Intelligent Robotics and Applications: 6th International Conference, ICIRA 2013, Busan, South Korea, September 25-28, 2013, Proceedings, Part I (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 8102)

This two volumes set LNAI 8102 and LNAI 8103 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2013, held in Busan, South Korea, in September 2013. The 147 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 184 submissions. The papers discuss various topics from intelligent robotics, automation and mechatronics with particular emphasis on technical challenges associated with varied applications such as biomedical application, industrial automation, surveillance and sustainable mobility. Front Matter....Pages - Development of Power Supply System for Medical Ruby Laser....Pages 1-7 Corrosion Protection Using High-Voltage and High-Frequency System....Pages 8-17 An Analysis on the Particular Pulse Related to the Human Bio-signal by Using Photoplethysmography(PPG)....Pages 18-24 Bunker Oil C Heating Using Induction Heating....Pages 25-30 Magnetic Resonance Wireless Power Transmission Using a LLC Resonant Circuit for a Locomotion Robot’s Battery Charging....Pages 31-37 Research on the MPPT Simulation of Mini Photovoltaic System for the Robotic Vacuum Cleaner Battery Charging....Pages 38-44 VDC of In-Wheel EV Simulation Based on Precise Wheel Torque Control....Pages 45-55 Vibration Pattern for the Implementation of Haptic Joystick....Pages 56-65 Outdoor Precision Position Estimation System Using Multi-GPS Receivers....Pages 66-76 Low Complexity MAP Algorithm for Turbo Decoder....Pages 77-84 Force Feedback Implementation Based on Recognition of Obstacle for the Mobile Robot Using a Haptic Joystick....Pages 85-96 Position Detection Performance Improvement for LSM Control in Super Speed Maglev....Pages 97-104 Network Aware Resource Allocation Scheme for Mobile Ad Hoc Computational Grid....Pages 105-116 Single Camera Motion Estimation: Modification of the 8-Point Method....Pages 117-128 A Biomimetic Earthworm-Like Micro Robot Using Nut-Type Piezoelectric Motor....Pages 129-135 A Robust Control of Intelligent Mobile Robot Based on Voice Command....Pages 136-144 Vision Based People Tracking Using Stereo Camera and Camshift....Pages 145-153 Analysis of Active Haptic Feedback Effects on Standing Stability....Pages 154-164 Speed Adaptation of a Small Size Treadmill Using Impedance Control Approach for Rehabilitation....Pages 165-176 Design and Simulation of a 3D Actuation System for Magnetic Nano-Particles Delivery System....Pages 177-187 Optimal Kinematic Design of a Novel Robotic Knee Device for Gait Rehabilitation with Stance Control....Pages 188-203 Neuro Invasive Multi-targeted Drug Delivery Approach Using Swarm of Nano-robotic Carriers....Pages 204-215 A Novel EMG Control Method for Multi-DOF Prosthetic Hands with Electrical Stimulation Feedback....Pages 216-226 Sliding Perturbation Observer Based Reaction Force Estimation Method in Surgical Robot Instrument....Pages 227-236 Design of a Novel Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Robot with Increased Tissue Handling Force....Pages 237-245 Vertical Collaborative Fuzzy C-Means for Multiple EEG Data Sets....Pages 246-257 Comparison of Exoskeleton Robots and End-Effector Robots on Training Methods and Gait Biomechanics....Pages 258-266 TCP Performance in LTE Network....Pages 267-272 Analysis of Functional Components for a Robotic Patient Lift Based on Chinese Clinical Demands....Pages 273-283 Lower Limb Exoskeleton Using Recumbent Cycling Modality for Post-stroke Rehabilitation....Pages 284-294 An Open-Source Development and Simulation Platform for Smart Wheelchairs....Pages 295-306 Semantic Mapping for Safe and Comfortable Navigation of a Brain-Controlled Wheelchair....Pages 307-317 Control Strategies and Particle Filter for RGB-D Based Human Subject Tracking and Behavior Recognition by a Bio-monitoring Mobile Robot....Pages 318-329 CTS Rehabilitation Training Robot Using Motor Control....Pages 330-338 A Principle of Mechanical Implementing the Kinematic Synergy for Designing Anthropomorphic Hand....Pages 339-350 Design Simulations of the SJTU Continuum Arm