IEEE Transactions on Robotics

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Smoothly Connected Preemptive Impact Reduction and Contact Impedance Control

Authors: Hikaru Arita, Hayato Nakamura, Takuto Fujiki, Kenji Tahara

Temporal Logic Motion Planning With Convex Optimization via Graphs of Convex Sets

Authors: Vince Kurtz and Hai Lin

Localized and Incremental Probabilistic Inference for Large-Scale Networked Dynamical Systems

Authors: Kai Matsuka and Soon-Jo Chung

Offline Time-Independent Multiagent Path Planning

Authors: Keisuke Okumura, Franois Bonnet, Yasumasa Tamura, Xavier Dfago

Probabilistic Semantic Data Association for Collaborative Human-Robot Sensing

Authors: Shohei Wakayama and Nisar R. Ahmed

Teleoperation of Humanoid Robots: A Survey

Authors: Kourosh Darvish, Luigi Penco, Joao Ramos, Rafael Cisneros, Jerry E. Pratt, Eiichi Yoshida, Serena Ivaldi, Daniele Pucci

Gaussian Belief Space Path Planning for Minimum Sensing Navigation

Authors: Ali Reza Pedram, Riku Funada, Takashi Tanaka

Mechanical Designs for Field Undulatory Locomotion by a Wheeled Snake-Like Robot With Decoupled Neural Oscillators

Authors: Yasuhiro Fukuoka, Kotaro Otaka, Ryo Takeuchi, Kaito Shigemori, Kousuke Inoue

Dynamic Parameter Identification of Serial Robots Using a Hybrid Approach

Authors: Yanjiang Huang, Jianhong Ke, Xianmin Zhang, Jun Ota

A Multi-DoF Exoskeleton Haptic Device for the Grasping of a Compliant Object Adapting to a User's Motion Using Jamming Transitions

Authors: Ryohei Michikawa, Takahiro Endo, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Adaptive Helical Rolling of a Snake Robot to a Straight Pipe With Irregular Cross-Sectional Shape

Authors: Tatsuya Takemori, Motoyasu Tanaka, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Advanced Turning Maneuver of a Many-Legged Robot Using Pitchfork Bifurcation

Authors: Shinya Aoi, Ryoe Tomatsu, Yuki Yabuuchi, Daiki Morozumi, Kota Okamoto, Soichiro Fujiki, Kei Senda, Kazuo Tsuchiya

Analytical Modeling of a Soft Pneu-Net Actuator Subjected to Planar Tip Contact

Authors: Sachin Sachin, Zhongkui Wang, Shinichi Hirai

Development of a Small-Sized Quadruped Robotic Rat Capable of Multimodal Motions

Authors: Qing Shi, Junhui Gao, Shengjie Wang, Xiaolong Quan, Guanglu Jia, Qiang Huang, Toshio Fukuda

Robust Robotic 3-D Drawing Using Closed-Loop Planning and Online Picked Pens

Authors: Ruishuang Liu, Weiwei Wan, Keisuke Koyama, Kensuke Harada

Proximity Perception in Human-Centered Robotics: A Survey on Sensing Systems and Applications

Authors: Stefan Escaida Navarro, Stephan Mhlbacher-Karrer, Hosam Alagi, Hubert Zangl, Keisuke Koyama, Bjrn Hein, Christian Duriez, Joshua R. Smith

Humanoid Motion Control by Compliance Optimization Explicitly Considering its Positive Definiteness

Authors: Ko Yamamoto, Taiki Ishigaki, Yoshihiko Nakamura

A Mechanical Screwing Tool for Parallel Grippers - Design, Optimization, and Manipulation Policies

Authors: Zhengtao Hu, Weiwei Wan, Keisuke Koyama, Kensuke Harada

Emergent Humanoid Robot Motion Synergies Derived From the Momentum Equilibrium Principle and the Distribution of Momentum

Authors: Dragomir N. Nenchev and Ryo Iizuka

Resilient Consensus in Robot Swarms With Periodic Motion and Intermittent Communication

Authors: Xi Yu, David Saldaa, Daigo Shishika, M. Ani Hsieh

Feedback Altitude Control of a Flying Insect-Computer Hybrid Robot

Authors: Yao Li, Hirotaka Sato, Bing Li

ABENICS: Active Ball Joint Mechanism With Three-DoF Based on Spherical Gear Meshings

Authors: Kazuki Abe, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Riichiro Tadakuma

A Geometric Method of Hoverability Analysis for Multirotor UAVs With Upward-Oriented Rotors

Authors: Shunsuke Mochida, Remma Matsuda, Tatsuya Ibuki, Mitsuji Sampei

Hoop-Passing Motion for a Snake Robot to Realize Motion Transition Across Different Environments

Authors: Tatsuya Takemori, Motoyasu Tanaka, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Modularization of 2- and 3-DoF Coupled Tendon-Driven Joints

Authors: Wenyang Li, Peng Chen, Dianchun Bai, Xiaoxiao Zhu, Shunta Togo, Hiroshi Yokoi, Yinlai Jiang

Implementing Rat-Like Motion for a Small-Sized Biomimetic Robot Based on Extraction of Key Movement Joints

Authors: Qing Shi, Zihang Gao, Guanglu Jia, Chang Li, Qiang Huang, Hiroyuki Ishii, Atsuo Takanishi, Toshio Fukuda

Planning Grasps With Suction Cups and Parallel Grippers Using Superimposed Segmentation of Object Meshes

Authors: Weiwei Wan, Kensuke Harada, Fumio Kanehiro

Autonomous Distributed System for Gait Generation for Single-Legged Modular Robots Connected in Various Configurations

Authors: Tomohiro Hayakawa, Tomoya Kamimura, Shizuo Kaji, Fumitoshi Matsuno

HanGrawler: Large-Payload and High-Speed Ceiling Mobile Robot Using Crawler

Authors: Rui Fukui, Yudai Yamada, Keisuke Mitsudome, Katsuya Sano, Shin'ichi Warisawa

Distributed Linear Heterogeneous Reconfiguration of Cubic Modular Robots via Simultaneous Tunneling and Permutation

Author: Hiroshi Kawano

Torque-Bounded Admittance Control Realized by a Set-Valued Algebraic Feedback

Author: Ryo Kikuuwe

Dynamic Active Constraints for Surgical Robots Using Vector-Field Inequalities

Authors: Murilo Marques Marinho, Bruno Vilhena Adorno, Kanako Harada, Mamoru Mitsuishi

Barrier-Certified Adaptive Reinforcement Learning With Applications to Brushbot Navigation

