Intelligent Robotics and Applications: Third International Conference, ICIRA 2010, Shanghai, China, November 10-12, 2010. Proceedings, Part II

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The market demand for skills, knowledge and adaptability have positioned robotics to be an important field in both engineering and science. One of the most highly visible applications of robotics has been the robotic automation of many industrial tasks in factories. In the future, a new era will come in which we will see a greater success for robotics in non-industrial environments. In order to anticipate a wider deployment of intelligent and autonomous robots for tasks such as manufacturing, healthcare, ent- tainment, search and rescue, surveillance, exploration, and security missions, it is essential to push the frontier of robotics into a new dimension, one in which motion and intelligence play equally important roles. The 2010 International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2010) was held in Shanghai, China, November 10–12, 2010. The theme of the c- ference was “Robotics Harmonizing Life,” a theme that reflects the ever-growing interest in research, development and applications in the dynamic and exciting areas of intelligent robotics. These volumes of Springer’s Lecture Notes in Artificial Intel- gence and Lecture Notes in Computer Science contain 140 high-quality papers, which were selected at least for the papers in general sessions, with a 62% acceptance rate Traditionally, ICIRA 2010 holds a series of plenary talks, and we were fortunate to have two such keynote speakers who shared their expertise with us in diverse topic areas spanning the rang of intelligent robotics and application activities. Front Matter....Pages - A Behavior-Based Path Planning for Autonomous Vehicle....Pages 1-9 An Uncertainty Approach for Fixture Layout Optimization Using Monte Carlo Method....Pages 10-21 The Small-World Network Model of Mixed Production Line....Pages 22-31 Distributed Cooperative Control of Industrial Robotic Systems Using Petri Net Based Multitask Processing....Pages 32-43 A Graph Based Hybrid Approach of Offline Pre-planning and Online Re-planning for Efficient Assembly under Realtime Constraints....Pages 44-55 Improved Inertial Pose Estimation Algorithms for On-Site Hydraulic Turbine Blade Repairing Robot....Pages 56-66 Tool Path Generation Based on BCELTP for Maximizing Machining Strip Width....Pages 67-74 Dual-Quaternion-Based Variable Structure Control: A New Approach and Application....Pages 75-86 A 3-D Simulation of Unicycle Robot Based on Virtual Prototyping Technology....Pages 87-96 A Study of the Electric Wheelchair Hands-Free Safety Control System Using the Surface-Electromygram of Facial Muscles....Pages 97-104 A New Triple-Based Multi-robot System Architecture and Application in Soccer Robots....Pages 105-115 Pursuit Evasion in Dynamic Environments with Visibility Constraints....Pages 116-129 Wall Following with a Single Ultrasonic Sensor....Pages 130-141 Kinematics Modeling and Analysis of a Five-Wheeled Rover with Caster and Camber....Pages 142-153 Experimental Investigation of a Prediction Algorithm for an Indoor SLAM Platform....Pages 154-165 Trajectory Estimation of a Skid-Steering Mobile Robot Incorporating Free Wheels....Pages 166-179 Kinematics Modeling and Analyses of an Articulated Robot....Pages 180-190 A Tracking Robot Based on Wireless Beacon....Pages 191-202 A Class of Biped Mechanisms with Three Links and Two Joints....Pages 203-214 Time Efficient Strategy to Explore Unknown Indoor Environments by Mobile Ground Robots....Pages 215-226 Overhead High-Voltage Transmission Line Deicing Robot System and Experiment Study....Pages 227-239 Projection on Convex Set and Its Application in Testing Force Closure Properties of Robotic Grasping....Pages 240-251 Buffering Indices for Robot Manipulators Based on the Energy Distribution....Pages 252-263 Robust Robotic Grasping Force Optimization with Uncertainty....Pages 264-275 Analysis of Forging Compliance Process and Design of the Forging Simulator....Pages 276-284 Field Calibration Method of Camera for Measuring the Dimensions of Large Forging....Pages 285-295 Velocity Control of the Horizontal