A reconfigurable modular snake robot has been developed, which can not only move on a plane but aIso achieve some f-dimensional motions while reconfigured. Control equations of 3-dimensional locomotion were establishe...
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A reconfigurable modular snake robot has been developed, which can not only move on a plane but aIso achieve some f-dimensional motions while reconfigured. Control equations of 3-dimensional locomotion were established by the composition of two bending motions in mutual orthogonal plane. Three types of lateral rolling locomotion, flapping, linear rolling and curved rolling, were achieved by controlling the amplitudes and the number of two waves in the two bending motions. Using the three types of locomotion the snake robot can realize net lateral translation, alternation of its contact base and rolling over some obstacles. The lateral rolling locomotion obtains its driving force through the interaction with the environment. The rolling shape and its direction depend on the transferring direction and phase difference of the two waves respectively.
The paper concerns a decision plant consisting of parallel operations, which are described by relational models with unknown parameters. The unknown parameters are assumed to be values of uncertain variables character...
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The paper concerns a decision plant consisting of parallel operations, which are described by relational models with unknown parameters. The unknown parameters are assumed to be values of uncertain variables characterized by certainty distributions given by an expert. The solution of a decision problem and, consequently, performance of the knowledge-based decision system is very sensitive to the forms and parameters of certainty distributions. In the paper, it is shown how application of an adaptation process, consisting in step by step changing of parameters in certainty distributions based on current performance evaluation, may improve performance of a decision system under consideration. An illustrative example and results of simulations are included.
This work presents a modular hybrid timed Petri net (MHTPN) methodology used to study multi-operational production systems in which parts are used for the production of different product types. This research generaliz...
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This work presents a modular hybrid timed Petri net (MHTPN) methodology used to study multi-operational production systems in which parts are used for the production of different product types. This research generalizes work presented in Tsinarakis, GJ et al., (2003) that studied production systems where all parts of the same type were used for the production of a type of final products following a common route. 3 fundamental system modules are derived; their MHTPN models are defined, followed by modules synthesis to obtain the overall system Petri net. For any topology, system's nodes and invariants are calculated. Applicability of the method is illustrated through an analytical example.
Several novel devices under development in our laboratories to ultimately realize a micro robotic system for single cell nanoscale probing, injection, imaging and surgery is described in this paper. Thus far, we have ...
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Several novel devices under development in our laboratories to ultimately realize a micro robotic system for single cell nanoscale probing, injection, imaging and surgery is described in this paper. Thus far, we have 1) developed MEMS polymer grippers that can be actuated under water with very large deflection and are capable of gripping 500/spl mu/m embryonic cells in water with /spl sim/2 V input; 2) developed a probe-etching technique to controllably shape fiber probes into various tip geometries, i.e., fibers with initial diameter of 125 /spl mu/m were sharpened into tips with angles ranging from <2.7-9.7/spl deg/ and with nanoscale tip diameters of <1/spl mu/m; 3) developed a novel PVDF force sensing system with resolution in the sub-/spl mu/N range for applications in bio-manipulation, bio-injection, and potentially single cell surgery. Details of these technologies are discussed in this paper.
Several factors must be considered for robotic task execution in the presence of a fault, including: detection, identification, and accommodation for the fault. In this paper, a prediction error based dead-zone residu...
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Several factors must be considered for robotic task execution in the presence of a fault, including: detection, identification, and accommodation for the fault. In this paper, a prediction error based dead-zone residual function and nonlinear observers are used to detect and identify a class of actuator faults. Advantages of the proposed fault detection and identification methods are that they are based on the nonlinear dynamic model of a robot manipulator (and hence, can be extended to a number of general Euler Lagrange systems), they do not require acceleration measurements, and they are independent from the controller. A Lyapunov-based analysis is provided to prove that the developed fault observer converges to the actual fault.
Biological snakes' diverse locomotion modes and physiology make them supremely adapted for the ground. This paper discusses the Biological snakes' locomotion mode on the diverse ground, and describes the devel...
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Biological snakes' diverse locomotion modes and physiology make them supremely adapted for the ground. This paper discusses the Biological snakes' locomotion mode on the diverse ground, and describes the development of a snake-like robot with the adaptability for the ground. The method to realize some locomotion modes is given. The method for detecting the characteristic of ground is proposed and identified in test.
This paper presents a feature point tracking algorithm using optical flow under the non-prior training active feature model (NPT-AFM) framework. The proposed algorithm mainly focuses on analysis of deformable objects,...
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The authors have been developing humanoid robots in order to develop new mechanisms and functions for a humanoid robot that has the ability to communicate naturally with a human by expressing human-like emotion. In 20...
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The authors have been developing humanoid robots in order to develop new mechanisms and functions for a humanoid robot that has the ability to communicate naturally with a human by expressing human-like emotion. In 2004, we developed the emotion expression humanoid robot WE-4RII (Waseda Eye No.4 Refined II) by integrating the new humanoid robot hands RCH-I (RoboCasa Hand No.1) into the emotion expression humanoid robot WE-4R. We confirmed that WE-4RII can effectively express its emotion.
The main objective is to provide an evidence of spatial dependence of mechanical responses of a heterogeneous aluminum brazed joint re-solidified clad, and to confirm a sufficient sensitivity of a nano-indentation—lo...
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The main objective is to provide an evidence of spatial dependence of mechanical responses of a heterogeneous aluminum brazed joint re-solidified clad, and to confirm a sufficient sensitivity of a nano-indentation—load curve method for identifying the dependence. Topological features of a network of solidification microstructures(α phase and eutectic), formed during quench in a brazing process of aluminum alloy, influence significantly dynamic mechanical responses of resulting heterogeneous material. Nano/micro indentation depth vs load characteristics of differing phases suggest a spatially sensitive mechanical response of a re-solidified fillet in the joint zone. Hence, a spatial distribution, pattern formations and other morphological characteristics of microstructures have a direct impact on an ultimate joint integrity. Topology-induced variations of indentation—load curves was presented. A hypothesis involving microstructures’ spatial distribution vs mechanical response was formulated.
Snake-like robot has its unique locomotion mode and can change its locomotion form while the ground condition changed, to achieve the best velocity and efficiency. We first analyze the snake-like robot locomotion on d...
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Snake-like robot has its unique locomotion mode and can change its locomotion form while the ground condition changed, to achieve the best velocity and efficiency. We first analyze the snake-like robot locomotion on different terrains simply, then point out the significance to sense the ground status that is the base of choosing different locomotion form on different ground. Last we use force sensors to distinguish the different ground status.
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