In this paper, a neural network approach is proposed for real-time path planning of robots with safety consideration. The neural network is topologically organised, which is based on a previous biologically inspired m...
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In this paper, a neural network approach is proposed for real-time path planning of robots with safety consideration. The neural network is topologically organised, which is based on a previous biologically inspired model for dynamical trajectory generation of a mobile robot in a nonstationary environment. The state space of the neural network can be the joint space of multilink robot manipulators or the Cartesian workspace. This model is capable of dealing with multiple target problems as well. The target globally attracts the robot, while the obstacles push the robot away locally to avoid collisions. By taking into account of the clearance from obstacles, the planned "comfortable" path does not suffer either the "too close" or the "too far" problems. Each neuron has only local lateral connections. The optimal path is generated in real-time through the dynamics of the neural activity landscape without explicitly optimising any cost function. Therefore, it is computationally efficient. The stability of the network is guaranteed by the existence of a Lyapunov function. The effectiveness and efficiency are demonstrated through simulation studies.
A neural network approach is proposed for real-time collision free trajectory generation in an environment with varying obstacles and moving target. This biologically inspired neural network is topologically organised...
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A neural network approach is proposed for real-time collision free trajectory generation in an environment with varying obstacles and moving target. This biologically inspired neural network is topologically organised. The dynamics of each neuron is characterised by a shunting equation or an additive equation. Each neuron has only local connections, and the optimal trajectories are generated without any explicitly optimising cost functions and without learning. Therefore the model is computationally efficient. The stability of the network is analytically proved using a Lyapunov function candidate. As examples, the proposed neural network is applied to trajectory formation for a mobile robot in solving maze-type problems, dynamically tracking moving target, and avoiding varying obstacles. The efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated through simulation and comparison studies.
A vision system has been developed in order to support the autonomous operation or operated-assisted missions of AUV and ROV near the ocean bottom. The sea-floor images, acquired by a down-look camera installed on the...
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A vision system has been developed in order to support the autonomous operation or operated-assisted missions of AUV and ROV near the ocean bottom. The sea-floor images, acquired by a down-look camera installed on the vehicle, are processed by the vision system in order to detect and estimate its motion in real time. This information is utilized to realize a number of capabilities, including automatic station keeping, navigation and trajectory following, and the construction of a composite (mosaic) image of the sea floor. We describe the system and provide sample results from various experiments for evaluating performance. We also provide examples from ongoing work, planned for implementation on the real-time vision system.
In the design of multidimensional systems for the analysis of complex data, an intelligent reduction of the data dimensionality is needed to enable its efficient and accurate processing without much loss of informatio...
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In the design of multidimensional systems for the analysis of complex data, an intelligent reduction of the data dimensionality is needed to enable its efficient and accurate processing without much loss of information. The underlying data transformation process can be implemented by nonlinearly mapping the high-dimensional data space onto a low-dimensional feature space where the mapping preserves the topological structure of the transformed data in the feature space as much as possible. This method is often referred to as Multidimensional Scaling (MDS). This paper describes a new MDS approach for feature extraction purposes. It consists of a fast hierachical Minimal-Spanning-Tree-based method which minimizes the Sammon's criteria with a genetic algorithm. Results presented show that this new approach is promising for several applications.
Advanced powerful tools are sought for in order to conduct power system studies, especially for large scale systems. In this paper, an efficient PC-based environment for power system studies is presented. It is based ...
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Advanced powerful tools are sought for in order to conduct power system studies, especially for large scale systems. In this paper, an efficient PC-based environment for power system studies is presented. It is based on both analytical and artificial intelligence techniques. To demonstrate its effectiveness, this environment has been used for restoration studies following a recent blackout in the Hellenic power system, with very promising results.
Intelligent Manufacturing Systems is the major challenge that must be met by scientific community in order to develop the next generation sophisticated manufacturing systems. This paper presents an overview of new pro...
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Intelligent Manufacturing Systems is the major challenge that must be met by scientific community in order to develop the next generation sophisticated manufacturing systems. This paper presents an overview of new promising domains, such as fuzzy logic, neural networks and hybrid intelligent control systems, that could be utilised to achieve human intention for more advanced manufacturing systems. The modelling of the supervisor of manufacturing systems using fuzzy cognitive map is proposed and system functionalization architecture is presented. Finally, conclusions of an international symposium on issues and challenges of Manufacturing and Control Education for the 21 st Century are presented.
A force tracking nonlinear impedance control scheme using a neural network is introduced. Due to the nonlinear characteristics of the proposed control law, stability has been analyzed. The numerical bound of environme...
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A force tracking nonlinear impedance control scheme using a neural network is introduced. Due to the nonlinear characteristics of the proposed control law, stability has been analyzed. The numerical bound of environment position uncertainty for ensuring robot contact with the environment and to perform desired force tracking has been found. Intensive simulation studies with a three link rotary robot manipulator tracking the surface with a desired force are carried out to confirm the boundary solutions of the proposed scheme under no knowledge of environment surface position and environment stiffness.
In this paper the application of Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) in controlling a process problem and its use in modelling Supervisory Manufacturing Systems is presented. The description, construction and the mathematical m...
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In this paper the application of Fuzzy Cognitive Map (FCM) in controlling a process problem and its use in modelling Supervisory Manufacturing Systems is presented. The description, construction and the mathematical model of Fuzzy Cognitive Map are examined. Then, a chemical process is modelled with FCM and its behaviour is simulated and the application of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps in the mode ling of the Supervisor of Manufacturing Systems is discussed.
The paper proposes a robust feature tracker based on an efficient outlier rejection scheme, suitable for feature tracking in subsea video sequences. We extend the Shi-Tomasi-Kanade scheme (C. Tomasi and T. Kanade, 199...
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The paper proposes a robust feature tracker based on an efficient outlier rejection scheme, suitable for feature tracking in subsea video sequences. We extend the Shi-Tomasi-Kanade scheme (C. Tomasi and T. Kanade, 1991; J. Shi and C. Tomasi, 1994) by introducing a technique for rejecting spurious features. We employ a simple and efficient outlier rejection rule, called X84, and prove that its theoretical assumptions are satisfied in the feature tracking scenario. Experiments with synthetic and real subsea sequence confirm that our algorithm locates and discards unreliable features accurately and consistently, and tracks good features reliably over many frames. We also illustrate quantitatively the benefits introduced by the algorithm with the example of fundamental matrix estimation.
Introduces a fuzzy representation for isolated character description. This representation maps a character from its original sequence of 2D coordinates into a fuzzy vector space that can thereafter serve as input to a...
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Introduces a fuzzy representation for isolated character description. This representation maps a character from its original sequence of 2D coordinates into a fuzzy vector space that can thereafter serve as input to any artificial neural network classifier. Recognition experiments on isolated digits extracted from the UNIPEN database are their conducted to evaluate the performances of the proposed representation using a hybrid Kohonen-perceptron (KP) neural network.
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