Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice 3

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In contrast with previous books on mechatronics and machine vision in practice, a significant number of chapters focus on systems designed for human interaction and deciphering human motion. Examples illustrate assistive actuation of hip joints, the augmentation of touch sense in artificial hand prostheses and helping stroke survivors in repetitive motion therapy. Interactive mechatronics and the experience of developing machine interfaces has enabled an examination of how we use mechatronics in the service of training, and even to consider why computer games perhaps appear to capture attention so much more readily than a human instructor! Mechatronics continues to be an exciting and developing field. It is now an essential part of our world and living experience. This and the previous books in this series illustrate the journey in developing the use of mechatronics so far. We anticipate that you will find the chapters here an equal source of inspiration for new devices to solve the challenges of new applications, and of course as a resource for teaching and inspiring the new generation of mechatronics engineers. Front Matter ....Pages i-ix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 3D Shape Sensing of Elongated Objects Using Fibre Bragg Gratings (Karsten Hoehn, Andrew Olsson)....Pages 3-14 A Drilling Technology Sensing Interaction with Cut Mediums to Discriminate Behaviour and Properties of Mediums Ahead on the Tool Path (P. N. Brett, X. Du, S. Wilde)....Pages 15-22 Schematic Design of an X-ray Based Robotic Welding Inspection System (Jinxiao Liu, Jie Li, Xingsong Wang)....Pages 23-34 Low Cost Cascade Controllers for Non Linear Hydraulically Driven Joints (Peter Milani)....Pages 35-45 State of the Art and Key Technology of Soft-Bodied Robots (Zhisheng Zhang, Qi Zhang, Fang Jia, Yifan Zhou)....Pages 47-69 Front Matter ....Pages 71-71 Single Player Tracking in Multiple Sports Videos (Carlos Anthony B. Petilla, Gary Daniel G. Yap, Nathaniel Y. Zheng, Patrick Laurence L. Yuson, Joel P. Ilao)....Pages 73-89 iXray: A Machine Learning-Based Digital Radiograph Pattern Recognition System for Lung Pathology Detection (Ria Rodette G. de la Cruz, Trizia Roby-Ann C. Roque, John Daryl G. Rosas, Charles Vincent M. Vera Cruz, Macario O. Cordel II, Joel P. Ilao)....Pages 91-108 Real-Time 3D Mapping of Biopsy Fiducial Points Using Two Infrared Cameras (Bruce Shar, John Leis)....Pages 109-116 Towards an Automated, High-Throughput Identification of the Greenness and Biomass of Rice Crops (Rhett Jason C. Buzon, Louis Timothy D. Dumlao, Micaela Angela C. Mangubat, Jan Robert D. Villarosa, Briane Paul V. Samson)....Pages 117-130 Maturity Analysis and Monitoring System for Sugarcane Crops (Jonathan Clark S. Camacho, Anthea Marina A. Co, Jan Percival S. J. Hao, Ana Carmela P. Salazar, Joel P. Ilao)....Pages 131-153 Towards an Automated Plant Height Measurement and Tiller Segmentation of Rice Crops using Image Processing (Karol Paulette Constantino, Elisha Jeremy Gonzales, Lordd Michael Lazaro, Ellen Chelsea Serrano, Briane Paul Samson)....Pages 155-168 Front Matter ....Pages 169-169 The Use of Games Software to Enhance Educational Material (Samuel N. Cubero, John Billingsley)....Pages 171-180 Multi-channel Electro-tactile Feedback System for a Prosthetic Hand (Koren Ward, Daniel Pamungkas)....Pages 181-193 Temporal Difference (TD) Based Critic-Actor Adaptive Control for a Fine Hand Motion Rehabilitation Robot (Xianwei Huang, Fazel Naghdy, Haiping Du, Golshah Naghdy, Catherine Todd)....Pages 195-207 A Mechatronic Solution for Stroke Rehabilitation in a Reaching Task (P. N. Brett, X. Du, N. Mikov, A. Mohagheghi, T. Korff)....Pages 209-216 Fuzzy-CPG Hybrid Control of a Hip Joint Walking Assist Device Based on Soft Sensing of Muscle Forces (Xingsong Wang, Fengpo Du, Jigang XU)....Pages 217-233 Sign-Language Recognition Through Gesture & Movement Analysis (SIGMA) (Clement Ong, Ian Lim, Joshua Lu, Claudine Ng, Thomas Ong)....Pages 235-245 Design and Experimental Demonstration of a Mechatronic Solution for Endovascular Catheters (P. N. Brett, X. Du, M. Z. Assadi, F. Rodriguez y Baena, F. Liu, R. Hinchliffe et al.)....Pages 247-252 Unsupervised Habitual Activity Detection in Accelerometer Data (Carolyn Domingo, Solomon See, Roberto Legaspi)....Pages 253-272