Industrial Robot: Volume 36 Issue 4
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The international journal of robotics research and applicationTable of contents - Special Issue: Mobile Robots+CLAWAR
Guest Editors: Professor Kenneth J. Waldron
A deterministic way of planning and controlling biped walking of LOCH humanoid robot
M. Xie, Z.W. Zhong, L. Zhang, L.B. Xian, L. Wang, H.J. Yang, C.S. Song, J. LiPlanning and control of humanoid biped walking has been an active research topic for many years. But, there is no definite answer to the question of how to practicre‐examinedally…
Climbing ring robot for inspection of offshore wind turbines
Tariq P. Sattar, Hernando Leon Rodriguez, Bryan BridgeStructural integrity inspection of offshore wind turbine blades poses problems of gaining access to the blades, danger to human operatives and large costs of removing a blade and…
Adaptive compliance control of a multi‐legged stair‐climbing robot based on proprioceptive data
Markus Eich, Felix Grimminger, Frank KirchnerThe purpose of this paper is to describe an innovative compliance control architecture for hybrid multi‐legged robots. The approach was verified on the hybrid legged‐wheeled robot…
Robotic system for inspection of test objects with unknown geometry using NDT methods
Tariq P. Sattar, Alina‐Alexandra BrennerThe purpose of this paper is to develop a portable non‐destructive testing (NDT) robotic arm that can be carried by climbing and walking robots (CLAWAR). The arm is required to…
The DLR Crawler: evaluation of gaits and control of an actively compliant six‐legged walking robot
M. Görner, T. Wimböck, G. HirzingerThe purpose of this paper is to present and evaluate methods of control and gait generation for the DLR Crawler – a six‐legged walking robot prototype based on the fingers of the…
Climbing cleaning robot for vertical surfaces
Teodor Akinfiev, Manuel Armada, Samir NabulsiThe purpose of this paper is to develop a climbing cleaning robot with reasonably high productivities for vertical surfaces.
An underground explorer robot based on peristaltic crawling of earthworms
Hayato Omori, Taro Nakamura, Takayuki YadaAn earthworm moves by peristaltic crawling which brings a large surface into contact during motions and requires less space than other mechanisms. A peristaltic crawling is…
A 3D grasping system based on multimodal visual and tactile processing
Beata J. Grzyb, Eris Chinellato, Antonio Morales, Angel P. del PobilThe purpose of this paper is to present a novel multimodal approach to the problem of planning and performing a reliable grasping action on unmodeled objects.
A modular serpentine rescue robot with climbing ability
Luca Rimassa, Matteo Zoppi, Rezia MolfinoThe purpose of this paper is to present new locomotion and steering modules conceived and designed for rescue serpentine robots with enhanced climbing ability. The locomotion…
Robust navigation system based on RFID transponder barriers for the interactive behavior‐operated shopping trolley (InBOT)
Michael Göller, Florian Steinhardt, Thilo Kerscher, J. Marius Zöllner, Rüdiger DillmannThe purpose of this paper is to present a navigation system designed for highly dynamic environments which is independent from a metrically exact global map.
Robotic automotive paint curing using thermal signature feedback
Fan Zeng, Beshah Ayalew, Mohammed OmarThe purpose of this paper is to present a new closed‐loop radiative robotic paint curing process that could replace less efficient and bulky convection‐based paint curing…
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- Dr Dimitrios Chrysostomou