking Patterns and Optimum Atlases for Underactuated Biped Robots. 342-347
- Olivier Stasse, Andrew J. Davison, Ramzi Sellaouti, Kazuhito Yokoi: Real-time 3D SLAM for Humanoid Robot considering Pattern Generator Information. 348-355
- Xinhe Xu, Hualong Xie, Binrui Wang, Jindong Tan: Gait Perception and Coordinated Control of a Novel Biped Robot with Heterogeneous Legs. 356-361
- Lingyun Hu, Changjiu Zhou, Zengqi Sun: Estimating Probability Distribution with Q-learning for Biped Gait Generation and Optimization. 362-367
Robot Audition I
- Martin Heckmann, Tobias Rodemann, Frank Joublin, Christian Goerick, Björn Schölling: Auditory Inspired Binaural Robust Sound Source Localization in Echoic and Noisy Environments. 368-373
- Carlos Toshinori Ishi, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita: Evaluation of Prosodic and Voice Quality Features on Automatic Extraction of Paralinguistic Information. 374-379
- Yoko Sasaki, Satoshi Kagami, Hiroshi Mizoguchi: Multiple Sound Source Mapping for a Mobile Robot by Self-motion Triangulation. 380-385
- Tomoko Shimoda, Toru Nakashima, Makoto Kumon, Ryuichi Kohzawa, Ikuro Mizumoto, Zenta Iwai: Spectral Cues for Robust Sound Localization with Pinnae. 386-391
Distributed Robot Control
- Youngshik Kim, Mark A. Minor: Decentralized Kinematic Motion Control for Multiple Axle Compliant Framed Modular Wheeled Mobile Robots. 392-397
- Chris A. C. Parker, Hong Zhang: An Analysis of Random Peer-to-Peer Communication for System-Level Coordination in Decentralized Multiple-Robot Systems. 398-403
- Arturo Gil-Pinto, Philippe Fraisse, René Zapata: A decentralized algorithm to adaptive trajectory planning for a group of nonholonomic mobile robots. 404-417
- Konstantinos Varsos, Jonathan E. Luntz: Superposition of Quadratic Potential Force Fields for Distributed Manipulation. 410-416
- Hossein Aminaiee, Majid Nili Ahmadabadi: Learning Distributed Object Pushing: Individual Learning and Distributed Cooperation Protocol. 418-423
Localization II
- Tae-Bum Kwon, Ju-Ho Yang, Jae-Bok Song, Woojin Chung: Efficiency Improvement in Monte Carlo Localization through Topological Information. 424-429
- Javier Antich, Alberto Ortiz: Bug-based T2: A New Globally Convergent Potential Field Approach to Obstacle Avoidance. 430-435
- Shu Yun Chung, Han-Pang Huang: Relative-Absolute Map Filter for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. 436-441
- Hyun Myung, Hyoung-Ki Lee, Kiwan Choi, Seokwon Bang, Yongbeom Lee, Sang-Ryoung Kim: Constrained Kalman Filter for Mobile Robot Localization with Gyroscope. 442-447
- Joseph Wong, Goldie Nejat, Robert G. Fenton, Beno Benhabib: Localization of Autonomous Robotic Vehicles Using A Neural-Network Approach. 448-453
Haptics and Haptic Devices I
- Rui Pedro Duarte Cortesão, Walid Zarrad, Philippe Poignet, Olivier Company, Etienne Dombre: Haptic Control Design for Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery. 454-459
- Sung-Uk Lee, Seungho Kim: Analysis and Optimal Design of a New 6 DOF Parallel Type Haptic Device. 460-465
- Dongseok Ryu, Kyoungwon Moon, Sungchul Kang, Munsang Kim, Jae-Bok Song: Development of Wearable Haptic System for Tangible Studio to Experience a Virtual Heritage Alive. 466-471
- Ali Israr, Seungmoon Choi, Hong Z. Tan: Detection Threshold and Mechanical Impedance of the Hand in a Pen-Hold Posture. 472-477
- Ki-Uk Kyung, Seung-Chan Kim, Dong-Soo Kwon, Mandayam A. Srinivasan: Texture Display Mouse KAT: Vibrotactile Pattern and Roughness Display. 478-483
Parallel Manipulators I
- Chunping Sui, Hongguang Wang, Lijin Fang, Mingyang Zhao: Static Measuring Model and Deadweight Compensation of a Stewart Platform Based Force/Torque Sensor. 484-489
- Y. Y. Wang, Tian Huang, X. M. Zhao, Jiangping Mei, Derek G. Chetwynd, S. Jack Hu: Finite Element Analysis and Comparison of Two Hybrid Robotsthe Tricept and the TriVariant. 490-495
- Vincent Nabat, Olivier Company, François Pierrot, Philippe Poignet: Dynamic Modeling and Identification of Par4, A Very High Speed Parallel Manipulator. 496-501
- Yuanqing Wu, Han Ding, Jian Meng, Zexiang Li: Finite Motion Validation for Parallel Manipulators: A Differential Geometry Approach. 502-507
- Tian Huang, Z. Y. Hong, Jiangping Mei, Derek G. Chetwynd: Kinematic Calibration of the 3-DOF Module of a 5-DOF Reconfigurable Hybrid Robot using a Double-Ball-Bar System. 508-512
Perception and Navigation for Automated Vehicles II
- Olivier Aycard, Anne Spalanzani, Julien Burlet, Chiara Fulgenzi, Trung-Dung Vu, David Raulo, Manuel Yguel: Pedestrians Tracking Using Offboard Cameras. 513-518