Authors: Motoya Ohnishi, Li Wang, Gennaro Notomista, Magnus Egerstedt

Insect-Computer Hybrid Robot Achieves a Walking Gait Rarely Seen in Nature by Replacing the Anisotropic Natural Leg Spines With Isotropic Artificial Leg Spines

Authors: Feng Cao and Hirotaka Sato

Adaptive Motion Planning for a Collaborative Robot Based on Prediction Uncertainty to Enhance Human Safety and Work Efficiency

Authors: Akira Kanazawa, Jun Kinugawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge

Kinematic Synthesis of a Serial Robotic Manipulator by Using Generalized Differential Inverse Kinematics

Authors: Shouhei Shirafuji and Jun Ota

A Novel Robot-Assisted Endovascular Catheterization System With Haptic Force Feedback

Authors: Shuxiang Guo, Yu Song, Xuanchun Yin, Linshuai Zhang, Takashi Tamiya, Hideyuki Hirata, Hidenori Ishihara

Single-Actuator-Based Three-DoF Planar Manipulation via a Viscoelastic and Nonparallel Hybrid Joint Mechanism

Authors: Mitsuru Higashimori, Ryohei Sakashita, Akihide Shibata

Collision-Free Encoding for Chance-Constrained Nonconvex Path Planning

Authors: Mrcio da Silva Arantes, Claudio Fabiano Motta Toledo, Brian Charles Williams, Masahiro Ono

Task-Space Control of Articulated Mobile Robots With a Soft Gripper for Operations

Authors: Motoyasu Tanaka, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Mizuki Nakajima, Masahiro Fujita

An End-to-End Approach to Self-Folding Origami Structures

Authors: Byoungkwon An, Shuhei Miyashita, Aaron C. Ong, Michael Thomas Tolley, Martin L. Demaine, Erik D. Demaine, Robert J. Wood, Daniela Rus

Realization of Smooth Pursuit for a Quantized Compliant Camera Positioning System

Authors: Michael D. Kim and Jun Ueda

Gait Design for a Snake Robot by Connecting Curve Segments and Experimental Demonstration

Authors: Tatsuya Takemori, Motoyasu Tanaka, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Physically Plausible Wrench Decomposition for Multieffector Object Manipulation

Authors: Philine Donner, Satoshi Endo, Martin Buss

Motion Retargeting for Humanoid Robots Based on Simultaneous Morphing Parameter Identification and Motion Optimization

Authors: Ko Ayusawa and Eiichi Yoshida

Dynamic Analysis of Three Snake Robot Gaits

Authors: Ryo Ariizumi and Fumitoshi Matsuno

Finding Measurement Configurations for Accurate Robot Calibration: Validation With a Cable-Driven Robot

Authors: Hongbo Wang, Tianqi Gao, Jun Kinugawa, Kazuhiro Kosuge

Human Movement Modeling to Detect Biosignal Sensor Failures for Myoelectric Assistive Robot Control

Authors: Jun-ichiro Furukawa, Tomoyuki Noda, Tatsuya Teramae, Jun Morimoto

Bayesian Nonparametric Learning of Cloth Models for Real-Time State Estimation

Authors: Nishanth Koganti, Tomoya Tamei, Kazushi Ikeda, Tomohiro Shibata

Analyses and Solutions for the Buckling of Thin and Flexible Electrostatic Inchworm Climbing Robots

Authors: Hongqiang Wang and Akio Yamamoto

Multiobjective Optimization Based on Expensive Robotic Experiments under Heteroscedastic Noise

Authors: Ryo Ariizumi, Matthew Tesch, Kenta Kato, Howie Choset, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Do You Need Help? A Robot Providing Information to People Who Behave Atypically

Authors: Drazen Brscic, Tetsushi Ikeda, Takayuki Kanda

Probabilistic 3-D Mapping of Sound-Emitting Structures Based on Acoustic Ray Casting

Authors: Jani Even, Jonas Furrer, Yoichi Morales, Carlos Toshinori Ishi, Norihiro Hagita

Teleoperated Micromanipulation System Manufactured by Cut-and-Fold Techniques

Authors: Sehyuk Yim, Shuhei Miyashita, Daniela Rus, Sangbae Kim

ZMP Support Areas for Multicontact Mobility Under Frictional Constraints

Authors: Stphane Caron, Quang-Cuong Pham, Yoshihiko Nakamura

Automatic Sample Alignment Under Microscopy for 360° Imaging Based on the Nanorobotic Manipulation System

Authors: Yajing Shen, Wenfeng Wan, Haojian Lu, Toshio Fukuda, Wanfeng Shang

Design of a Transmission With Gear Trains for Underactuated Mechanisms

Authors: Ryuta Ozawa, Yuuki Mishima, Yasuyuki Hirano

Footstep Planning for Slippery and Slanted Terrain Using Human-Inspired Models

Authors: Martim Brandao, Kenji Hashimoto, Jos Santos-Victor, Atsuo Takanishi

Anthropomorphic Movement Analysis and Synthesis: A Survey of Methods and Applications

Authors: Dana Kulic, Gentiane Venture, Katsu Yamane, Emel Demircan, Ikuo Mizuuchi, Katja D. Mombaur

Data-Driven HRI: Learning Social Behaviors by Example From Human-Human Interaction

Authors: Phoebe Liu, Dylan F. Glas, Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro

Humanoid and Human Inertia Parameter Identification Using Hierarchical Optimization

Authors: Jovana Jovic, Adrien Escande, Ko Ayusawa, Eiichi Yoshida, Abderrahmane Kheddar, Gentiane Venture

Simulation-Based Behavior Planning to Prevent Congestion of Pedestrians Around a Robot

Authors: Hiroyuki Kidokoro, Takayuki Kanda, Drazen Brscic, Masahiro Shiomi

Task Parameterization Using Continuous Constraints Extracted From Human Demonstrations

Authors: Ana Lucia Pais Ureche, Keisuke Umezawa, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Aude Billard

A New Trajectory Deformation Algorithm Based on Affine Transformations

Authors: Quang-Cuong Pham and Yoshihiko Nakamura

Knee Joint Misalignment in Exoskeletons for the Lower Extremities: Effects on User's Gait

Authors: Damiano Zanotto, Yasuhiro Akiyama, Paul Stegall, Sunil Kumar Agrawal

Selection Algorithm for Locomotion Based on the Evaluation of Falling Risk

Authors: Taisuke Kobayashi, Tadayoshi Aoyama, Kosuke Sekiyama, Toshio Fukuda

Optimization-Based Motion Planning in Joint Space for Walking Assistance With Wearable Robot