Buffer System for Heavy Load Forging Manipulator....Pages 296-304 Performance Optimization of Forging Manipulator during the Whole Forging Stroke....Pages 305-316 Structural Optimization for Wall Frame Design of a Forging Manipulator....Pages 317-328 Gripping Force Model and Influence Factors of Gripping Device for Heavy Forging Manipulators....Pages 329-338 A Contact/Impact Analysis of Rigid Bodies Based on Newmark Direct Integration Method....Pages 339-344 RFID Enabled Remote Structural Health Monitoring for Heavy Lifting Appliances....Pages 345-356 Compact Robot Vision for Moving Points....Pages 357-367 Motion Compensation Algorithm Based on Color Orientation Codes and Covariance Matching....Pages 368-377 An Advanced Algorithm for Illumination-Based Synchronization of High-Speed Vision Sensors in Dynamic Scenes....Pages 378-389 A Method to Control Ankle Exoskeleton with Surface Electromyography Signals....Pages 390-397 A Resistance Compensation Control Algorithm for a Cable-Driven Hand Exoskeleton for Motor Function Rehabilitation....Pages 398-404 Kinematic Modeling of Bevel Tip Flexible Needle....Pages 405-416 An Adaptive RBF Neural Network Control Strategy for Lower Limb Rehabilitation Robot....Pages 417-427 Model Complexity Reduction of the Hand Musculoskeletal System in Tremulous Motion....Pages 428-439 A Wearable Rehabilitation Robotic Hand Driven by PM-TS Actuators....Pages 440-450 A Cooperated-Robot Arm Used for Rehabilitation Treatment with Hybrid Impedance Control Method....Pages 451-462 Characteristics of the Robotic Arm of a 9-DoF Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot Powered by Pneumatic Muscles....Pages 463-474 Optics Based Motion Measurement for a Catheter Navigation System: A Novel and Low Cost Approach....Pages 475-485 Visual-Audio Integration for User Authentication System of Partner Robots....Pages 486-497 Synthetic Finger Phalanx with Lifelike Skin Compliance....Pages 498-504 Study on Educational Application of Android Robot SAYA: Field Trial and Evaluation at Elementary School....Pages 505-516 Essential Technology for Team Teaching Using Robot Partners....Pages 517-528 The Style of Information Service by Robot Partners....Pages 529-540 Improved Full-Discretization Method for Milling Chatter Stability Prediction with Multiple Delays....Pages 541-552 An Algorithm to Generate Compact Dual NURBS Tool Path with Equal Distance for 5-Axis NC Machining....Pages 553-564 Prediction of Cutting Forces Integrated Run-Out Effect for Five-Axis Peripheral Milling with a Cylindrical Cutter....Pages 565-575 Measurement Error Compensation Using Data Fusion Technique for Laser Scanner on AACMMs....Pages 576-586 Evaluating Q-Learning Policies for Multi-objective Foraging Task in a Multi-agent Environment....Pages 587-598 A Hybrid GA-AIS Heuristic for Optimization of Multipass Turning Operations....Pages 599-611 Robot Assisted Stroke Rehabilitation: Joint Torque/Force Conversion from EMG Using SA Process....Pages 612-623 Genetic Goal Oriented Path Planning Algorithm for Acute Obstacle Avoidance in Mobile Robot Navigation....Pages 624-635 Services Integration Framework for Vehicle Telematics....Pages 636-648 Manipulating a Micro Stream by ‘Hydro Tweezers’ for Integration of Nanodevices....Pages 649-658 Multi-modality — EMG and Visual Based Hands-Free Control of an Intelligent Wheelchair....Pages 659-670 A Novel Hand-Gesture Recognition Method Based on Finger State Projection for Control of Robotic Hands....Pages 671-682 Adaptive Compliance Control for Collision-Tolerant Robot Arm with Viscoelastic Trunk....Pages 683-694 CAN-Bus Based Distributed Control System for Hydraulic Turbine Blade Repairing Robot....Pages 695-704 Visual Assistance to an Advanced Mechatronic Platform for Pick and Place Tasks....Pages 705-716 An Approach to Multi-robot Site Exploration Based on Principles of Self-organisation....Pages 717-729 Analysis of Dynamic Characteristics of Single Piston Hydraulic Free Piton Engine....Pages 730-741 Carbon-Based Nanostructured Coatings on NiTi Shape Memory Alloy for Biomedical Applications....Pages 742-753 Closed-Loop Stiffness Modeling and Stiffness Performance Analysis for Multi-axis Process System....Pages 754-765 Back Matter....Pages -