- Nadir Karam, Frederic Chausse, Romuald Aufrère, Roland Chapuis: Localization of a Group of Communicating Vehicles by State Exchange. 519-524
- Julien Burlet, Olivier Aycard, Anne Spalanzani, Christian Laugier: Adaptive Interacting Multiple Models applied on pedestrian tracking in car parks. 525-530
- Christophe Braillon, Kane Usher, Cédric Pradalier, James L. Crowley, Christian Laugier: Real-time stereo and optical flow data fusion. 531-536
- Chris Urmson, Alexander Gutierrez, Nick Miller, Kevin Peterson, Spencer Spiker, Joshua Struble, William Whittaker: A Complete System for High-Speed Navigation of Prescribed Routes. 537-542
Object Manipulation
- Hermann Georg Mayer, Faustino J. Gomez, Daan Wierstra, Istvan Nagy, Alois Knoll, Jürgen Schmidhuber: A System for Robotic Heart Surgery that Learns to Tie Knots Using Recurrent Neural Networks. 543-548
- Mikhail M. Svinin, Igor Goncharenko, Zhi Wei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe: Modeling of Human-Like Reaching Movements in the Manipulation of Flexible Objects. 549-555
- Wusheng Chou, Jing Xiao: Real-time and Accurate Multiple Contact Detection between General Curved Objects. 556-561
- Masahiro Sekimoto, Suguru Arimoto: Experimental Study on Reaching Movements of Robot Arms with Redundant DOFs Based upon Virtual Spring-Damper Hypothesis. 562-567
- Yantao Shen, Uchechukwu C. Wejinya, Ning Xi, Craig A. Pomeroy, Yonghui Xue, Zhun Fan: Characterization of Living Drosophila Embryos using Micro Robotic Manipulation System. 568-573
Redundant and Underactuated Robots
- Xu-Zhi Lai, Jin-Hua She, Simon X. Yang, Min Wu: Unified Treatment of Motion Control of Underactuated two-link manipulators. 574-579
- Ioannis Iossifidis, Gregor Schöner: Dynamical Systems Approach for the Autonomous Avoidance of Obstacles and Joint-limits for an Redundant Robot Arm. 580-585
- Keisuke Ichida, Keigo Watanabe, Kiyotaka Izumi, Nobuhiro Uchida: Fuzzy Switching Control of Underactuated Manipulators with Approximated Switching Regions. 586-591
- Keiji Ikeda, Hiroshi Tanaka, Tong-xiao Zhang, Mamoru Minami, Yasushi Mae: On-line Optimization of Avoidance Ability for Redundant Manipulator. 592-597
Modular and Reconfigurable Robots
- Jacob Everist, Feili Hou, Wei-Min Shen: Transformation of Control in Congruent Self-Reconfigurable Robot Topologies. 612-618
- Katsuyuki Ukegawa, M. C. Natori: Deadlock Resolution in Self-Assembly of Modular Structure Systems. 619-624
- Satoshi Murata, Kiyoharu Kakomura, Haruhisa Kurokawa: Docking Experiments of a Modular Robot by Visual Feedback. 625-630
- Akio Ishiguro, Tomoki Maegawa: Self-Assembly Through the Interplay between Control and Mechanical Systems. 631-638
Navigation I
- Erick Swere, David J. Mulvaney, Ian P. W. Sillitoe: A Fast Memory-Efficient Incremental Decision Tree Algorithm in its Application to Mobile Robot Navigation. 645-650
- Jason Held, Alexandre Lampe, Raja Chatila: Linking Mobile Robot Performances With the Environment Using System Maps. 651-656
- Takashi Kubota, Shujiro Sawai, Tatsuaki Hashimoto, Junichiro Kawaguchi: Collision Dynamics of Target Maker for Visual Navigation in Small Body Exploration. 657-662
- Lounis Douadi, Marie-José Aldon, André Crosnier: Pair-wise Registration of 3D/Color Data Sets with ICP. 663-668
Visual Tracking
- Christopher Mei, Selim Benhimane, Ezio Malis, Patrick Rives: Homography-based Tracking for Central Catadioptric Cameras. 669-674
- Yu-Shan Cheng, Cheng-Ming Huang, Li-Chen Fu: Multiple People Visual Tracking in a Multi-Camera System for Cluttered Environments. 675-680
- Wei Ding, Zhenbang Gong, Shaorong Xie, Hairong Zou: Real-time Vision-based Object Tracking from a Moving Platform in the Air. 681-685
- Yunting Pang, Qiang Huang, Weimin Zhang, Zhangfeng Hu, Altaf Hussain Rajpar, Kejie Li: Real-time Object Tracking of a Robot Head Based on Multiple Visual Cues Integration. 686-691
Assistive Devices I
- Lidia Mudura, Matthew Bruer, Imad Elhajj, Gary Moore, Patricia T. Ketcham: A Virtual Nursing Simulator with Haptic Feedback for Nasotracheal Suctioning. 698-703
- Roland Thieffry, Eric Monacelli, Stephane Delaplace: Experimentations with Handicapped Users on the Adaptation of the Wheelchair Control. 704-709
- Luis Montesano, Javier Minguez, J. M. Alcubierre, Luis Montano: Towards the Adaptation of a Robotic Wheelchair for Cognitive Disabled Children. 710-716
- Hiroshi Kobayashi, Kentaro Konishi: Development of Feeding Support System and Its Quantitative Estimation. 717-722
- Lee Middleton, David K. Wagg, Alex I. Bazin, John N. Carter, Mark S. Nixon: Developing a non-intrusive biometric environment. 723-728
