Advanced Robotics, Volume 26
Volume 26, Numbers 1-2, 2012
Samer Mohammed, Yacine Amirat, Hala Rifai: Lower-Limb Movement Assistance through Wearable Robots: State of the Art and Challenges. 1-22
Katsushi Miura, Yuichiro Yoshikawa, Minoru Asada: Vowel Acquisition Based on an Auto-Mirroring Bias with a Less Imitative Caregiver. 23-44
Munadi, Tomohide Naniwa: An Adaptive Controller Dominant-Type Hybrid Adaptive and Learning Controller for Trajectory Tracking of Robot Manipulators. 45-61
Chun-Ta Chen, Hoang-Vuong Pham: On Climbing Winding Stairs in an Open Mode for a New Robotic Wheelchair. 63-82
Ruihua Ye, Yonghua Chen, Waipan Yau: A Simple and Novel Hybrid Robotic System for Robot-Assisted Femur Fracture Reduction. 83-104
Kotaro Fukui, Yuma Ishikawa, Eiji Shintaku, Masaaki Honda, Atsuo Takanishi: Production of Various Vocal Cord Vibrations Using a Mechanical Model for an Anthropomorphic Talking Robot. 105-120
Jumpei Arata, Norio Ikedo, Hideo Fujimoto: New Multi-d.o.f. Haptic Device Using a Parallel Mechanism with a Wide Rotational Working Area. 121-135
Maurizio Ruggiu: On the Lagrangian and Cartesian Stiffness Matrices of Parallel Mechanisms with Elastic Joints. 137-153
Fumihiko Asano: Efficiency and Optimality of Two-Period Limit Cycle Walking. 155-176
Yueri Cai, Shusheng Bi, Licheng Zheng: Design Optimization of a Bionic Fish with Multi-Joint Fin Rays. 177-196
Dawei Zhang, Zhenbo Li, Jiapin Chen: Design and Optimization of an Omnidirectional Permanent-Magnetic Wheeled Wall-Climbing Microrobot with MEMS-Based Electromagnetic Micromotors. 197-218
Masahiro Ohka, Kazuya Esumi, Yasuhiro Sawamoto: Two-Axial Piezoelectric Actuator Controller Using a Multi-Layer Artificial Neural Network Featuring Feedback Connection for Tactile Displays. 219-232
Volume 26, Numbers 3-4, 2012
Koh Hosoda: Preface. 233
Nicolas Schmit, Masafumi Okada: Design and Realization of a Non-Circular Cable Spool to Synthesize a Nonlinear Rotational Spring. 234-251
Atsushi Kakogawa, Shugen Ma: Stiffness Design of Springs for a Screw Drive In-Pipe Robot to Pass through Curved Pipes and Vertical Straight Pipes. 253-276
Munesuke Suzuki, Hiroshi Hosaka, Takeshi Morita: Resonant-Type Smooth Impact Drive Mechanism Actuator with Two Langevin Transducers. 277-290
Tomohiro Kawahara, Shigeo Ohashi, Masaya Hagiwara, Yoko Yamanishi, Fumihito Arai: Air-Flow-Based Single-Cell Dispensing System. 291-306
Atsushi Oosedo, Atsushi Konno, Takaaki Matsumoto, Kenta Go, Koji Masuko, Masaru Uchiyama: Design and Attitude Control of a Quad-Rotor Tail-Sitter Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. 307-326
Kiyoshi Irie, Tomoaki Yoshida, Masahiro Tomono: Outdoor Localization Using Stereo Vision Under Various Illumination Conditions. 327-348
Hideki Toda, Genci Capi: Development of a High-Resolution Human-Specific Breath Gas Sensor for Survivor Detection in Disaster Zones. 349-362
Angelica Lim, Takeshi Mizumoto, Tetsuya Ogata, Hiroshi G. Okuno: A Musical Robot that Synchronizes with a Coplayer Using Non-Verbal Cues. 363-381
Ryuma Niiyama, Satoshi Nishikawa, Yasuo Kuniyoshi: Biomechanical Approach to Open-Loop Bipedal Running with a Musculoskeletal Athlete Robot. 383-398