Authors: Takahiro Kagawa, Hironori Ishikawa, Takayuki Kato, Chang Hyun Sung, Yoji Uno

Control of a Snake Robot for Ascending and Descending Steps

Authors: Motoyasu Tanaka and Kazuo Tanaka

Constraint-Based Prioritized Trajectory Planning for Multibody Systems

Authors: Yuichi Tazaki and Tatsuya Suzuki

A Motion Planning Strategy for a Spherical Rolling Robot Driven by Two Internal Rotors

Authors: Akihiro Morinaga, Mikhail M. Svinin, Motoji Yamamoto

Toward a Dancing Robot With Listening Capability: Keypose-Based Integration of Lower-, Middle-, and Upper-Body Motions for Varying Music Tempos

Authors: Takahiro Okamoto, Takaaki Shiratori, Shunsuke Kudoh, Shinichiro Nakaoka, Katsushi Ikeuchi

Control of a Group of Mobile Robots Based on Formation Abstraction and Decentralized Locational Optimization

Authors: Kazuya Yoshida, Hiroaki Fukushima, Kazuyuki Kon, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Analysis, Classification, and Design of Tendon-Driven Mechanisms

Authors: Ryuta Ozawa, Hiroaki Kobayashi, Kazunori Hashirii

Motion Control With Stiffness Adaptation for Torque Minimization in Multijoint Robots

Authors: Mitsunori Uemura, Hidemasa Goya, Sadao Kawamura

Self-Actuating Asymmetric Platinum Catalytic Mobile Nanorobot

Authors: Jingjing Bao, Zhan Yang, Masahiro Nakajima, Yajing Shen, Masaru Takeuchi, Qiang Huang, Toshio Fukuda

Fabrication of an On-Chip Nanorobot Integrating Functional Nanomaterials for Single-Cell Punctures

Authors: Takeshi Hayakawa, Shota Fukada, Fumihito Arai

Physically Based Grasp Quality Evaluation Under Pose Uncertainty

Authors: Junggon Kim, Kunihiro Iwamoto, James J. Kuffner, Yasuhiro Ota, Nancy S. Pollard

Model Predictive Formation Control Using Branch-and-Bound Compatible With Collision Avoidance Problems

Authors: Hiroaki Fukushima, Kazuyuki Kon, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Nested Piezoelectric Cellular Actuators for a Biologically Inspired Camera Positioning Mechanism

Authors: Joshua Schultz and Jun Ueda

Slip-Turn for Biped Robots

Authors: Kanako Miura, Fumio Kanehiro, Kenji Kaneko, Shuuji Kajita, Kazuhito Yokoi

Transformation Control to an Inverted Pendulum for a Mobile Robot With Wheel-Arms Using Partial Linearization and Polytopic Model Set

Authors: Hiroaki Fukushima, Masatoshi Kakue, Kazuyuki Kon, Fumitoshi Matsuno

High-Speed Magnetic Microrobot Actuation in a Microfluidic Chip by a Fine V-Groove Surface

Authors: Masaya Hagiwara, Tomohiro Kawahara, Toru Iijima, Fumihito Arai

A Robot that Approaches Pedestrians

Authors: Satoru Satake, Takayuki Kanda, Dylan F. Glas, Michita Imai, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita

Development of Tool-Type Devices for a Multifingered Haptic Interface Robot

Authors: Takahiro Endo, Satoshi Tanimura, Haruhisa Kawasaki

Two-Port Network Models for Compliant Rhomboidal Strain Amplifiers

Authors: Joshua Schultz and Jun Ueda

Heart Motion Prediction Based on Adaptive Estimation Algorithms for Robotic-Assisted Beating Heart Surgery

Authors: Eser Erdem Tuna, Timothy J. Franke, zkan Bebek, Akira Shiose, Kiyotaka Fukamachi, Murat Cenk Cavusoglu

Functional Roles of Phase Resetting in the Gait Transition of a Biped Robot From Quadrupedal to Bipedal Locomotion

Authors: Shinya Aoi, Yoshimasa Egi, Ryuichi Sugimoto, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Soichiro Fujiki, Kazuo Tsuchiya

Bipedal Trajectory Generation Based on Combining Inertial Forces and Intrinsic Angular Momentum Rate Changes: Eulerian ZMP Resolution

Authors: Barkan Ugurlu and Atsuo Kawamura

Grasp Input Optimization Taking Contact Position and Object Information Uncertainties into Consideration

Authors: Papat Fungtammasan and Tetsuyou Watanabe

Interpolation Volume Calibration: A Multisensor Calibration Technique for Electromagnetic Trackers

Authors: Henry Himberg, Yuichi Motai, Arthur Bradley

Modeling and Control of a Snake-Like Robot Using the Screw-Drive Mechanism

Authors: Hiroaki Fukushima, Shogo Satomura, Toru Kawai, Motoyasu Tanaka, Tetsushi Kamegawa, Fumitoshi Matsuno

Enhanced Targeting in Breast Tissue Using a Robotic Tissue Preloading-Based Needle Insertion System

Authors: Yo Kobayashi, Makiko Suzuki, Atsushi Kato, Maya Hatano, Kozo Konishi, Makoto Hashizume, Masakatsu G. Fujie

Dynamic Nonprehensile Manipulation for Rotating a Thin Deformable Object: An Analogy to Bipedal Gaits

Authors: Ixchel Georgina Ramirez-Alpizar, Mitsuru Higashimori, Makoto Kaneko, Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai, Imin Kao

Fast Humanoid Robot Collision-Free Footstep Planning Using Swept Volume Approximations

Authors: Nicolas Perrin, Olivier Stasse, Leo Baudouin, Florent Lamiraux, Eiichi Yoshida

Chance-Constrained Optimal Path Planning With Obstacles

Authors: Lars Blackmore, Masahiro Ono, Brian C. Williams

Solvability-Unconcerned Inverse Kinematics by the Levenberg-Marquardt Method

Author: Tomomichi Sugihara

Development and Analysis of a Sliding Tactile Soft Fingertip Embedded With a Microforce/Moment Sensor

Authors: Van Anh Ho, Dzung Viet Dao, Susumu Sugiyama, Shinichi Hirai

Improved Image Reconstruction for an EIT-Based Sensitive Skin With Multiple Internal Electrodes

