Expert Systems and Robotics

Front Matter....Pages I-XII
Gestalt-based Approach to Robot Vision....Pages 1-34
Matching: Check Points within the Framework of a Knowledge-based Visual Inspection System....Pages 35-52
Stereoscopic Vision for AGV Guidance....Pages 53-62
Hierarchical Methods for Robot Vision....Pages 63-109
Geometric Modeling Aspects on Vision and Ultrasonic Range Sensing for Robotic Applications....Pages 111-126
Sensor Planning for the Error Diagnosis of Robot Assembly Tasks....Pages 127-134
Computer Aided Analysis of Robot Arm Dynamics and Adaptive Control Schemes....Pages 135-153
A Programming Environment for Sensor-Controlled Robots....Pages 155-169
Symbolic Simulation of Sensory Robot Programs....Pages 171-190
Expert Systems and Multiple Criteria Decision Support....Pages 191-204
Signal Representation Issues in Neural-Network Modeling of Perceptual Properties....Pages 205-216
Robot Control with Procedural Expert System....Pages 217-232
Rapid Interference Detection....Pages 233-241
Prolog Language — CADSD Package Interfacing Procedures: Applications to Heuristic Identification and Control of Dynamic Systems....Pages 243-258
Intelligent Cooperation for Robotics....Pages 259-273
The Oxford Robot World Model....Pages 275-284
The Blackboard Architecture in Knowledge-Based Robotic Systems....Pages 285-317
Implementation of Specific Robotic Functions Directly in Hardware....Pages 319-340
The 3DP Real-Time Motion-Control Computer....Pages 341-353
A Knowledge-Based Controller for a PWR-Type Nuclear Power Plant....Pages 355-375
Telepresence and Intelligent Control for a Legged Locomotion Robot....Pages 377-396
Robust Adaptive Control Of Robotic Manipulators....Pages 397-418
About Qualitative Robot Control....Pages 419-444
Motion Estimation from Target Tracking....Pages 445-458
Robust Control of Robotic Manipulators....Pages 459-485
Automatic Determination of Quasi-Time Optimal Joint Trajectories and Adaptive Control for a Robotic Arm....Pages 487-514
A Robust Approach for the Control of Robotic Manipulators: Predictive Control....Pages 515-532
Analysis of Cooperating Robot Manipulators on a Mobile Platform....Pages 533-550
On the Theory of Intelligent Machines....Pages 551-579
Symbolic Computation for Robot Design....Pages 581-600
Neural Net System for Adaptive Robot Control....Pages 601-608
On-line Scheduling and Planning of Robots and Presses....Pages 609-617
Knowledge-Based Process Planning, Scheduling and Error Recovery in Robotized Assembly....Pages 619-639
Complete Garment Assembly Using Robots....Pages 641-654
A Model-Based Expert System for the Diagnosis of Faults in a Robot System for Cleaning Castings....Pages 655-661
Genghis: An Intelligent Autonomous Mobile Robot....Pages 663-672
Benefits of Expert Robots: Intelligence vs Skill....Pages 673-697
Evaluation of Applicative Assembly Design, Supported by Expert Systems....Pages 699-717
Group Findings: Vision and Image Analysis as Applied to Intelligent Modules....Pages 719-720
Computer-Aided Process Planning in Robotic-Based CIM Systems....Pages 721-724
Current Issues and Future Developments of Intelligent Robots....Pages 725-727
ASI Unusual Robot Applications....Pages 728-729
Industrial Needs and Applications....Pages 730-732
Integrating Diverse Knowledge: New Ideas in Knowledge Processing....Pages 733-736
Intelligent Control....Pages 737-740
Back Matter....Pages 741-748