Robotics and Mechatronics

Garay-Romero, Dmitry Oleynikov.- Kinematic models of a new spherical parallel manipulator used as a master device, by H. Saafi, M.A. Laribi, M. Arsicault, S. Zeghloul.- Part V: Medical robotics II: Mechatronic device to assist therapies during hand fingers rehabilitation, by F. Aguilar-Pereyra, E. Castillo-Castaneda.- Mechanical Design of a Craniotomy Robotic Manipulator Based on Optimal Kinematic and Force Performance, by T. Essomba, C.-T. Wu, S.-T. Lee, C.-H. Kuo.- Dynamic Simulation of a Cable-Based Gait Training Machine, by H. Lamine, S. Bennour, L. Romdhane.- An in vivo experiment to assess the validity of the Log Linearized Hunt-Crossley model for contacts of robots with the human abdomen, by F. Courrèges, M. A. Laribi, M. Arsicault, S. Zeghloul.- Part VI: Control and vision; Real-time Reconstruction of Heightmaps from Images taken with a UAV, by Jose Gabriel Ramirez-Torres, Ander Larranaga-Cepeda.- A Human-Machine Interface with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, by D. Soto-Gerrero, J.-G. Ramrez-Torres.- Design and Simulation of Robot Manipulator Position Control System based on Adaptive Fuzzy PID Controller, by F. Z. Baghli, L. El Bakkali.- Generating the optimum dynamic trajectory of a hybrid cable-serial robot, by M. Ismail, S. Lahouar, L. Romdhane.- An Integrated Software Package for Advanced Industrial Robot Application, by C. Liang, H. Yan, R. Li, I.-M. Chen, M.H. Ang Jr., Z. Huang.- Part VII: Advanced Robotics.- A method for the approximation of the multiple IK solutions of regular manipulators based on the uniqueness domains and using MLP, by Vassilis C. Moulianitis, Evgenios M. Kokkinopoulos, Nikos A. Aspragathos.- An Approach to Symbolical Formulation of Forward Kinematics of Serial Robots, by S. Krutikov.- Grasps Database Generator for Anthropomorphic Robotic Hands, by H. Mnyusiwalla, P. Vulliez, J.P. Gazeau, S. Zeghloul.- From human motion capture toindustrial robot imitation, by P. Laguillaumie, M. A. Laribi, P. Seguin, P. Vulliez, A. Decatoire, S. Zeghloul.- Dynamic decoupling of adjustable serial manipulators taking into account the changing payload, by J. Xu, V. Arakelian, J.-P. Le Baron.- Author Index.