Authors: David Silvera Tawil, David C. Rye, Mari Velonaki

Haptic Device Using a Newly Developed Redundant Parallel Mechanism

Authors: Jumpei Arata, Hiroyuki Kondo, Norio Ikedo, Hideo Fujimoto

A 2-D Passive-Dynamic-Running Biped With Elastic Elements

Authors: Dai Owaki, Masatoshi Koyama, Shin'ichi Yamaguchi, Shota Kubo, Akio Ishiguro

A Communication Robot in a Shopping Mall

Authors: Takayuki Kanda, Masahiro Shiomi, Zenta Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita

Task-Specific Generalization of Discrete and Periodic Dynamic Movement Primitives

Authors: Ales Ude, Andrej Gams, Tamim Asfour, Jun Morimoto

Sliding-Mode Velocity Control of Mobile-Wheeled Inverted-Pendulum Systems

Authors: Jian Huang, Zhi-Hong Guan, Takayuki Matsuno, Toshio Fukuda, Kosuke Sekiyama

Task Selection for Control of Active-Vision Systems

Author: Yasushi Iwatani

Proxy-Based Sliding Mode Control: A Safer Extension of PID Position Control

Authors: Ryo Kikuuwe, S. Yasukouchi, Hideo Fujimoto, Motoji Yamamoto

A Probabilistic Particle-Control Approximation of Chance-Constrained Stochastic Predictive Control

Authors: Lars Blackmore, Masahiro Ono, Askar Bektassov, Brian C. Williams

Time Parameterization of Humanoid-Robot Paths

Authors: Wael Suleiman, Fumio Kanehiro, Eiichi Yoshida, Jean-Paul Laumond, Andr Monin

Human-Intent Detection and Physically Interactive Control of a Robot Without Force Sensors

Authors: Mustafa Suphi Erden and Tetsuo Tomiyama

A Fundamental Study of Wing Actuation for a 6-in-Wingspan Flapping Microaerial Vehicle

Authors: Masaki Hamamoto, Yoshiji Ohta, Keita Hara, Toshiaki Hisada

A Model of Proximity Control for Information-Presenting Robots

Authors: Fumitaka Yamaoka, Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita

Abstracting People's Trajectories for Social Robots to Proactively Approach Customers

Authors: Takayuki Kanda, Dylan F. Glas, Masahiro Shiomi, Norihiro Hagita

Online Segmentation and Clustering From Continuous Observation of Whole Body Motions

Authors: Dana Kulic, Wataru Takano, Yoshihiko Nakamura

A Miniature Mobile Robot for Navigation and Positioning on the Beating Heart

Authors: Nicholas A. Patronik, Takeyoshi Ota, Marco A. Zenati, Cameron N. Riviere

Dynamic Manipulation Inspired by the Handling of a Pizza Peel

Authors: Mitsuru Higashimori, Keisuke Utsumi, Yasutaka Omoto, Makoto Kaneko

Strategies for Humanoid Robots to Dynamically Walk Over Large Obstacles

Authors: Olivier Stasse, Bjrn Verrelst, Bram Vanderborght, Kazuhito Yokoi

Dynamic Manipulability of Multifingered Grasping

Authors: Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Jose San Martin, Masaki Fujiwara

A Hybrid Motion Classification Approach for EMG-Based Human-Robot Interfaces Using Bayesian and Neural Networks

Authors: Nan Bu, Masaru Okamoto, Toshio Tsuji

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Rehabilitation Robotics

Authors: Eugenio Guglielmelli, Michelle J. Johnson, Takahori Shibata

Construction Methodology for a Remote Ultrasound Diagnostic System

Authors: Norihiro Koizumi, Shin'ichi Warisawa, Mitsuru Nagoshi, Hiroyuki Hashizume, Mamoru Mitsuishi

Interpersonal Synchronization of Body Motion and the Walk-Mate Walking Support Robot

Author: Yoshihiro Miyake

Boundary Condition Relaxation Method for Stepwise Pedipulation Planning of Biped Robots

Authors: Tomomichi Sugihara and Yoshihiko Nakamura

Sensorless Position Control Using Feedforward Internal Force for Completely Restrained Parallel-Wire-Driven Systems

Authors: Hitoshi Kino, Toshiaki Yahiro, Shohei Taniguchi, Kenji Tahara

Development of a Flying Robot With a Pantograph-Based Variable Wing Mechanism

Authors: Naohiro Hara, Kazuo Tanaka, Hiroshi Ohtake, Hua O. Wang

Energy-Efficient and High-Speed Dynamic Biped Locomotion Based on Principle of Parametric Excitation

Authors: Fumihiko Asano and Zhi Wei Luo

Analytical Inverse Kinematic Computation for 7-DOF Redundant Manipulators With Joint Limits and Its Application to Redundancy Resolution

Authors: Masayuki Shimizu, H. Kakuya, Woo-Keun Yoon, Kosei Kitagaki, Kazuhiro Kosuge

A New Kalman-Filter-Based Framework for Fast and Accurate Visual Tracking of Rigid Objects

Authors: Youngrock Yoon, Akio Kosaka, Avinash C. Kak

Planning 3-D Collision-Free Dynamic Robotic Motion Through Iterative Reshaping

Authors: Eiichi Yoshida, Claudia Esteves, Igor R. Belousov, Jean-Paul Laumond, Takeshi Sakaguchi, Kazuhito Yokoi

A Control Framework to Generate Nonenergy-Storing Virtual Fixtures: Use of Simulated Plasticity

Authors: Ryo Kikuuwe, Naoyuki Takesue, Hideo Fujimoto

Adapting Robot Behavior for Human--Robot Interaction

Authors: Noriaki Mitsunaga, Christian Smith, Takayuki Kanda, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita

A Robust Speech Recognition System for Communication Robots in Noisy Environments

Authors: Carlos Toshinori Ishi, Shigeki Matsuda, Takayuki Kanda, Takatoshi Jitsuhiro, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Satoshi Nakamura, Norihiro Hagita

Analysis of Humanoid Appearances in Human-Robot Interaction

Authors: Takayuki Kanda, Takahiro Miyashita, Taku Osada, Yuji Haikawa, Hiroshi Ishiguro

Motion Planning Algorithms for a Rolling Sphere With Limited Contact Area

Authors: Mikhail M. Svinin and Shigeyuki Hosoe

Casting Manipulation - Midair Control of a Gripper by Impulsive Force

Authors: Hitoshi Arisumi, Kazuhito Yokoi, Kiyoshi Komoriya

Development of the Tactile Sensor System of a Human-Interactive Robot "RI-MAN"

Authors: Toshiharu Mukai, Masaki Onishi, Tadashi Odashima, Shinya Hirano, Zhi Wei Luo

