Mechanism, Machine, Robotics and Mechatronics Sciences

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This volume contains the Proceedings of the First International Congress​ for the Advancement of Mechanism, Machine, Robotics and Mechatronics Sciences (ICAMMRMS-2017), held in Beirut, Lebanon, October 2017. The book consists of twenty papers in six different fields covering multiple angles of machine and robotics sciences: mechanical design, control, structural synthesis, vibration study, and manufacturing. This volume is of interest to mechanical as well as electrical engineers. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 On the Validation of the Proper Generalized Decomposition Method with Finite Element Method: 3D Heat Problem Under Cyclic Loading (A. AL Takash, M. Beringhier, M. Hammoud, J. C. Grandidier)....Pages 3-13 Qualification and Validation of an in-situ Measurement Method of the Machining Temperature (D. Kara Ali, N. Benhadji Serradj, M. E. A. Ghernaout)....Pages 15-27 Front Matter ....Pages 29-29 Simple On-Line Single-View Video Summarization for Machine-to-Machine Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network (Thanaa Jbeily, Iyad Hatem, Mothanna Alkubeily, Yacine Challal)....Pages 31-42 Design and Development of a Pipeline Inspection Robot (M. Roussialian, H. Al Zanbarakji, A. Khawand, A. Rahal, M. Owayjan)....Pages 43-52 Developing a Sensorless Sun Tracker for PV Panels (B. Nehme, A. Fenianos, T. Akiki)....Pages 53-63 Front Matter ....Pages 65-65 Modelling the Deformation of Biologically Inspired Flexible Structures for Needle Steering (T. Watts, R. Secoli, F. Rodriguez y Baena)....Pages 67-80 On Control Design for a Lower Limb Orthosis: A Comparative Study in Different Operating Conditions (N. Roula, A. Chemori, R. Rizk, Y. Zaatar)....Pages 81-97 Robustness Analysis of an Upper Limb Exoskeleton Controlled by Sliding Mode Algorithm (Sana Bembli, Nahla Khraief Haddad, Safya Belghith)....Pages 99-112 Front Matter ....Pages 113-113 Coupled Magnetic and CFD Modelling of a Structural Magnetorheological Vibration Absorber with Experimental Validation (M. Kemerli, T. Engin, Z. Parlak)....Pages 115-125 Self-running Fault Diagnosis Method for Rolling Element Bearing (S. Kass, A. Raad, J. Antoni)....Pages 127-140 Effects of Yoke Thickness Change on the Vibration Behavior of an Electric Machine (H. Issa, N. Khishen, F. Druesne, J. Hallal, M. Hammoud, A. Hallal)....Pages 141-150 Front Matter ....Pages 151-151 From Non-model-Based to Model-Based Control of PKMs: A Comparative Study (H. Saied, A. Chemori, M. El Rafei, C. Francis, F. Pierrot)....Pages 153-169 Parallel Robot Integration and Synchronization in a Waste Sorting System (E. Mokled, G. Chartouni, C. Kassis, R. Rizk)....Pages 171-187 Creative Design of 2-DOF, 7-Link Multiloop Robotic Mechanisms (Vladimir Pozhbelko, Ekaterina Kuts)....Pages 189-199 Structural Synthesis of 1-DOF up to 5-Loop Kinematic Chains with Multiple Joints and Its Analysis in Robotics (Ekaterina Kuts, Dmitry Kuts, Vladimir Pozhbelko)....Pages 201-211 New Cable Driven Wrist (E. Backri Kasbah, M. Rizk, C. Kassis, R. Rizk)....Pages 213-227 Front Matter ....Pages 229-229 Active Fault-Tolerant Control of Quadrotor UAVs Based on Passive Controller Bank (Abdel-Razzak Merheb, Hassan Noura)....Pages 231-241 Low-Cost Quadcopter Indoor Positioning System Based on Image Processing and Neural Networks (I. Hatem, M. Jamal, Y. Murhij, Z. Ali)....Pages 243-257 UKF-Assisted SLAM for 4WDDMR Localization and Mapping (Abdulkader Joukhadar, Dalia Kass Hanna, Andreas Müller, Christoph Stöger)....Pages 259-270 Trajectory Tracking Control of a Quadcopter UAV Using Nonlinear Control (Abdulkader Joukhadar, Mohammad AlChehabi, Christoph Stöger, Andreas Müller)....Pages 271-285