Trajectory Planning
- Taha Chettibi, Moussa Haddad, H. E. Lehtihet, W. Khalil: Suboptimal Trajectory Generation for Industrial Robots using Trapezoidal Velocity Profiles. 729-735
- Matthieu Guilbert, Pierre-Brice Wieber, Luc D. Joly: Optimal Trajectory Generation for Manipulator Robots under Thermal Constraints. 742-747
- Jianjun Zhang, Weimin Li, Xiaohui Wang, Feng Gao: Study on Kinematics Decoupling for Parallel Manipulator with Perpendicular Structures. 748-753
- Yanjie Liu, Chenqi Wang, Juan Li, Lining Sun: Time-Optimal Trajectory Generation of a Fast-Motion Planar Parallel Manipulator. 754-759
Micro Manipulation and Assembly II
- Mourad Nourine, Michaël Gauthier: Effect of the Capillary Force on Force Measurements in Submerged Micromanipulations. 766-771
- Felix Beyeler, Dominik J. Bell, Bradley J. Nelson, Yu Sun, A. Neild, S. Oberti, J. Dual: Design of a Micro-Gripper and an Ultrasonic Manipulator for Handling Micron Sized Objects. 772-777
- Ahmed A. Ramadan, Kenji Inoue, Tatsuo Arai, Tomohito Takubo: Design Optimization of a Compact 3-DOF Parallel Micro/Nano Finger Manipulator. 778-783
- Beatriz Lopez Walle, Michaël Gauthier, Nicolas Chaillet: Submerged Freeze Gripper to Manipulate Micro-objects. 784-789
Range Sensors and Applications
- Stefan May, Bjorn Werner, Hartmut Surmann, Kai Pervölz: 3D time-of-flight cameras for mobile robotics. 790-795
- Ruben Martinez-Cantin, José A. Castellanos, Juan D. Tardós, J. M. M. Montiel: Adaptive Scale Robust Segmentation for 2D Laser Scanner. 796-801
- Dilan Amarasinghe, George K. I. Mann, Ray G. Gosine: Moving Object Detection in Indoor Environments Using Laser Range Data. 802-807
- Manjari Chandran, Paul Newman: Motion Estimation from Map Quality with Millimeter Wave Radar. 808-813
Humanoid Robots II: Motion Planning
- Mike Stilman, Koichi Nishiwaki, Satoshi Kagami, James J. Kuffner: Planning and Executing Navigation Among Movable Obstacles. 820-826
- Eiichi Yoshida, Claudia Esteves, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Jean-Paul Laumond, Kazuhito Yokoi: Smooth Collision Avoidance: Practical Issues in Dynamic Humanoid Motion. 827-832
- Kensuke Harada, Kris K. Hauser, Timothy Bretl, Jean-Claude Latombe: Natural Motion Generation for Humanoid Robots. 833-839
- Riadh Zaier, Fumio Nagashima: Motion Pattern Generator and Reflex System for Humanoid Robots. 840-845
- Evan Drumwright, Victor Ng-Thow-Hing: Toward Interactive Reaching in Static Environments for Humanoid Robots. 846-851
Robot Audition II
- Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hirofumi Nakajima, Masamitsu Murase, Hiroshi G. Okuno, Yuji Hasegawa, Hiroshi Tsujino: Real-Time Tracking of Multiple Sound Sources by Integration of In-Room and Robot-Embedded Microphone Arrays. 852-859
- Tobias Rodemann, Martin Heckmann, Frank Joublin, Christian Goerick, Björn Schölling: Real-time Sound Localization With a Binaural Head-system Using a Biologically-inspired Cue-triple Mapping. 860-865
- Sylvain Argentieri, Patrick Danès, Philippe Souères: Modal Analysis Based Beamforming for Nearfield or Farfield Speaker Localization in Robotics. 866-871
- Iwaki Toshima, Shigeaki Aoki: The effect of head movement on sound localization in an acoustical telepresence robot: TeleHead. 872-877
- Ryu Takeda, Shun'ichi Yamamoto, Kazunori Komatani, Tetsuya Ogata, Hiroshi G. Okuno: Missing-Feature based Speech Recognition for Two Simultaneous Speech Signals Separated by ICA with a pair of Humanoid Ears. 878-885
Motion Planning and Control
- Preethi Srinivas Bhat, James Kuffner, Seth Copen Goldstein, Siddhartha S. Srinivasa: Hierarchical Motion Planning for Self-reconfigurable Modular Robots. 886-891
- David Brandt: Comparison of A and RRT-Connect Motion Planning Techniques for Self-Reconfiguration Planning. 892-897
- Anthony David, Olivier Bruneau: Dynamic Stabilization of an Under-Actuated Robot using Dynamic Effects of the Legs and the Trunk. 898-903
- Hiroe Hashiguchi, Hiroe Arimoto, Toyohide Sakamoto, Shoji Namikawa: Generation of Large Gymnastic Motions for a Family of Under-Actuated Robots by Zero-Moment-Manifold Control. 904-909
- Yu Zhao, Chien Chern Cheah: Vision-based Control of Multi-fingered Robot Hands using Neural Networks. 910-915
- Cristina P. Santos, Manuel Ferreira: Ball Catching by a Puma Arm: a Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Approach. 916-921
Vision Based Localization
- Damith Chandana Herath, Sarath Kodagoda, Gamini Dissanayake: Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping: A Stereo Vision Based Approach. 922-927