Prediction of Human Behavior in Human--Robot Interaction Using Psychological Scales for Anxiety and Negative Attitudes Toward Robots

Authors: Tatsuya Nomura, Takayuki Kanda, Tomohiro Suzuki, Kiyotaka Kato

Sensor Planning for Mobile Robot Localization - A Hierarchical Approach Using a Bayesian Network and a Particle Filter

Authors: Hongjun Zhou and Shigeyuki Sakane

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Biorobotics

Authors: Paolo Dario, Blake Hannaford, Atsuo Takanishi

Image Stabilization for In Vivo Microscopy by High-Speed Visual Feedback Control

Authors: Sungon Lee, Yoshihiko Nakamura, Katsu Yamane, Takeshi Toujo, Seiya Takahashi, Yoshihisa Tanikawa, Hajime Takahashi

A Biologically Inspired Biped Locomotion Strategy for Humanoid Robots: Modulation of Sinusoidal Patterns by a Coupled Oscillator Model

Authors: Jun Morimoto, Gen Endo, Jun Nakanishi, Gordon Cheng

Electrostatically Actuated Robotic Fish: Design and Control for High-Mobility Open-Loop Swimming

Authors: Zu Guang Zhang, Norio Yamashita, Masahiko Gondo, Akio Yamamoto, Toshiro Higuchi

Swing-Up Control for a 3-DOF Gymnastic Robot With Passive First Joint: Design and Analysis

Authors: Xin Xin and Masahiro Kaneda

A Control Approach Based on Passive Behavior to Enhance User Interaction

Authors: Oscar Chuy, Yasuhisa Hirata, Zhi Dong Wang, Kazuhiro Kosuge

Motion Control of Passive Intelligent Walker Using Servo Brakes

Authors: Yasuhisa Hirata, Asami Hara, Kazuhiro Kosuge

A Two-Month Field Trial in an Elementary School for Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction

Authors: Takayuki Kanda, Rumi Sato, Naoki Saiwaki, Hiroshi Ishiguro

Design and Control of Five-Fingered Haptic Interface Opposite to Human Hand

Authors: Haruhisa Kawasaki and Tetsuya Mouri

Accelerating Robot Development Through Integral Analysis of Human-Robot Interaction

Authors: Tijn Kooijmans, Takayuki Kanda, Christoph Bartneck, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Norihiro Hagita

Guest Editorial Special Issue on Human-Robot Interaction

Authors: Cecilia Laschi, Cynthia Breazeal, Yasushi Nakauchi

Living With Seal Robots - Its Sociopsychological and Physiological Influences on the Elderly at a Care House

Authors: Kazuyoshi Wada and Takanori Shibata

Robust PD Control Using Adaptive Compensation for Completely Restrained Parallel-Wire Driven Robots: Translational Systems Using the Minimum Number of Wires Under Zero-Gravity Condition

Authors: Hitoshi Kino, Toshiaki Yahiro, Fumiaki Takemura, Tetsuya Morizono

Whole-Body Motion Generation Integrating Operator's Intention and Robot's Autonomy in Controlling Humanoid Robots

Authors: Ee Sian Neo, Kazuhito Yokoi, Shuuji Kajita, Kazuo Tanie

Robust Recognition of Simultaneous Speech by a Mobile Robot

Authors: Jean-Marc Valin, Seiichi Yamamoto, Jean Rouat, Franois Michaud, Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hiroshi G. Okuno

Dynamic Capturing Strategy for a 2-D Stick-Shaped Object Based on Friction Independent Collision

Authors: Mitsuru Higashimori, Maiko Kimura, Idaku Ishii, Makoto Kaneko

Spatial Motion Constraints Using Virtual Fixtures Generated by Anatomy

Authors: Ming Li, Masaru Ishii, Russell H. Taylor

Elastic Model of Deformable Fingertip for Soft-Fingered Manipulation

Authors: Takahiro Inoue and Shinichi Hirai

Admittance and Impedance Representations of Friction Based on Implicit Euler Integration

Authors: Ryo Kikuuwe, Naoyuki Takesue, Akihito Sano, Hiromi Mochiyama, Hideo Fujimoto

Acquisition of intermediate goals for an agent executing multiple tasks

Authors: Yusuke Fukazawa, Chomchana Trevai, Jun Ota, Tamio Arai

Stepping over obstacles with humanoid robots

Authors: Yisheng Guan, Ee Sian Neo, Kazuhito Yokoi, Kazuo Tanie

A new index of serial-link manipulator performance combining dynamic manipulability and manipulating force ellipsoids

Authors: Ryo Kurazume and Tsutomu Hasegawa

Architecture design of a multiaxis cellular actuator array using segmented binary control of shape memory alloy

Authors: Kyu-Jin Cho and Haruhiko H. Asada

Reaching movements in dynamic environments: how do we move flexible objects?

Authors: Mikhail M. Svinin, Igor Goncharenko, Zhi Wei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe

Dynamics and balance of a humanoid robot during manipulation tasks

Authors: Kensuke Harada, Shuuji Kajita, Kenji Kaneko, Hirohisa Hirukawa

Online polygon search by a seven-state boundary 1-searcher

Authors: Tsunehiko Kameda, Masafumi Yamashita, Ichiro Suzuki

Master-Slave Electric Cart Control System for Maintaining/Improving Physical Strength

Authors: Jin-Hua She, Yasuhiro Ohyama, Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Stability analysis of a simple walking model driven by an oscillator with a phase reset using sensory feedback

Authors: Shinya Aoi and Kazuo Tsuchiya

A Polyhedral Bound on the Indeterminate Contact Forces in Planar Quasi-Rigid Fixturing and Grasping Arrangements

Authors: Elon Rimon, Joel W. Burdick, Toru Omata

Representation for knot-tying tasks

Authors: Jun Takamatsu, Takuma Morita, Koichi Ogawara, Hiroshi Kimura, Katsushi Ikeuchi

Author's reply [to comments on 'Research on estimating smoothed value and differential value by using sliding mode system']

Authors: Takanori Emaru and Takeshi Tsuchiya

Distributed route planning for multiple mobile robots using an augmented Lagrangian decomposition and coordination technique

Authors: Tatsushi Nishi, Masakazu Ando, Masami Konishi

Grip-force control of an elastic object by vision-based slip-margin feedback during the incipient slip

Authors: Jun Ueda, Atsutoshi Ikeda, Tsukasa Ogasawara

Sensory reflex control for humanoid walking

Authors: Qiang Huang and Yoshihiko Nakamura

Application of a multi-DOF ultrasonic servomotor in an auditory tele-existence robot

