Climbing and Walking Robots

Vision-based Stabilization of the IDP Flat Output.- Bus Communication in Robot System Control.- A Hybrid Locomotion Control Approach.- Model and Control of Joints Driven by Fluidic Muscles with the Help of Advanced Automatic Algorithm Generation Software.- Modelling and Control of a X4 Bidirectional Rotors.- Stability Measure Comparison for the Design of a Dynamic Running Robot.- Control Architecture and Walking Strategy for a Pneumatic Biped Robot.- Time-scaling Control of a Compass Type Biped Robot.- Design Methodology and Gait Generation.- Mechanical Design of Step-Climbing Vehicle with Passive Linkages.- Integrated Structure-control Design of Dynamically Walking Robots.- Intuitive Design and Gait Analysis for a Closed Loop Leg Mechanism of a Quadruped with Single Actuator.- Design of a Cockroach-like Running Robot for the 2004 SAE Walking Machine Challenge.- Finding Adequate Optimization Criteria to Solve Inverse Kinematics of Redundant Bird Leg Mechanism.- Integrated System of Assisted Mechatronic Design for Oriented Computer to Automatic Optimising of Structure of Service Robots (SIDEMAR).- The Construction of the Four Legged Prototype Robot ARAMIES.- Application of Waves Displacement Algorithms for the Generation of Gaits in an All Terrain Hexapod.- Extensive Modeling of a 3 DOF Passive Dynamic Walker.- Development of Biped Robots at the National University of Colombia.- Design of a Low Cost Force and Power Sensing Platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.- Hopping and Legged Robots.- Observer Backstepping for Height Control of a Resonance Hopping Robot.- Standing up with Motor Primitives.- Multiple Terrain Adaptation Approach Using Ultrasonic Sensors for Legged Robots.- Sliding Mode Observer with No Orientation Measurement for a Walking Biped.- Humanoid Robots.- Detection and Classification of Posture Instabilities of Bipedal Robots.- Development of a Low-Cost Humanoid Robot: Components and Technological Solutions.- Analysis of Humanoid Robot Lower Extremities Force Distribution in Standing Position.- ZMP Human Measure System.- Mechanical Design and Dynamic Analysis of the Humanoid Robot RH-0.- Advanced Motion Control System for the Humanoid Robot Rh-0.- Humanoid Vertical Jump with Compliant Contact.- Locomotion.- A 3D Galloping Quadruped Robot.- Kineto-static Analysis of an Articulated Six-wheel Rover.- Momentum Compensation for the Dynamic Walk of Humanoids Based on the Optimal Pelvic Rotation.- Walk Calibration in a Four-legged Robot.- Peristaltic Locomotion: Application to a Worm-like Robot.- Impact Shaping for Double Support Walk: From the Rocking Block to the Biped Robot.- Proposal of 4-leg Locomotion by Phase Change.- Introducing the Hex-a-ball, a Hybrid Locomotion Terrain Adaptive Walking and Rolling Robot.- Stability Control of an Hybrid Wheel-Legged Robot.- Manipulation and Flexible Manipulators.- Hybrid Control Scheme for Tracking Performance of a Flexible system.- Predesign of an Anthropomorphic Lightweight Manipulator.- Design of a "Soft" 2-DOF Planar Pneumatic Manipulator.- Simulation and Experimental Studies of Hybrid Learning Control with Acceleration Feedback for Flexible Manipulators.- BNN-based Fuzzy Logic Controller for Flexible-link Manipulator.- Design Constraints in Implementing Real-time Algorithms for a Flexible Manipulator System.- Pay-Load Estimation of a 2 DOF Flexible Link Robot.- Design of Hybrid Learning Control for Flexible Manipulators: a Multi-objective Optimisation Approach.- Intelligent Modelling of Flexible Manipulator Systems.- Wafer Handling Demo by SERPC.- Vision Control for an Artificial Hand.- Robotic Finger that Imitates the Human Index Finger in the Number and Distribution of its Tendons.- Modular, Reconfigurable Robots.- Methods for Collective Displacement of Modular Self-reconfigurable Robots.- Suboptimal System Recovery from Communication Loss in a Multi-robot Localization Scenario using EKF Algorithms.