- Wen Shang, Dong Sun, Xudong Ma, Xianzhong Dai: A Visual Based Extended Monte Carlo Localization for Autonomous Mobile Robots. 928-933
- Thorsten Spexard, Shuyin Li, Britta Wrede, Jannik Fritsch, Gerhard Sagerer, Olaf Booij, Zoran Zivkovic, Bas Terwijn, Ben J. A. Kröse: BIRON, where are you? Enabling a robot to learn new places in a real home environment by integrating spoken dialog and visual localization. 934-940
- Norbert Schmitz, Jan Koch, Martin Proetzsch, Karsten Berns: Fault-Tolerant 3D Localization for Outdoor Vehicles. 941-946
- Darius Burschka: Robust Feature Correspondences for Vision-Based Navigation with Slow Frame-Rate Cameras. 947-952
- Marius Kloetzer, Calin Belta: A Framework for Automatic Deployment of Robots in 2D and 3D Environments. 953-958
Haptics and Haptic Devices II
- Mehdi Boukallel, Maxime Girot, Stephane Régnier: Haptic Rendering of Biological Elastic Properties based on Biomechanical Characterization. 959-964
- Ryuta Ozawa, T. Yoshinari, Hiroe Hashiguchi, Suguru Arimoto: Supervisory Control Strategies in a Multi-Fingered Robotic Hand System. 965-970
- Ludovic Dovat, Olivier Lambercy, Y. Ruffieux, Dominique Chapuis, Roger Gassert, Hannes Bleuler, Chee Leong Teo, Etienne Burdet: A Haptic Knob for Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients. 977-982
- Andreas Hein, Carsten Lenze, Melina Brell: Preliminary Evaluation of a Force-Sensing Human-Machine Interface for an Interactive Robotic System. 983-988
- Imad Elhajj, Hesiri Weerasinghe, Ali Dika, Ranald Hansen: Human Perception of Haptic Force Direction. 989-993
Space Robotics I
- Zhiyu Shao, Hanxu Sun, Qingxuan Jia, Ping Ye, Yuesheng Tan: Development of a General 2-DOF Space Module. 1002-1007
- Minzhou Luo, Wei Lu, Bingyu Sun, Tao Mei: Autonomous Grasping of a Space Robot Multisensory Gripper. 1014-1019
- Satoko Abiko, Roberto Lampariello, Gerd Hirzinger: Impedance Control for a Free-Floating Robot in the Grasping of a Tumbling Target with Parameter Uncertainty. 1020-1025
- Jiegao Wang, Raja Mukherji, Mariano Ficocelli, Andrew Ogilvie, Michael Liu, Craig Rice: Modeling and Simulation of Robotic System for Servicing Hubble Space Telescope. 1026-1031
Interaction and Intelligence
- Masaya Takasaki, Yousuke Fujii, Hiroyuki Kotani, Takeshi Mizuno, Takaaki Nara: Proposal of Tele-touch Using Active Type SAW Tactile Display. 1032-1037
- Naoyuki Kubota, Kenichiro Nishida, Hiroyuki Kojima: Perceptual System of A Partner Robot for Natural Communication Restricted by Environments. 1038-1043
- Takeshi Sasaki, Hideki Hashimoto: Human Observation Based Mobile Robot Navigation in Intelligent Space. 1044-1049
- Yasuhisa Hirata, Asami Muraki, Kazuhiro Kosuge: Motion Control of Intelligent Walker based on Renew of Estimation Parameters for User State. 1050-1055
- Hiroshi Kobayashi, Masaya Iba, Hidetoshi Suzuki: Development of a Muscle Suit for the Upper Limb - Proposal of Posture Control Methods. 1056-1061
- Ken Sugawara, Hiroumi Tanigawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Yoshinori Hayakawa, Tsuyoshi Mizuguchi, Masaki Sano: Collective Motion and Formation of Simple Interacting Robots. 1062-1067
Robot Kinematics and Dynamics I
- Jiaxin L. Fu, Nancy S. Pollard: On the Importance of Asymmetries in Grasp Quality Metrics for Tendon Driven Hands. 1068-1075
- Jingjun Yu, Shusheng Bi, Guanghua Zong, Jian S. Dai, Xin-Jun Liu: Mobility Characteristics of a Flexure-based Compliant Manipulator with Three Legs. 1076-1081
- Giuseppe Casalino, Alessio Turetta, Andrea Sorbara: Dynamic Programming based Computationally Distributed Kynematic Inversion Technique. 1092-1098
Bilateral Teleoperation I
- Kamran Razi, Reza Monfaredi, Saeed Shiri Ghydari, Seyed Mehdi Rezaei: A New Indicator for Gain-Switching Control of Position Error-based Teleoperation System. 1105-1109
- Lei Zhang, Qiang Huang, Yuepin Lu, Tao Xiao, Jiapeng Yang, Muhammad Usman Keerio: A Visual Tele-operation System for the Humanoid Robot BHR-02. 1110-1114
- Peter J. Berkelman, Ji Ma: Effects of Friction Parameters on Completion Times for Sustained Planar Positioning Tasks with a Haptic Interface. 1115-1120
- Rachana Ashok Gupta, Ahmad A. Masoud, Mo-Yuen Chow: A Delay-tolerant, Potential field-based, Network Implementation of an Integrated Navigation System. 1121-1126
- Jordi Barrio, José Maria Azorín, Rafael Aracil, Manuel Ferre, José Maria Sabater, Nicolás M. García: Experimental bilateral control by state convergence. 1127-1132
- Masafumi Tominaga, Hirotaka Ohta, Shuji Hashimoto: Image Sequence Prediction for Remote Robot Control. 1133-1138
Sound Localization and Intelligence