Authors: Hiroshi Kawano, Hideyuki Ando, Tatsuya Hirahara, Cheolho Yun, Sadayuki Ueha

A fingerprint pointing device utilizing the deformation of the fingertip during the incipient slip

Authors: Yuichi Kurita, Atsutoshi Ikeda, Jun Ueda, Tsukasa Ogasawara

Control of an object with parallel surfaces by a pair of finger robots without object sensing

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An adaptive visual attentive tracker for human communicational behaviors using HMM-based TD learning with new State distinction capability

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A sensor fusion approach for recognizing continuous human grasping sequences using hidden Markov models

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State observer-based robust control scheme for electrically driven robot manipulators

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Robust arm configuration of manipulator mounted on flexible base

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A novel gait generation for biped walking robots based on mechanical energy constraint

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Simultaneous control of position and orientation for ball-plate manipulation problem based on time-State control form

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Motion planning for metamorphic systems: feasibility, decidability, and distributed reconfiguration

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An H∞ control-based approach to robust control of mechanical systems with oscillatory bases

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Dynamic sliding PID control for tracking of robot manipulators: theory and experiments

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A new robot architecture for tele-echography

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Authors: Kota Ohashi, Nobuhiko Hata, Tomoko Matsumura, Toru Ogata, Naoki Yahagi, Ichiro Sakuma, Takeyoshi Dohi

Approximate Jacobian control for robots with uncertain kinematics and dynamics

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The arc-transversal median algorithm: a geometric approach to increasing ultrasonic sensor azimuth accuracy

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Research on estimating smoothed value and differential value by using sliding mode system

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A holonic architecture for easy reconfiguration of robotic assembly systems

Authors: Masao Sugi, Yusuke Maeda, Yasumichi Aiyama, Tomokazu Harada, Tamio Arai

Dynamics Filter - concept and implementation of online motion Generator for human figures

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A human-assisting manipulator teleoperated by EMG signals and arm motions

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Motion planning of multiple mobile robots for Cooperative manipulation and transportation

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Robust adaptive motion/force tracking control of uncertain nonholonomic mechanical systems

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Guest editorial advances in multirobot systems

Authors: Tamio Arai, Enrico Pagello, Lynne E. Parker

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Authors: Natsuki Miyata, Jun Ota, Tamio Arai, Hajime Asama

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Iterative learning control for robot manipulators using the finite dimensional input subspace

Authors: Kenichi Hamamoto and Toshiharu Sugie

A sufficient condition for manipulation of Envelope Family

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Interference-free polyhedral configurations for stacking

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Omni-directional robot and adaptive control method for off-road running

Authors: Peng Chen, Shinichiro Mitsutake, Takashi Isoda, Tielin Shi

The chaotic mobile robot

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura and Akinori Sekiguchi

Development of an ultrasonic motor as a fine-orienting stage

Authors: Eko Purwanto and Shigeki Toyama

Planning walking patterns for a biped robot

Authors: Qiang Huang, Kazuhito Yokoi, Shuuji Kajita, Kenji Kaneko, Hirohiko Arai, Noriho Koyachi, Kazuo Tanie

Analytical time optimal control solution for a two-link planar aerobot with initial angular momentum

Authors: Tsutomu Mita, Sang-Ho Hyon, Taek-Kun Nam

Design of steering mechanism and control of nonholonomic trailer systems

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura, Hideaki Ezaki, Yuegang Tan, Woojin Chung

A "constrain and move" approach to distributed object manipulation

Authors: Majid Nili Ahmadabadi and Eiji Nakano

Topological simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM): toward exact localization without explicit localization

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Design and control of the nonholonomic manipulator

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura, Woojin Chung, Ole Jakob Srdalen

A macro-level scheduling method using Lagrangian relaxation

Authors: Yuanhui Zhang, Peter B. Luh, Katsumi Narimatsu, Tetsuro Moriya, Tsuyoshi Shimada, Lei Fang

Quantitative analysis of human tactile illusory characteristic under visual environment and a haptic device of two-dimensional curved surface

Authors: Jing-Long Wu and Sadao Kawamura

Adaptive tracking control of a nonholonomic mobile robot

Authors: Takanori Fukao, Hisashi Nakagawa, Norihiko Adachi

Rolling-based manipulation for multiple objects

Authors: Kensuke Harada, Makoto Kaneko, Toshio Tsuji

Human-machine cooperative telemanipulation with motion and force scaling using task-oriented virtual tool dynamics

Authors: Tomotaka Itoh, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Toshio Fukuda

On dynamic control of finger sliding and object motion in manipulation with multifingered hands

Authors: Xin-Zhi Zheng, R. Nakashima, Tsuneo Yoshikawa

Dynamics computation of structure-varying kinematic chains and its application to human figures

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura and Katsu Yamane

A brachiating robot controller

Authors: Jun Nakanishi, Toshio Fukuda, Daniel E. Koditschek

Rigid body analysis of the indeterminate grasp force in power grasps

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Reaction null-space control of flexible structure mounted manipulator systems

Authors: Dragomir N. Nenchev, Kazuya Yoshida, Prasart Vichitkulsawat, Masaru Uchiyama

Self-assembly and self-repair method for a distributed mechanical system

Authors: Kohji Tomita, Satoshi Murata, Haruhisa Kurokawa, Eiichi Yoshida, Shigeru Kokaji

Design and control of a variable footprint mechanism for holonomic omnidirectional vehicles and its application to wheelchairs

Authors: Masayoshi Wada and H. Harry Asada

Distributed memoryless point convergence algorithm for mobile robots with limited visibility

Authors: Hideki Ando, Yoshinobu Oasa, Ichiro Suzuki, Masafumi Yamashita

Virtual truss model for characterization of internal forces for multiple finger grasps

Author: Tsuneo Yoshikawa

Foreword special section on virtual reality in robotics and automation

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Impact analysis and post-impact motion control issues of a free-floating Space robot subject to a force impulse

Authors: Dragomir N. Nenchev and Kazuya Yoshida

Conformational switching in self-assembling mechanical systems

Author: Kazuhiro Saitou

Three-dimensional odor compass

Authors: Hiroshi Ishida, Akito Kobayashi, Takamichi Nakamoto, Toyosaka Moriizumi

Almost smooth time-invariant control of planar space multibody systems

Authors: Ranjan Mukherjee and Masayuki Kamon

On the trajectory planning of a planar elastic manipulator under gravity

Authors: Pritam Kumar Sarkar, Motoji Yamamoto, Akira Mohri

Development of a micro-manipulation system having a two-fingered micro-hand

Authors: Tamio Tanikawa and Tatsuo Arai

Vision-based navigation by a mobile robot with obstacle avoidance using single-camera vision and ultrasonic sensing

