Advances in Intelligent Autonomous Systems

The field of Intelligent Autonomous Systems (lAS) has attracted over the years the attention of numerous research and industrial groups and has by now arrived at an advanced level of development. The results have been achieved through the synergetic use of concepts, techniques and technologies drawn...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tzafestas, S.G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 General Concepts, Architectures and Technologies
  • 1 Intelligent Autonomous Robotic Systems: Some General Issues And Two Representative Research Prototypes
  • 2 Increased Autonomy in Industrial Robotic Systems: A Framework
  • 3 Combining Visual, Tactile and Range Sensor Information to Increase the Autonomy of Robots
  • 4 The ICa Approach to Intelligent Autonomous Systems
  • 5 Intelligent Robotic Agent Combining Reactive and Cognitive Capabilities
  • 6 Reactive Planning with Learned Operational Concepts
  • 7 Sensors Used for Autonomous Navigation
  • 2 Mobile, Walking and Snake-Like Robots
  • 8 Design, Control and Applications Of Autonomous Mobile Robots
  • 9 Intelligent Autonomous Systems: Visual Navigation Functionalities for Autonomous Mobile Vehicles
  • 10 Mapping and Navigating in Time-Varying Obstacle Fields
  • 11 High Integrity Navigation for Autonomous Systems
  • 12 Autonomous Robot Motion Planning and Control in Uncertain Environments: Overview and A New Algorithm Based on Sliding-Mode Control
  • 13 Autonomous Control for An Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Feedback Control System
  • 14 On the Design of a Control Architecture for an Autonomous Mobile Robot
  • 15 Dynamic Walking: A Step Forward?
  • 16 An Omnidirectional Control Algorithm for Walking Machines Based on a Wave-Crab Gait
  • 17 Dynamic Modeling and Locomotion Control of Biped Autonomous Robots
  • 18 A Novel Robotic Snake
  • 3 Applications
  • 19 Autonomous Agents in Cellular Manufacturing
  • 20 Man-Machine Cooperation for the Control of an Intelligent Powered Wheelchair
  • 21 The Design, Development and Operation of an Autonomous Robotic Excavator
  • 22 Autonomous Robotic Exploration and Gaze Planning Using Range Sensing
  • 23 Mixed Traffic Control Involving Manually-Controlled and Automatically-Controlled Vehicles in Ivhs