- Haruhiko Niwa, Tetsuya Ogata, Kazunori Komatani, Hiroshi G. Okuno: Multiple Acoustical Holography Method for Localization of Objects in Broad Range using Audible Sound. 1145-1150
- Jwu-Sheng Hu, Wei-Han Liu, Chieh-Cheng Cheng, Chia-Hsing Yang: Location and Orientation Detection of Mobile Robots Using Sound Field Features under Complex Environments. 1151-1156
- Ren C. Luo, Chun C. Lai, Chung T. Liao: Rapid Environment Identification for Intelligent Mobile Robot. 1158-1163
- Qinghao Meng, Fengjuan Yao, Yuehua Wu: Review of Crosstalk Elimination Methods for Ultrasonic Range Systems in Mobile Robots. 1164-1169
- Jonas Hörnstein, Manuel Lopes, José Santos-Victor, Francisco Lacerda: Sound Localization for Humanoid Robots - Building Audio-Motor Maps based on the HRTF. 1170-1176
Navigation II
- Weihua Sheng, Yantao Shen, Ning Xi: Mobile Sensor Navigation with Miniature Active Camera for Structure Inspection. 1177-1182
- Huidi Zhang, Shirong Liu, Simon X. Yang: A Hybrid Robot Navigation Approach Based on Partial Planning and Emotion-Based Behavior Coordination. 1183-1188
- Chris Urmson: Driving Beyond Stopping Distance Constraints. 1189-1194
- Jose-Luis Blanco, Javier González, Juan-Antonio Fernandez-Madrigal: The Trajectory Parameter Space (TP-Space): A New Space Representation for Non-Holonomic Mobile Robot Reactive Navigation. 1195-1200
- Hongjun Chen, Xiaohua Zhang, Junyuan Li: Ultra Low Frequency Electromagnetic Wave Localization and Application to Pipeline Robot. 1201-1205
- John C. Murray, Stefan Wermter, Harry R. Erwin: Bioinspired Auditory Sound Localisation for Improving the Signal to Noise Ratio of Socially Interactive Robots. 1206-1211
Visual Filtering
- Tomas Olsson, Rolf Johansson, Anders Robertsson: High-speed visual robot control using an optimal linearizing intensity-based filtering approach. 1212-1217
- Selim Benhimane, Ezio Malis: Integration of Euclidean constraints in template based visual tracking of piecewise-planar scenes. 1218-1223
- Xin Jiang, Atsushi Konno, Masaru Uchiyama: Visual Servoing Experiment using a 3D Flexible-Link Manipulator. 1224-1229
- Wael Abd-Almageed, Mohamed E. Hussein, Larry S. Davis: Tracking Articulating Objects from Ground Vehicles using Mixtures of Mixtures. 1230-1236
- Satoshi Mukai, Noriaki Maru: Redundant Arm Control by Linear Visual Servoing Using Pseudo Inverse Matrix. 1237-1242
Medical Robots
- YangYu Luo, Xiangdong Yang, Sen Qiang Zhu, Jing Xu, Ken Chen: Destination Planning and Space Mapping in the Robot-aided Coagulation Therapy System. 1249-1254
- Andrew Evan Graham, Sheng Quan Xie, Kean C. Aw, W. L. Xu, Supratim Mukherjee: Design of a Parallel Long Bone Fracture Reduction Robot with Planning Treatment Tool. 1255-1260
- Huaming Li, Mingjun Zhang, Jindong Tan: Dynamics Modeling and Analysis of a Micro-particle Based Shooting and Harvesting System for Blood Vessel Cleaning and Enlargement. 1261-1266
- Xiaona Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng: An Inchworm-like Locomotion Mechanism Based on Magnetic Actuator for Active Capsule Endoscope. 1267-1272
- Hideaki Takanobu, Akihisa Takanishi, Atsuo Okino, Mutsumi Madokoro, Yoshikazu Miyazaki, Koutarou Maki: Dental Patient Robot. 1273-1278
- Yongde Zhang, Tarun Kanti Podder, Wan Sing Ng, Jason Sherman, Vladimir Misic, Dave Fuller, Edward Messing, Deborah J. Rubens, John G. Strang, Ralph Brasacchio, Yan Yu: Semi-automated Needling and Seed Delivery Device for Prostate Brachytherapy. 1279-1284
Environmental Modelling for Mobile Robots
- Tahir Yaqub, Ray Eaton, Jayantha Katupitiya: Development of a Parametric Model for the Environment of a Mobile Robot. 1285-1290
- Tai Chen, Yunhui Liu: A Robust Estimator for Structure from Motion Based on Kernel Density Estimation. 1298-1303
- Gerold Kloos, José E. Guivant, Eduardo Mario Nebot, Favio R. Masson: Range Based Localisation Using RF and the Application to Mining Safety. 1304-1311
- Zhuohua Duan, Zixing Cai, Jinxia Yu: Adaptive Particle Filter for Unknown Fault Detection of Wheeled Mobile Robots. 1312-1315
- Junichi Ido, Yoshio Matsumoto, Tsukasa Ogasawara, Ryuichi Nisimura: Humanoid with Interaction Ability Using Vision and Speech Information. 1316-1321
Micro Manipulation and Assembly III
- Erik Steltz, Michael D. Seeman, Srinath Avadhanula, Ronald S. Fearing: Power Electronics Design Choice for Piezoelectric Microrobots. 1322-1328
- Alberto Brunete, Ernesto Gambao, Jose Emilio Torres, Miguel Hernando: A 2 DoF Servomotor-based Module for Pipe Inspection Modular Micro-robots. 1329-1334
