Robotic Intelligence and Automation: Volume 43 Issue 5

A path planning method for compliant jointing of weakly rigid helicopter fuselage

Xunlei Shi, Qingyuan Wu, Jianjian Deng, Ken Chen, Jiwen Zhang

The purpose of this paper is to propose a strategy for the final assembly of helicopter fuselage with weak rigidity parts and mismatched jointing butt ends.

Multi-robot raster map fusion without initial relative position

Minghao Wang, Ming Cong, Yu Du, Dong Liu, Xiaojing Tian

The purpose of this study is to solve the problem of an unknown initial position in a multi-robot raster map fusion. The method includes two-dimensional (2D) raster maps and…

Manual assembly actions segmentation system using temporal-spatial-contact features

Zengxin Kang, Jing Cui, Zhongyi Chu

Accurate segmentation of artificial assembly action is the basis of autonomous industrial assembly robots. This paper aims to study the precise segmentation method of manual…

Hierarchical sliding mode-based adaptive fuzzy control for uncertain switched under-actuated nonlinear systems with input saturation and dead-zone

Shuai Yue, Ben Niu, Huanqing Wang, Liang Zhang, Adil M. Ahmad

This paper aims to study the issues of adaptive fuzzy control for a category of switched under-actuated systems with input nonlinearities and external disturbances.

Neural network-based direct robust adaptive non-fragile fault-tolerant control of amorphous flattened air-ground wireless self-assembly system

Zhifang Wang, Quanzhen Huang, Jianguo Yu

In this paper, the authors take an amorphous flattened air-ground wireless self-assembling network system as the research object and focus on solving the wireless self-assembling…

Immersive innovations: an examination of the efficacy and evolution of virtual reality in human movement training

Yi Deng, Zhiguo Wang, Lin Dong, Yu Lei, Yanling Dong

This systematic review, following preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis guidelines, rigorously investigates the emergent role of virtual reality (VR…

PID and compliance control-based anti-sticking of drill rod in underground mining

Dongmin Li, Shiming Zhu, Shangfei Xia, Peisi Zhong, Jiaqi Fang, Peng Dai

During drilling in coal mines, sticking of drill rod (referred to as SDR in this work) is a potential threat to underground safety. However, no practical measures to deter SDR…

Nonlinear optimal control for permanent magnet synchronous spherical motors

Gerasimos G. Rigatos, Masoud Abbaszadeh, Pierluigi Siano, Jorge Pomares

Permanent magnet synchronous spherical motors can have wide use in robotics and industrial automation. They enable three-DOF omnidirectional motion of their rotor. They are…