Authors: Akihisa Ohya, Akio Kosaka, Avi Kak

Nonholonomic control of a three-DOF planar underactuated manipulator

Authors: Hirohiko Arai, Kazuo Tanie, Naoji Shiroma

Theory of two-dimensional transformations

Authors: Yutaka J. Kanayama and Gary Krahn

Active antenna for contact sensing

Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Naoki Kanayama, Toshio Tsuji

Motion planning of intelligent manipulation by a parallel two-fingered gripper equipped with a simple rotating mechanism

Authors: Hajime Terasaki and Tsutomu Hasegawa

Nonlinear behavior and control of a nonholonomic free-joint manipulator

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura, Takahiro Suzuki, Masabumi Koinuma

Time-optimal motion of two omnidirectional robots carrying a ladder under a velocity constraint

Authors: Zhengyuan Chen, Ichiro Suzuki, Masafumi Yamashita

Postural stability of a human riding a unicycle and its emulation by a robot

Authors: Zaiquan Sheng and Kazuo Yamafuji

Adaptive navigation of mobile robots with obstacle avoidance

Authors: Atsushi Fujimori, Peter N. Nikiforuk, Madan M. Gupta

Hitting from any direction in 3-D space by a robot with a flexible link hammer

Authors: Teruyuki Izumi and Yoshikazu Hitaka

Repetitive and adaptive control of robot manipulators with velocity estimation

Authors: Kenji Kaneko and Roberto Horowitz

Toward automatic robot instruction from perception-mapping human grasps to manipulator grasps

Authors: Sing Bing Kang and Katsushi Ikeuchi

Mechanical filtering effect of elastic cover for tactile sensor

Author: Makoto Shimojo

Adaptive model-based hybrid control of geometrically constrained robot arms

Authors: Louis L. Whitcomb, Suguru Arimoto, Tomohide Naniwa, Fumio Ozaki

Visual servoing with hand-eye manipulator-optimal control approach

Authors: Koichi Hashimoto, Takumi Ebine, Hidenori Kimura

Estimating precise edge position by camera motion

Authors: Koji Kato, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Saburo Tsuji

Subspace methods for robot vision

Authors: Shree K. Nayar, Sameer A. Nene, Hiroshi Murase

Effect of the dynamic interaction on coordinated control of mobile manipulators

Authors: Yoshio Yamamoto and Xiaoping Yun

Hybrid position/force control of flexible-macro/rigid-micro manipulator systems

Authors: Tsuneo Yoshikawa, Kensuke Harada, Atsushi Matsumoto

Dextrous hand grasping force optimization

Authors: Martin Buss, Hideki Hashimoto, John B. Moore

An efficient algorithm for the model-based adaptive control of robotic manipulators

Authors: Haruhisa Kawasaki, T. Bito, Kazuo Kanzaki

Twin-head six-axis force sensors

Author: Makoto Kaneko

Toward automatic robot instruction from perception-temporal segmentation of tasks from human hand motion

Authors: Sing Bing Kang and Katsushi Ikeuchi

Uncertainty in object pose determination with three light-stripe range measurements

Authors: Keiichi Kemmotsu and Takeo Kanade

Finding the shortest path of a disc among polygonal obstacles using a radius-independent graph

Authors: Yun-Hui Liu and Suguru Arimoto

An approach to sliding-mode based control

Authors: Ziren Lu, Sadao Kawamura, Andrew A. Goldenberg

Shear force feedback control of flexible robot arms

Authors: Zheng-Hua Luo, Nobuyulu Kitamura, Bao-Zhu Guo

An implicit loop method for kinematic calibration and its application to closed-chain mechanisms

Authors: Charles W. Wampler, John M. Hollerbach, Tatsuo Arai

Map-based navigation for a mobile robot with omnidirectional image sensor COPIS

Authors: Yasushi Yagi, Yoshimitsu Nishizawa, Masahiko Yachida

Alignment using an uncalibrated camera system

Authors: Billibon H. Yoshimi and Peter K. Allen

Time-minimum routes in time-dependent networks

Author: Kikuo Fujimura

Learning control for robot tasks under geometric endpoint constraints

Authors: Tomohide Naniwa and Suguru Arimoto

Learning by watching: extracting reusable task knowledge from visual observation of human performance

Authors: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue

Computation of the tangent graph of polygonal obstacles by moving-line processing

Authors: Yun-Hui Liu and Suguru Arimoto

Adaptive robust control of robot manipulators-theory and experiment

Authors: Jun-ichi Imura, Toshiharu Sugie, Tsuneo Yoshikawa

Bilateral control of master-slave manipulators for ideal kinesthetic coupling-formulation and experiment

Authors: Yasuyoshi Yokokohji and Tsuneo Yoshikawa

Automatic determination of possible velocity and applicable force of frictionless objects in contact from a geometric model

Authors: Hirohisa Hirukawa, Toshihiro Matsui, Kunikatsu Takase

Toward an assembly plan from observation. I. Task recognition with polyhedral objects

Authors: Katsushi Ikeuchi and Takashi Suehiro

Contact point detection for grasping an unknown object using self-posture changeability

Authors: Makoto Kaneko and Kazuo Tanie

Modeling and quasi-static hybrid position/force control of constrained planar two-link flexible manipulators

Authors: Fumitoshi Matsuno, Toshio Asano, Yoshiyuki Sakawa

Robotic assembly operation teaching in a virtual environment

Authors: Hiroyuki Ogata and Tomoichi Takahashi

Real-time omnidirectional image sensor (COPIS) for vision-guided navigation

Authors: Yasushi Yagi, Shinjiro Kawato, Saburo Tsuji

Compliant motion control of kinematically redundant manipulators

Authors: Zhi-Xin Peng and Norihiko Adachi

Optimal design of robot accuracy compensators

Authors: Hanqi Zhuang, Zvi S. Roth, Fumio Hamano

Efficient computational algorithms for trajectory control of free-flying space robots with multiple arms

Authors: Yasuyoshi Yokokohji, Takeshi Toyoshima, Tsuneo Yoshikawa

Toward automatic robot instruction from perception-recognizing a grasp from observation