- Walder Andre, Sylvain Martel: Design of Photovoltaic Cells to Power Control Electronics Embedded in Untethered Aqueous Microrobots Propelled by Bacteria. 1335-1340
- Yang Fang, Xiaobo Tan: A Dynamic JKR Model with Application to Vibrational Release in Micromanipulation. 1341-1346
- Xiaodong Wang, Xiujun Wang, Yi Luo, Chong Liu, Liqun Ma: Vision-Based Assembly of Capillary for Microfluidic Device. 1347-1352
Vision Sensors
- Mingxiang Li, Yunde Jia: Stereo Vision System on Programmable Chip (SVSoC) for Small Robot Navigation. 1359-1365
- Kazuhiro Shimizu, Shinichi Hirai: Implementing Planar Motion Tracking Algorithms on CMOS+FPGA Vision System. 1366-1371
- Atsushi Konno, Ryo Uchikura, Toshiyuki Ishihara, Teppei Tsujita, Takeaki Sugimura, Jun Deguchi, Mitsumasa Koyanagi, Masaru Uchiyama: Development of a High Speed Vision System for Mobile Robots. 1372-1377
- Xinyu Liu, Wenhui Wang, Bob M. Lansdorp, Yu Sun: Vision-Based Cellular Force Measurement Using an Elastic Microfabricated Device. 1378-1383
- Hyunki Lee, Hyungsuck Cho, Minyoung Kim: A New 3D Sensor System for Mobile Robots Based on Moire and Stereo Vision Technique. 1384-1389
- Julien Bert, Sounkalo Dembélé, Nadine Lefort-Piat: Virtual Camera Synthesis for Micromanipulation and Microassembly. 1390-1395
Humanoid Robots III: Exoskeleton
- Andre Schiele, Maurizio De Bartolomei, Frans C. T. van der Helm: Towards Intuitive Control of Space Robots: A Ground Development Facility with Exoskeleton. 1396-1401
- Kenji Tahara, Zhi Wei Luo, Suguru Arimoto: On Control Mechanism of Human-Like Reaching Movements with Musculo-Skeletal Redundancy. 1402-1409
- Conor James Walsh, Kenneth Pasch, Hugh M. Herr: An autonomous, underactuated exoskeleton for load-carrying augmentation. 1410-1415
- M. Omar Faruque Sarker, ChangHwan Kim, Seungheon Back, Bum-Jae You: An IEEE-1394 Based Real-time Robot Control System for Efficient Controlling of Humanoids. 1416-1421
- Norbert Michael Mayer, Kazuhiro Masui, Matthew Browne, Minoru Asada: Gyro stabilized biped walking. 1422-1427
- Jun-Ho Oh, David Hanson, Won-Sup Kim, Young Han, Jung-Yup Kim, Ill-Woo Park: Design of Android type Humanoid Robot Albert HUBO. 1428-1433
Sensor Network I
- Imad H. Elhajj, Jason Gorski: Sensor Network and Robot Interaction Using Coarse Localization. 1434-1439
- Weihua Sheng, Girma S. Tewolde, Song Ci: Micro Mobile Robots in Active Sensor Networks: Closing the Loop. 1440-1445
- Muhammed R. Pac, Aydan M. Erkmen, Ismet Erkmen: Scalable Self-Deployment of Mobile Sensor Networks: A Fluid Dynamics Approach. 1446-1451
- Flavio Cabrera-Mora, Jizhong Xiao, Yi Sun: Effects of Communication on Mobile Sensor Networks. 1452-1457
- Miu-ling Lam, Yun-hui Liu: ISOGRID: an Efficient Algorithm for Coverage Enhancement in Mobile Sensor Networks. 1458-1463
- Pyung Soo Jang, Seul Jung: Guidance and Control of a Mobile Robot Using Neural Network Correction Based on a Remotely Located Sensor. 1464-1469
Vision and Force Control
- Vincenzo Lippiello, Bruno Siciliano, Luigi Villani: Robot Interaction Control Using Force and Vision. 1470-1475
- Goo Bong Chung, Byung-Ju Yi, Whee Kuk Kim: Modeling and Control of Interaction Forces in Dynamically-Coupled Robotic Systems. 1476-1483
- Yu Zhao, Chien Chern Cheah, Jean-Jacques E. Slotine: Adaptive Vision and Force Tracking Control for Constrained Robots. 1484-1489
- Shahab Kalantar, Uwe R. Zimmer: A Formation Control Approach to Adaptation of Contour-Shaped Robotic Formations. 1490-1497
- Himanshu Chaudhary, Subir Kumar Saha: Constraint Force Formulation for Industrial Manipulators. 1498-1503
- Sadao Kawamura, Jinwoo Jun, Katsuya Kanaoka, Hiroaki Ichii: A Cascaded Feedback Control Scheme for Trajectory Tracking of Robot Manipulator Systems with Actuator Dynamics. 1504-1509
Localization III
- Olaf Booij, Zoran Zivkovic, Ben J. A. Kröse: Sparse appearance based modeling for robot localization. 1510-1515
- Takafumi Matsumaru, Takashi Kusada, Kazuya Iwase: Mobile Robot with Preliminary-Announcement Function of Forthcoming Motion using Light-ray. 1516-1523
- SangJoo Kwon, KwangWoong Yang, Sangdeok Park: An Effective Kalman Filter Localization Method for Mobile Robots. 1524-1529
- Oliver Wulf, Daniel Lecking, Bernardo Wagner: Robust Self-Localization in Industrial Environments based on 3D Ceiling Structures. 1530-1534
- Patrick Heinemann, Jürgen Haase, Andreas Zell: A Combined Monte-Carlo Localization and Tracking Algorithm for RoboCup. 1535-1540
- Fang Fang, Xudong Ma, Xianzhong Dai: Mobile Robot Localization Based on Improved Model Matching in Hough Space. 1541-1546
Haptics and Haptic Devices III