Exoskeleton (SCAX)....Pages 351-362 A Novel 10-DoF Exoskeleton Rehabilitation Robot Based on the Postural Synergies of Upper Extremity Movements....Pages 363-372 An ANN Based Approach for Gait Prediction of a Lower-Limb Exoskeleton with Plantar Pressure Sensors....Pages 373-383 Optimal Kinematic Calibration of the 6-U P S Parallel Manipulator....Pages 384-395 Effects of Long-Term Myoelectric Signals on Pattern Recognition....Pages 396-404 Development of a Surface EMG Acquisition System with Novel Electrodes Configuration and Signal Representation....Pages 405-414 Hybrid Force-Position Fuzzy Control for a Prosthetic Hand....Pages 415-426 Simulation of a Hydraulic System Duplicating the Human Circulatory System....Pages 427-433 An Overview of Wearable Sensing and Wearable Feedback for Gait Retraining....Pages 434-443 Quantifying Roughness Sensation by an Active Touch Model for Vibrotactile Stimulation....Pages 444-452 Visual Stimulus Background Effects on SSVEP-Based Brain-Computer Interface....Pages 453-462 Mechanical Implementation of Postural Synergies of an Underactuated Prosthetic Hand....Pages 463-474 A Micro-wires Based Tactile Sensor for Prosthesis....Pages 475-483 An Anti-aliasing and De-noising Hybrid Algorithm for Wavelet Transform....Pages 484-492 Simultaneous and Proportional Estimation of Finger Joint Angles from Surface EMG Signals during Mirrored Bilateral Movements....Pages 493-499 A Mechatronic Platform for Studies of Tactile Sensory System on Prosthesis Hand....Pages 500-508 Simulation Study of Dipole Localization in MEG-Based BCI Using Magnetic Field Reconstruction....Pages 509-519 Fully Decentralized Cooperative Localization of a Robot Team: An Efficient and Centralized Equivalent Solution....Pages 520-531 Development of a Sound Source Localization System for Assisting Group Conversation....Pages 532-539 Adaptive Tracking Controller Based on the PID for Mobile Robot Path Tracking....Pages 540-549 A New Non-Gaussian Filtering Approach to Monocular SLAM Problem....Pages 550-561 Object Following Robot Using Vision Camera, Single Curvature Trajectory and Kalman Filters....Pages 562-575 Accurate Localization with COAG Features and Self-adaptive Energy Region....Pages 576-583 2D Multi-class Occupancy Grid Map for a Mobile Security Robot in Urban Environments....Pages 584-593 Trajectory Optimization Using Virtual Motion Camouflage and Particle Swarm Optimization....Pages 594-604 3D Probability Map Building for UGV Navigation in Special Environment....Pages 605-614 Method and Development of Magnetic Positioning Device for Magnetic Guided Vehicle....Pages 615-624 Relative Pose Estimation for an Integrated UGV-UAV Robot System....Pages 625-636 The Algorithm Camera Computing the Object Location....Pages 637-648 Quantitative Assessment of Uniformity in Particle Distribution....Pages 649-660 Hand Gesture Recognition for Human-Computer Interaction Using Moment Invariants and Neural Network Classifier....Pages 661-667 Sum of Squares Based Range Estimation for Camera Systems....Pages 668-678 Multi-Agent Fuzzy-Based Control Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Manipulators: Traditional Approaches and Multi-Agent Fuzzy-Based Approaches....Pages 679-692 Geometric Modeling of Any Obstacle Shapes for Robot Motion Planning....Pages 693-705 Path Planning Approach for Redundant Manipulator Based on Jacobian Pseudoinverse-RRT Algorithm....Pages 706-717 Dynamic Research of a Novel Exoskeleton with Level Walking....Pages 718-729 Mobility Analysis of Two Exechon-Liked Parallel Mechanisms....Pages 730-741 A Method for Inverse Kinematic Solutions of 3R Manipulators with Coupling....Pages 742-749 Back Matter....Pages - This two volume set LNAI 8917 and 8918 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2014, held in Guangzhou, China, in December 2014. The 109 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 159 submissions. The papers aim at enhancing the sharing of individual experiences and expertise in intelligent robotics with particular emphasis on technical challenges associated with varied applications such as biomedical applications, industrial automations, surveillance, and sustainable mobility.