An automated tether system has been developed for the purpose of improving the efficiency of micro-gravity activities of fully suited astronauts. System features include gripping of multiple anchor types, remote relea...
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An automated tether system has been developed for the purpose of improving the efficiency of micro-gravity activities of fully suited astronauts. System features include gripping of multiple anchor types, remote release of the tether from an anchor, and controlled retraction of the tether. Two main mechanisms make up the system. First, a remotely releasable, self-locking robotic gripper with opposing jaws that grasps a variety of anchors such as handrails, tether loops, and guide wires. Second, an automated tether retractor that is capable of active or passive operation. Passive retractor operation saves power by emulating existing safety tether systems and active operation expedites tether retraction and allows towing.
Biological snakes' diverse locomotion modes and physiology make them supremely adapted for environment. The special structure of snakes and their unique movement offer them peculiar ability of climbing and moving ...
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Biological snakes' diverse locomotion modes and physiology make them supremely adapted for environment. The special structure of snakes and their unique movement offer them peculiar ability of climbing and moving even in some ill-conditioned environments such as on the marshland or in narrow tubes. The aim of this study is to elucidate a 3-dimensional motion of the snake, sinus-lifting motion, which is a phenomenon observed during rapid motion of the snake. The sinus-lifting creeping motion is an adaptive function peculiar to regular creeping motion, designed to prevent slippage in the normal direction of the body and to allow application of the greatest possible motive force. In this paper, we first discuss the controllability of the snake robot for analysis of sinus-lifting creeping mode. We utilized a 3-dimensional snake robot model to show the controllability of the robot through the computer simulation.
Part handling based on internal features has been the forte of vision systems, manual techniques, and preservation of orientation for the past few decades. In this article, an analytical and experimental investigation...
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Part handling based on internal features has been the forte of vision systems, manual techniques, and preservation of orientation for the past few decades. In this article, an analytical and experimental investigation of the process of orienting and stacking of parts based on their internal features is presented, with emphasis on the mechanics of part motion during the capturing process. Analytical models are presented to give the roles of different variables involved in the capturing process. An experimental setup has also been developed and utilized to verify and better understand the mechanics involved. Results indicate that the whole process is mainly governed by four key variables: backup stack height, the drive wheel profile, the shape and position of capturing guides and the speed of the drive wheel, of which the shape and position of the guide plays the dominant role.
Most of the technological systems are characterized by complexity, coupled relationships with feedback and a demanding procedure to develop their models. This paper presents the Soft Computing technique of Fuzzy Cogni...
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Most of the technological systems are characterized by complexity, coupled relationships with feedback and a demanding procedure to develop their models. This paper presents the Soft Computing technique of Fuzzy Cognitive Maps that are knowledge-based methodologies suitable to describe and model complex systems and handle with available information from an abstract point of view. Fuzzy cognitive Maps develop behavioral model of the system exploiting the experience and knowledge of experts. Fuzzy Cognitive Maps applicability in modeling complex systems is presented and a general hierarchical structure is proposed to model any complex system. Within the hierarchical structure, Fuzzy Cognitive Map models the coordinator of the system and develops an abstract conceptual model of the complex system.
Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) is a soft computing, modeling methodology for complex systems, which is originated from the combination of fuzzy logic and neural networks. Many different learning algorithms have been sugge...
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Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) is a soft computing, modeling methodology for complex systems, which is originated from the combination of fuzzy logic and neural networks. Many different learning algorithms have been suggested for the training of neural networks. Only some initial thoughts on learning rules have described for FCMs. A learning law is a mathematical algorithm, which can train the FCM by selecting the appropriate weights and it is very important for a system to have learning and adaptive capabilities. In this paper a new learning algorithm, the Activation Hebbian Learning (AHL) has been proposed for FCMs. The learning rule for a FCM is a procedure where FCM weight matrix is modified in order the FCM to model the behavior of a system. Simulation results proving the strength of the learning rule are provided.
A decentralized model-based predictive controller is used for the design of discrete-time control systems aiming at regulating the air temperature and heat supply in greenhouses. Moreover, alternative techniques are p...
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A decentralized model-based predictive controller is used for the design of discrete-time control systems aiming at regulating the air temperature and heat supply in greenhouses. Moreover, alternative techniques are proposed for the approximation of the decentralized part of the control and the on-line improvement of the overall control problem. A state space model is used to predict the corresponding local indoor temperature over a long-range time-period and approximate models are used to predict the interactions among the subsystems. The sun radiation and outdoor temperature are treated as external disturbances that affect the overall system dynamics. A series of energy fluxes consist the heating system and the predictive controllers have proved to be powerful in controlling the supply temperature.
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S. ChittaJ.R. OstrowskiGeneral Robotics Automation
Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA USA
Addresses the issue of developing a motion planning algorithm for a general class of modular mobile robots. A modular mobile robot is essentially a reconfigurable robot system in which locomotive modules such as legs,...
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Addresses the issue of developing a motion planning algorithm for a general class of modular mobile robots. A modular mobile robot is essentially a reconfigurable robot system in which locomotive modules such as legs, wheels, propellers, etc. can be attached at various locations on the body. The equations of motion for the robot are developed in terms of a set of generalized inputs related to the constraints and configurations of each individual module. The motion planning method developed in Lafferriere and Sussmann (1991) and extended in Goodwine and Burdick (1997) can then be modified to generate required trajectories for the modular robot. These methods generally lead to sequential motion plans-we also develop conditions under which two consecutive plans can be executed simultaneously.
Intelligent three term controllers are a natural evolution of the ubiquitous three-term industrial controller that has reigned supreme for almost a century. Through the addition of an embedded discrete-event superviso...
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Intelligent three term controllers are a natural evolution of the ubiquitous three-term industrial controller that has reigned supreme for almost a century. Through the addition of an embedded discrete-event supervisor, a conventional three-term controller can be endowed with the intelligence necessary to permit pareto-optimum operation over an extended range. Intelligent hybrid controllers provide improved control performance for highly nonlinear processes where conventional controllers are ineffective. We focus on a new type of intelligent logic-based switching controller.
A unifying one-step-ahead prediction observer (identifier) for system parameter estimation or identification of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) processes has been developed. Four specific algorithms can be derive...
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A unifying one-step-ahead prediction observer (identifier) for system parameter estimation or identification of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) processes has been developed. Four specific algorithms can be derived from the unifying algorithm. The properties of the four algorithms developed will be investigated.
This paper presents a novel power assist manipulation system for human-robot cooperation. The new system utilizes a reliable continuous variable transmission (CVT) based on the differential gear. The new system is sig...
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This paper presents a novel power assist manipulation system for human-robot cooperation. The new system utilizes a reliable continuous variable transmission (CVT) based on the differential gear. The new system is significantly cheaper, simpler to control and more efficient than cobots with spherical CVTs. Both path-guidance and power-assist functions can be simply realized with the new system. Basic structures, kinematic and dynamic models, as well as control algorithms, which are essential for design, control synthesis and control of the system, are briefly presented.
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