- Emmanuel B. Vander Poorten, Yasuyoshi Yokokohji: Rendering a Rigid Virtual World through an Impulsive Haptic Interface. 1547-1552
- Dominique Chapuis, Roger Gassert, Etienne Burdet, Hannes Bleuler: Hybrid Ultrasonic Motor and Electrorheological Clutch System for MR-Compatible Haptic Rendering. 1553-1557
- Nicola Sgambelluri, Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Antonio Bicchi, Rocco Rizzo, Marco Raugi: Advanced modelling and preliminary psychophysical experiments for a free-hand haptic device. 1558-1563
- Phongsaen Pitakwatchara, Shin'ichi Warisawa, Mamoru Mitsuishi: Force Feedback Augmentation Method for the Minimally Invasive Surgical System. 1564-1569
- Thomas Hulin, Carsten Preusche, Gerd Hirzinger: Stability Boundary for Haptic Rendering: Influence of Physical Damping. 1570-1575
- Tetsuya Mouri, Haruhisa Kawasaki, Kazushige Kigaku, Yoshio Ohtsuka: Novel Control Methods for Multi-fingered Haptic Interface Robot. 1576-1581
Grasping Optimization
- Satoshi Ito, Yuuki Mizukoshi, Koji Ishihara, Minoru Sasaki: Optimal Direction of Grasped Object Minimizing Contact Forces. 1588-1593
- Shuangxin Wang, Yan Jiang, Hui Yang: Chaos Optimization Strategy on Fuzzy-immune-PID Control of the Turbine Governing System. 1594-1598
- Nattee Niparnan, Attawith Sudsang: Computing All Force-Closure Grasps of 2D Objects from Contact Point Set. 1599-1604
- Ji-Hun Bae, Suguru Arimoto, Yuuichi Yamamoto, Hiroe Hashiguchi, Masahiro Sekimoto: Reaching to Grasp and Preshaping of Multi-DOFs Robotic Hand-Arm Systems Using Approximate Configuration of Objects. 1605-1610
- Marco Ceccarelli, Cristina Tavolieri, Zhen Lu: Design Considerations for Underactuated Grasp with a one D.O.F. Anthropomorphic Finger Mechanism. 1611-1616
Intelligent Systems
- Yili Fu, Fuxiang Zhang, Shuguo Wang, Qinggang Meng: Development of an Embedded Control Platform of a Continuous Passive Motion Machine. 1617-1622
- Alessandro De Luca, Alin Albu-Schäffer, Sami Haddadin, Gerd Hirzinger: Collision Detection and Safe Reaction with the DLR-III Lightweight Manipulator Arm. 1623-1630
- Antonello Ceravola, Frank Joublin, Mark Dunn, Julian Eggert, Marcus Stein, Christian Goerick: Integrated Research and Development Environment for Real-Time Distributed Embodied Intelligent Systems. 1631-1637
- Xueshan Gao, Koki Kikuchi, Xiaobing Wu, Katsuya Kanai, Keisuke Somiya: Study on the Symmetry of Evolutionary Robotic System. 1638-1643
Novel Robot Systems
- Weihai Chen, Quanzhu Chen, Jianbin Zhang, Shouqian Yu: Kinematics Control for a 7-DOF Cable-Driven Anthropomorphic Arm. 1650-1655
- Sébastien Krut, Olivier Company, Vincent Nabat, François Pierrot: Heli4: A Parallel Robot for Scara Motions with a Very Compact Traveling Plate and a Symmetrical Design. 1656-1661
- Takuya Umedachi, Akio Ishiguro: A Development of a Fully Self-contained Real-time Tunable Spring. 1662-1667
- Xueyan Tang, I-Ming Chen: A Large-Displacement 3-DOF Flexure Parallel Mechanism with Decoupled Kinematics Structure. 1668-1673
- Takahiro Suzuki, Yuji Ebihara, Yoshinobu Ando, Makoto Mizukawa: Casting and Winding Manipulation with Hyper-Flexible Manipulator. 1674-1679
Bilateral Teleoperation II
- Stefano Galvan, Andrea Castellani, Debora Botturi, Paolo Fiorini: Advanced Teleoperation Architecture. 1680-1685
- Reza Monfaredi, Kamran Razi, Saeed Shiri Ghydari, Seyed Mehdi Rezaei: Achieving High Transparency in Bilateral Teleoperation Using Stiffness Observer for Passivity Control. 1686-1691
- L.-G. García-Valdovinos, Vicente Parra-Vega, Marco A. Arteaga: Observer-based Higher-Order Sliding Mode Impedance Control of Bilateral Teleoperation under Constant Unknown Time Delay. 1692-1699
- Mattias Bratt, Christian Smith, Henrik I. Christensen: Design of a Control Strategy for Teleoperation of a Platform with Significant Dynamics. 1700-1705
- Masayuki Hara, Jian Huang, Young-Mi Jung, Tetsuro Yabuta: Basic Study on Sensory Aspects of a Master/Slave System for Force Telecommunication. 1706-1711
Legged Robots
- Amir Ali Forough Nassiraei, Seiji Masakado, Takayuki Matsuo, Takashi Sonoda, Isao Takahira, Hajime Fukushima, Masayuki Murata, Kodai Ichikawa, Kazuo Ishii, Tsutomu Miki: Development of an Artistic Robot "Jumping Joe". 1720-1725
- Ryosuke Tajima, Keisuke Suga: Motion having a Flight Phase: Experiments Involving a One-legged Robot. 1726-1731
- Kenji Inoue, Taisuke Tsurutani, Tomohito Takubo, Tatsuo Arai: Omni-directional Gait of Limb Mechanism Robot Hanging from Grid-like Structure. 1732-1737
- Surya P. N. Singh, Paul J. Csonka, Kenneth J. Waldron: Optical Flow Aided Motion Estimation for Legged Locomotion. 1738-1743
