Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics Selcted Papers from the International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics 2008 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cetto, Juan Andrade (Editor), Ferrier, Jean-Louis (Editor), Filipe, Joaquim (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, 37
• Subjects: Computer science.; Artificial intelligence.; Algebra.; System theory.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Automation.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Robotics and Automation.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Systems Theory, Control.

The present book includes a set of selected papers from the 5th "International Conference on Informatics in Control Automation and Robotics" (ICINCO 2008), held in Funchal-Madeira, Portugal, 11-15 May 2008. The conference was organized in three simultaneous tracks: "Intelligent Contro...

Table of Contents:

• Invited Papers
• Distributed Technology for Global Control
• Dealing with Uncertainty in the Hybrid World
• I: Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
• Adaptive Fuzzy Controller for Output Power Maximization of Induction Generators
• Architectural Approach for the Implementation of a Position Control System for a Boat-Like Inspection Robot
• Fast and Compact Encoding of Numerical Controllers Using OBDDs
• II: Robotics and Automation
• Dynamic-Based Simulation for Humanoid Robot Walking Using Walking Support System
• People Tracking and Identification Using Laser Features and Colour Distributions
• Robotic Wheelchair Trajectory Control Considering User Comfort
• Calibration and Comparison of Visual Tracking on the Ground for Multi Camera Tracking
• Mobile Robot Teleoperation via Wireless Multihop Networks - Parameter Tuning of Protocols and Real World Application Scenarios
• Safe Test Flights for Small Rotorcrafts
• Particle Filter with Temporal Smoothing for Mobile Robot Vision-Based Localization
• Oscillatory Controllers with Recurrent Neural Networks
• Concept and Design of the Intellwheels Platform for Developing Intelligent Wheelchairs
• III: Signal Processing, Systems Modeling and Control
• Hybrid Controller for Tracking Systems
• Modeling the Buoyancy System of a Wave Energy Power Plant
• Outbreaks Detection at the Beginning of Monitoring Process: The CUSUM Test Modification
• A Novel Wearable Instrumentation System for Bomb Disposal Suits
• Hybrid Modeling for Set-Membership State Estimation with Uncertain Nonlinear Continuous-Time Systems
• An Embedded Attitude and Heading Reference System Based on a Nonlinear Filter.