Trends in Intelligent Robotics 13th FIRA Robot World Congress, FIRA 2010, Bangalore, India, September 15-17, 2010. Proceedings /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Vadakkepat, Prahlad (Editor), Kim, Jong-Hwan (Editor), Jesse, Norbert (Editor), Mamun, Abdullah Al (Editor), Kiong, Tan Kok (Editor), Baltes, Jacky (Editor), Anderson, John (Editor), Verner, Igor (Editor), Ahlgren, David (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science, 103
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer communication systems.; Software engineering.; Information storage and retrieval.; Artificial intelligence.; Robotics.; Automation.; Computer Science.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Robotics and Automation.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).; Software Engineering.; Information Storage and Retrieval.

th This volume contains the papers selected for the 13 FIRA Robot World Congress, held at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham Bangalore, India, September 15-17, 2010. The Federation of International Robot-soccer Association (FIRA – www.fira.net) is a non-profit organization that annually organizes robotic co...

Table of Contents:

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
• Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Using Extended Kalman Filter
• Safety Aspects for Underwater Vehicles
• Autonomous Vertical Profiler Data Management
• Navigation and Position Control of Underwater Vehicle ROSUB 6000
• Distributed Real Time Control Systems for Deep Water ROV (ROSUB 6000)
• Control Architecture for AUV-150: A Systems Approach
• Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for 150m Depth–Development Phases and Hurdles Faced
• Humanoid Robotics and Multi Legged Systems
• SOPC Based Human Biped Motion Tracking Control for Human-Sized Biped Robot
• Walking Pattern Generator Using an Evolutionary Central Pattern Generator
• Analysis and Study of Human Joint Torque and Motion Energy during Walking on Various Grounds
• Applied Complex Motion Planning and Motion Control for Humanoid Robots in Vertical Motion Sceneries
• Stuctural Design of Walking and Mathematical Model of Humanoid Robot MC - 01
• Mechanical Design of Small-Size Humanoid Robot: TWNHR-VI
• Imitation Learning from Humanoids in a Heterogeneous Setting
• Here Comes the Robotic Brain !
• The Real-Time Embedded System for a Humanoid: Betty
• Design and Implementation of SOPC Based Motion Control for Human-Sized Biped Robot
• Dynamic Modeling of Energy Efficient Hexapod Robot’s Locomotion over Gradient Terrains
• Dynamic Modeling and Optimal Foot Force Distribution of Quadruped Walking Robot
• Determination of Optimally Stable Posture for Force Actuator Based Articulated Suspension for Rough Terrain Mobility
• Multi-Agent / Robot Systems
• Multi-Agent Rendezvous Algorithm with Rectilinear Decision Domain
• Task and Role Selection Strategy for Multi-robot Cooperation in Robot Soccer
• Positional Consensus of Multi-Agent Systems Using Linear Programming Based Decentralized Control with Rectilinear Decision Domain
• Tacit Navigation Method for Multi-agent System
• Q-Learning Policies for Multi-Agent Foraging Task
• Path Planning and Navigation
• An Intelligent Algorithm for the Path Planning of Autonomous Mobile Robot for Dynamic Environment
• Rectilinear Path Following in 3D Space
• Design and Implementation of Autonomous Navigation System for Mobile Harbors
• Path Planning Algorithm Based on the Limit-Cycle Navigation Method Applied to the Edge of Obstacles
• An Efficient Random Walk Strategy for Sampling Based Robot Motion Planners
• Ordering of Robotic Navigational Tasks in Home Environment
• Robotics and Education
• Attracting Students to Engineering: Using Intuitive HRIs for Educational Purposes
• Robots as a Tool for Teaching Differential Equations
• A Course Programme in Mobile Robotics with Integrated Hands-on Exercises and Competitions
• RoboWaiter Competition: Linking Robotics Education to Social Responsibility
• Pattern Analysis and Classification
• A Comparison between Growing and Variably Dense Self Organizing Maps for Incremental Learning in Hubel Weisel Models of Concept Representation
• Hand Posture Recognition Using Neuro-Biologically Inspired Features
• Wavelet Based Medical Image Fusion Using Filter Masks
• Boosting Based Fuzzy-Rough Pattern Classifier
• Face Detector Design for an Expression Robot
• Control and Sensing
• Fuzzy-PI Force Control for Industrial Robotics
• PSO-Optimized Fuzzy Logic Controller for a Single Wheel Robot
• Neural Network Control of Nonlinear Time-Delay System with Unknown Dead-Zone and Its Application to a Robotic Servo System
• The Computational Accuracy of Cover Time for Circular Sensing Range
• Frontier Based Multiple Goal Search in Unknown Environments
• Multiple Sensor Based Autonomous Monitoring and Control for Energy Efficiency.