CAD/CAM Robotics and Factories of the Future

3-D Modeling for Robotic Tactile Object Recognition.- An Imaging Proximity Sensor for Robotic Inspection and Assembly.- A Sensor System for Determining Position and Orientation of Robot Targets.- Learning Shape Features Using a Binary Tree Classifier.- Measurement System for Testing Magnetic Parameters of Thin Amorphous Ribbons and Metrologic Parameters of Displacement Sensor Using Amorphous Ribbons.- An Experimental Autonomous Articulated Robot That can Learn.- Development of 3-D Imaging Systems for Postal Automation.- Mailpiece Manipulation on the Basis of Partial Shape Information.- Singulation of Irregular Objects by Adaptive Robotics and Sparse Range Imagery.- A Multiview Image Acquisition System for Postal Parcels.- VI: Control: Introduction.- Application of Kalman Filters to Assembly Signature Monitoring Using Empirical Process Models.- Autonomous Distributed Control Through Flexible Communications.- Non-Homogenous Redundancy Management for Fault Tolerant Robots.- Reflex-Action Position Control and Two-Arm Load-Sharing Force Control With Adaptive Load Apportioning.- Performance Implications of Rendezvous in the Design of Multi-Task Robotic Systems.- A Microprocessor Based Speed ed Controller and Data Processor for Dynamic Testing of Rotor Blades.- A DSP Microprocessor Based Workstation for Expert Control.- VII: Motion Coordination: Introduction.- Lifting of an Object by Coordination of Two Planar Robots.- Dynamics and Coordination of Multiple Robot Arms Moving a Common Task Object.- Coupling of a Robotic Language with a Supervisor for a Simultaneous Adaptive Control of Two Robots.- VIII: Communication and Networking: Introduction.- Fiber Optic Factory of the Future.- MAP/TOP Functionality from User Perspective.- Robot Support System for Automotive Manufacturing Using MAP Communication Standards.- IX: Factories of the Future - Plant Organization: Introduction.- A Cross-Decomposition Method for Layout Systems and Scheduling Problem.- Extraction of Flowshop Type Lines From a Set of Working Processes.- Modeling Multistage Production Systems by Timed Petri Nets.- Modeling Cellular Manufacturing Systems by Using Petri Nets.- Modeling of Production Systems by Continuous Petri Nets.- Specification and Composition of Relativized Models of Real-Time Systems.- Waterjet Cutting Systems for Factories of the Future.- X: Future Trends: Introduction.- Beyond CIM - A Computer Optimized Manufacturing System.- Proposed ANSI/RIA Mechanical Interface Standards: For Industrial Robots.- Robots Beyond the Factory.- Guidelines and Rules for Automated Assembly by Robots in Space.- of Volume I.- of Volume II.- Author Index.