- ORTHO-BOT: A Modular Reconfigurable Space Robot Concept.- Motion of Minimal Configurations of a Modular Robot: Sinusoidal, Lateral Rolling and Lateral Shift.- Modularity and System Architecture.- The Modular Walking Machine, Platform for Technological Equipments.- YaMoR and Bluemove - An Autonomous Modular Robot with Bluetooth Interface for Exploring Adaptive Locomotion.- On the Development of a Modular External-pipe Crawling Omni-directional Mobile Robot.- Modularity and Component Reuse at the Shadow Robot Company.- CLAWAR Design Tools to Support Modular Robot Design.- Powering, Actuation, Efficiency.- Pneumatic Actuators for Serpentine Robot.- Nontraditional Drives for Walking Robots.- Energy Efficiency of Quadruped Gaits.- Bellows Driven, Muscle Steered Caterpillar Robot.- On the Application of Impedance Control to a Non-linear Actuator.- MACCEPA: the Actuator with Adaptable Compliance for Dynamic Walking Bipeds.- A Design of a Walking Robot with Hybrid Actuation System.- Manipulators Driven by Pneumatic Muscles.- Sensing and Sensor Fusion.- New Advances on Speckle-velocimeter for Robotized Vehicles.- Information Processing in Reactive Navigation and Fault Detection of Walking Robot.- Intelligent Sensor System and Flexible Gripper for Security Robots.- Search Performance of a Multi-robot Team in Odour Source Localisation.- A "T-shirt Based" Image Recognition System.- Object Shape Characterisation using a Haptic Probe.- Detection of Landmines Using Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR): Signal Processing to Aid Classification.- Software and Computer-aided Environments.- Simulator for Locomotion Control of the Alicia3 Climbing Robot.- A General Platform for Robot Navigation in Natural Environments.- Simulations of the Dynamic Behavior of a Bipedal Robot with Torso Subjected to External Eisturbances.- System Analysis, Modelling and Simulation.- Analysis of the Direct and Inverse Kinematics of ROMA II Robot.- Simulation of a Novel Snake-Like Robot.- An Actuated Horizontal Plane Model for Insect Locomotion.- Industrial Applications.- Machine Vision Guidance System for a Modular Climbing Robot used in Shipbuilding.- A Locomotion Robot for Heavy Load Transportation.- Using Signs for Configuring Work Tasks of Service Robots.- System for Monitoring and Controlling a Climbing and Walking Robot for Landslide Consolidation.- Non-destructive Testing Applications.- Small Inspection Vehicles for Non-Destructive Testing Applications.- Automated NDT of Floating Production Storage Oil Tanks with a Swimming and Climbing Robot.- 7-axis Arm for NDT of Surfaces with Complex & Unknown Geometry.- Personal Assistance Applications.- Elderly People Sit to Stand Transfer Experimental Analysis.- A Portable Light-weight Climbing Robot for Personal Assistance Applications.- Modeling and Control of Upright Lifting Wheelchair.- A Humanoid Head for Assistance Robots.- An Application of the AIGM Algorithm to Hand-Posture Recognition in Manipulation.- Security and Surveillance Applications.- AirEOD: a Robot for On-board Airplanes Security.- AIMEE: A Four-Legged Robot for RoboCup Rescue.- Modular Situational Awareness for CLAWAR Robots.- Space Applications.- Design Drivers for Robotics Systems in Space.- A Robotics Task Scheduler - TAPAS.- Mobile Mini-Robots For Space Application.- Teleagents for Exploration and Exploitation in Future Human Planetary Missions.- An Expandable Mechanism for Deployment and Contact Surface Adaptation of Rover Wheels.- A New Traction Control Architecture for Planetary Exploration Robots.- The Lemur II-Class Robots for Inspection and Maintenance of Orbital Structures: A System Description.- Lemur IIb: a Robotic System for Steep Terrain Access.- Tele-operation, Social and Economic Aspects.- Virtual Immersion for Tele-Controlling a Hexapod Robot.- Economic Prospects for Mobile Robotic Systems, New Modular Components.