INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS Edited by Ganesh R. Naik
Intelligent Mechatronics Edited by Ganesh R. Naik
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Contents Preface Part 1 Chapter 1
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Intelligent Robotics 1 A Mechatronic Perspective on Robotic Arms and End-Effectors Pinhas Ben-Tzvi and Paul Moubarak
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Chapter 2
A Torque Cancelling System for Quick-Motion Robots 21 Daigoro Isobe
Chapter 3
Locomotion Control for Legged Robot by Virtual Contact Impedance Method Fumiaki Takemori
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Chapter 4
Development of a Simulation Environment Applied to the Study of Fault-Tolerant Control Systems in Robotic Manipulators. Theoretical and Practical Comparisons 51 Claudio Urrea and John Kern
Chapter 5
Kinematic Task Space Control Scheme for 3DOF Pneumatic Parallel Robot 67 Luis Hernández, Eduardo Izaguirre, Ernesto Rubio, Orlando Urquijo and Jorge Guerra
Part 2
System Interfacing, Instrumentation and Control
Chapter 6
Blind Source Separation Based Classification Scheme for Myoelectric Prosthesis Hand 87 Ganesh R. Naik and Dinesh Kumar
Chapter 7
Feedback Control and Time-Optimal Control about Overhead Crane by Visual Servo and These Combination Control 103 Yasuo Yoshida
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Part 3 Chapter 9
Intelligent Methods for Condition Diagnosis of Plant Machinery 119 Huaqing Wang and Peng Chen Physical System Modelling and Real Time Applications 141 Methodology for Reusing Real-time HiL Simulation Models in the Commissioning and Operation Phase of Industrial Production Plants 143 Sebastian Kain, Frank Schiller, and Sven Dominka
Chapter 10
Hybrid Planning for Self-Optimization in Railbound Mechatronic Systems 169 Philipp Adelt, Natalia Esau, Christian Hölscher, Bernd Kleinjohann, Lisa Kleinjohann, Martin Krüger and Detmar Zimmer
Chapter 11
An Evidence Accrual Data Fusion Technique for Situational Assessment 195 Stephen C. Stubberud and Kathleen A. Kramer
Chapter 12
Intelligent Mechatronic System for Automaticall