Authors: Sing Bing Kang and Katsushi Ikeuchi

Exploiting nonholonomic redundancy of free-flying space robots

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura and Ranjan Mukherjee

A tactile sensor system for universal joint sections of manipulators

Authors: Yoji Yamada, Kazuhisa Shin, Nuio Tsuchida, Mataji Komai

Control design of robot for compliant manipulation on dynamic environments

Authors: Zhi-Wei Luo and Masami Ito

Automated tracking and grasping of a moving object with a robotic hand-eye system

Authors: Peter K. Allen, Aleksandar Timcenko, Billibon H. Yoshimi, Paul Michelman

A modified Stewart platform manipulator with improved dexterity

Authors: Robert S. Stoughton and Tatsuo Arai

Dynamic hybrid position/force control of robot manipulators-on-line estimation of unknown constraint

Authors: Tsuneo Yoshikawa and Akio Sudou

Dynamic control of a manipulator with passive joints in operational space

Authors: Hirohiko Arai, Kazuo Tanie, Susumu Tachi

A torque sensing technique for robots with harmonic drives

Authors: Minoru Hashimoto, Yoshihide Kiyosawa, Richard P. Paul

Statistical analysis of focal-length calibration using vanishing points

Author: Kenichi Kanatani

A model-based manipulation system with skill-based execution

Authors: Tsutomu Hasegawa, Takashi Suehiro, Kunikatsu Takase

Nonlinear basic stability concept of the hybrid position/force control scheme for robot manipulators

Author: Tetsuro Yabuta

Dynamic walking control of a biped robot along a potential energy conserving orbit

Authors: Shuuji Kajita, Tomio Yamaura, Akira Kobayashi

A complete and parametrically continuous kinematic model for robot manipulators

Authors: Hanqi Zhuang, Zvi S. Roth, Fumio Hamano

Formulation and efficient computation of inverse dynamics of space robots

Authors: Ranjan Mukherjee and Yoshihiko Nakamura

Digital shaping filters for reducing machine vibration

Authors: Brett R. Murphy and Ichiro Watanabe

An ultrasonic visual sensor for three-dimensional object recognition using neural networks

Authors: Sumio Watanabe and Masahide Yoneyama

Coordinated motion control of robot arms based on the virtual internal model

Authors: Masanobu Koga, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Katsuhisa Furuta, Kageharu Nosaki

Analysis of a redundant free-flying spacecraft/manipulator system

Authors: Dragomir N. Nenchev, Yoji Umetani, Kazuya Yoshida

A tactile sensor based on a suspension-shell mechanism for dexterous fingers

Authors: Tokuji Okada and Ulrich Rembold

Modeling sensor detectability with the VANTAGE geometric/sensor modeler

Authors: Katsushi Ikeuchi and Jean-Christophe Robert

Proximity sensor using a spiral-shaped light-emitting mechanism

Authors: Tokuji Okada and Ulrich Rembold

Application of fuzzy logic control to a manipulator

Authors: Choo Min Lim and Takashi Hiyama

Position control of manipulator with passive joints using dynamic coupling

Authors: Hirohiko Arai and Susumu Tachi

Recognizing and locating a known object from multiple images

Authors: Tadashi Nagata and Hongbin Zha

Nonholonomic path planning of space robots via a bidirectional approach

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura and Ranjan Mukherjee

Motion planning with six degrees of freedom by multistrategic bidirectional heuristic free-space enumeration

Author: Koichi Kondo

Manipulating and grasping forces in manipulation by multifingered robot hands

Authors: Tsuneo Yoshikawa and Kiyoshi Nagai

On a new torque sensor for tendon drive fingers

Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Kazuhito Yokoi, Kazuo Tanie

Determining shape and reflectance of hybrid surfaces by photometric sampling

Authors: Shree K. Nayar, Katsushi Ikeuchi, Takeo Kanade

Base parameters of manipulator dynamic models

Authors: Hirokazu Mayeda, Koji Yoshida, Koichi Osuka

Motion control of a robot arm using joint torque sensors

Authors: Kazuhiro Kosuge, H. Takeuchi, Katsuhisa Furuta

Reconstruction of 3-D road geometry from images for autonomous land vehicles

Authors: Kenichi Kanatani and Kazunari Watanabe

Object detection by tactile sensing method employing force/torque information

Authors: Takeshi Tsujimura and Tetsuro Yabuta

Dynamics computation of closed-link robot mechanisms with nonredundant and redundant actuators

Authors: Yoshihiko Nakamura and Modjtaba Ghodoussi

Resolved motion rate control of space manipulators with generalized Jacobian matrix

Authors: Yoji Umetani and Kazuya Yoshida

Automatic program generation from teaching data for the hybrid control of robots

Authors: Haruhiko Asada and Haruo Izumi

Motion planning in a plane using generalized Voronoi diagrams

Authors: Osamu Takahashi and Robert J. Schilling

A hierarchical strategy for path planning among moving obstacles [mobile robot]

Authors: Kikuo Fujimura and Hanan Samet

Dynamic hybrid position/force control of robot manipulators-controller design and experiment

Authors: Tsuneo Yoshikawa, Toshiharu Sugie, Masaki Tanaka

Terminal-link parameter estimation of robotic manipulators

Authors: Haruhisa Kawasaki and Kunitoshi Nishimura

Vehicle path specification by a sequence of straight lines

Authors: Yutaka Kanayama and Shin'ichi Yuta

A control algorithm for hexapod walking machine over soft ground

Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Kazuo Tanie, Nor Bin Mohamad Than

Robot control in the neighborhood of singular points

Authors: Mitsuji Sampei and Katsuhisa Furuta

Force control of servomechanism using adaptive control

Authors: Tetsuro Yabuta, Takayuki Yamada, Takeshi Tsujimura, H. Sakata

Multirobot plan generation in a continuous domain: planning by use of plan graph and avoiding collisions among robots

Authors: Tadashi Nagata, Kunihiko Honda, Yoshiaki Teramoto

MOGRER: A vehicle study and realization for in-pipe inspection tasks

Authors: Tokuji Okada and Tsuyoshi Sanemori

Language-aided robotic teleoperation system (LARTS) for advanced teleoperation

Authors: Tomomasa Sato and Shigeoki Hirai

Dynamic hybrid position/force control of robot manipulators-Description of hand constraints and calculation of joint driving force

Author: Tsuneo Yoshikawa

Basic study on similarity in walking machine from a point of energetic efficiency

Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Susumu Tachi, Kazuo Tanie, Minoru Abe

A hexapod walking machine with decoupled freedoms

Authors: Makoto Kaneko, Minoru Abe, Kazuo Tanie

Parallel processing of robot-arm control computation on a multimicroprocessor system

Authors: Hironori Kasahara and Seinosuke Narita