- Marco Chacin, Kazuya Yoshida: Stability and Adaptability Analysis for Legged Robots Intended for Asteroid Exploration. 1744-1749
Route Planning and Navigation
- Kenji Hashimoto, Yusuke Sugahara, Masamiki Kawase, Akihiro Ohta, Chiaki Tanaka, Akihiro Hayashi, Nobutsuna Endo, Terumasa Sawato, Hun-ok Lim, Atsuo Takanishi: Landing Pattern Modification Method with Predictive Attitude and Compliance Control to Deal with Uneven Terrain. 1755-1760
- Theodoros Theodoridis, Huosheng Hu: The Fuzzy Sars'a'(lambda) Learning Approach Applied to a Strategic Route Learning Robot Behaviour. 1767-1772
- Hongru Tang, Aiguo Song, Xiaobing Zhang: Hybrid Behavior Coordination Mechanism for Navigation of Reconnaissance Robot. 1773-1778
- Ahmad A. Masoud: A Discrete Harmonic Potential Field for Optimum Point-to-point Routing on a Weighted Graph. 1779-1784
- Xun S. Zhou, Stergios I. Roumeliotis: Multi-robot SLAM with Unknown Initial Correspondence: The Robot Rendezvous Case. 1785-1792
People Finding
- Toru Nakata: Recognizing Human Activities in Video by Multi-resolutional Optical Flows. 1793-1798
- Jinshi Cui, Hongbin Zha, Huijing Zhao, Ryosuke Shibasaki: Laser-based Interacting People Tracking Using Multi-level Observations. 1799-1804
- Emrah Akin Sisbot, Luis Felipe Marin-Urias, Rachid Alami, Thierry Siméon: A mobile robot that performs human acceptable motions. 1811-1816
- Britta Wrede, Marcus Kleinehagenbrock, Jannik Fritsch: Towards an Integrated Robotic System for Interactive Learning in a Social Context. 1817-1823
Tissue and Muscles Modelling
- Maxime Girot, Mehdi Boukallel, Stephane Régnier: Modeling Soft Contact Mechanism of Biological Cells Using an Atomic Force Bio-Microscope. 1831-1836
- Daniel A. Kingsley, Roger D. Quinn, Roy E. Ritzmann: A Cockroach Inspired Robot With Artificial Muscles. 1837-1842
- Takahiko Nakamura, Kazunari Saito, Zhi Dong Wang, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Masaya Tajika: Human Cooperative Motion Adapted Wearable Anti-Gravity Muscle Support System. 1843-1848
- Dean Ho: Engineering Intelligent Materials for the Interrogation of Bio-robotic Architectures and Regulatory Networks. 1849-1854
- Minoru Hashimoto, Chisaki Yokogawa, Tsugutake Sadoyama: Development and Control of a Face Robot Imitating Human Muscular Structures. 1855-1860
- Kentaro Takagi, Masanori Yamamura, Zhi Wei Luo, Masaki Onishi, Shinya Hirano, Kinji Asaka, Yoshikazu Hayakawa: Development of a Rajiform Swimming Robot using Ionic Polymer Artificial Muscles. 1861-1866
Mobile Robots II
- Danwei Wang, Chang Boon Low: Modeling Skidding and Slipping in Wheeled Mobile Robots: Control Design Perspective. 1867-1872
- Yasuhiro Yazaki, Takeshi Ikeda, Mamoru Minami, Yasushi Mae: Fastest Guidance Control with Acceleration Restriction of PWS Mobile Robot. 1873-1878
- Shirong Liu, Qijiang Yu, Weijie Lin, Simon X. Yang: Tracking Control of Mobile Robots Based on Improved RBF Neural Networks. 1879-1884
- Masahiro Tomono: 3-D Object Map Building Using Dense Object Models with SIFT-based Recognition Features. 1885-1890
- Motilal Agrawal: A Lie Algebraic Approach for Consistent Pose Registration for General Euclidean Motion. 1891-1897
Nano Robot and Assembly
- Yung Ting, Chun-Chung Li, Ho-Chin Jar, Chang-Wei Chiang: Design and Control of a Nano-precision Cartesian Platform. 1898-1903
- Pou Liu, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda: Nanorobotic Manipulator Controlled Nanowire Growth. 1904-1909
- Xiaojun Tian, Yuechao Wang, Ning Xi, Zaili Dong, Wenjung Li: Accurate Positioning of AFM Probe for AFM Based Robotic Nanomanipulation System. 1910-1914
- Masahiro Nakajima, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda: In situ Fabrication and Electric Actuation of Telescoping Nanotube inside TEM through Hybrid Nanorobotic Manipulation System. 1915-1920
- Mustapha Hamdi, Antoine Ferreira: DNA-based Bio-Nanorobotic Components using VR-Enhanced CAD Design. 1921-1926
- Lo Ming Fok, Yun-Hui Liu, Wen J. Li: Fabrication and Characterization of nanowires by Atomic Force Microscope Lithography. 1927-1932
Sensor Hardware
- Masato Homma, Masashi Konyo, Takashi Maeno, Seiji Motojima: Analysis of Static and Dynamic Characteristics of a Tactile Sensor using Carbon Micro Coil inside an Elastic Material. 1933-1938
- Kouji Murakami, Tsutomu Hasegawa: Tactile Measurement of Local Contact Geometry Using Soft Fingertip with Force/Torque Sensor. 1939-1945
- Kouhei Motoo, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, Takayuki Matsuno: Piezoelectric Vibration-Type Tactile Sensor with Wide Measurement Range Using Elasticity and Viscosity Change. 1946-1951