Masayuki Hirata, Kojiro Matsushita, Takufumi Yanagisawa, Tetsu Goto, Shayne Morris, Hiroshi Yokoi, Takafumi Suzuki, Takeshi Yoshida, Fumihiro Sato, Osamu Sakura, Yukiyasu Kamitani, Toshiki Yoshimine: Motor Restoration Based on the Brain-Machine Interface Using Brain Surface Electrodes: Real-Time Robot Control and a Fully Implantable Wireless System. 399-408
Volume 26, Numbers 5-6, 2012
Guang Lu, Jingping Yan, Zhisheng Zhang, Jinfei Shi, Yuling Yan: Dissection of a Flexible Wing's Performance for Insect-Inspired Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles. 409-435
Su-Yong An, Jeong-Gwan Kang, Lae-Kyoung Lee, Se-Young Oh: Line Segment-Based Indoor Mapping with Salient Line Feature Extraction. 437-460
Tomonari Furukawa, Lin Chi Mak, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, Rajmohan Madhavan: Autonomous Bayesian Search and Tracking, and its Experimental Validation. 461-485
Viviane Cadenat, David Folio, Adrien Durand Petiteville: Comparison of Two Sequencing Techniques to Perform a Vision-Based Navigation Task in a Cluttered Environment. 487-514
Dongil Choi, Mingeuk Kim, Jun-Ho Oh: Development of a Rapid Mobile Robot with a Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Inverted Pendulum Using the Model-Based Zero-Moment Point Stabilization Method. 515-535
Alireza Akbarzadeh Tootoonchi, Hadi Kalani: Design and Modeling of a Snake Robot Based on Worm-Like Locomotion. 537-560
Chang-bae Moon, Woojin Chung: Coordination of Multiple Control Schemes for Mobile Robot Navigation on the Basis of the Generalized Stochastic Petri-Nets. 581-603
Santiago Cifuentes, Jose M. Giron-Sierra, Juan F. Jiménez: Robot Navigation Based on Discrimination of Artificial Fields: Application to Single Robots. 605-626
Santiago Cifuentes, Jose M. Giron-Sierra, Juan F. Jiménez: Robot Navigation Based on Discrimination of Artificial Fields: Application to Robot Formations. 627-652
Hyukdoo Choi, Dong Yeop Kim, Jae Pil Hwang, Chang-Woo Park, Euntai Kim: Efficient Simultaneous Localization and Mapping Based on Ceiling-View: Ceiling Boundary Feature Map Approach. 653-671
Hirohisa Tamagawa, Keiko Kikuchi, Kenta Takagi, Minoru Sasaki: Ionic Polymer-Metal Composite of Thermo-Responsive Selemion AMV Coated with Gold Foils. 673-687
Volume 26, Number 7, 2012

Takuya Umedachi, Ryo Idei, Toshiyuki Nakagaki, Ryo Kobayashi, Akio Ishiguro: Fluid-Filled Soft-Bodied Amoeboid Robot Inspired by Plasmodium of True Slime Mold. 693-707
Cecilia Laschi, Matteo Cianchetti, Barbara Mazzolai, Laura Margheri, Maurizio Follador, Paolo Dario: Soft Robot Arm Inspired by the Octopus. 709-727
Koh Hosoda, Shunsuke Sekimoto, Yoichi Nishigori, Shinya Takamuku, Shuhei Ikemoto: Anthropomorphic Muscular-Skeletal Robotic Upper Limb for Understanding Embodied Intelligence. 729-744
Takashi Takuma, Ryota Izawa, Toshihiro Inoue, Tatsuya Masuda: Mechanical Design of a Trunk with Redundant and Viscoelastic Joints for Rhythmic Quadruped Locomotion. 745-764
Ivan Godler, Takashi Sonoda, Kazuo Sakurai: Modeling and Evaluation of a Twist Drive Actuator for Soft Robotics. 765-783
Jürg Germann, Michael Dommer, Ramon Pericet-Camara, Dario Floreano: Active Connection Mechanism for Soft Modular Robots. 785-798
Taro Nakamura, Masanori Maehara, Daisuke Tanaka, Hiroyuki Maeda: Estimation of Joint Stiffness Using Instantaneous Loads via an Electromyogram and Application to a Master-Slave System with an Artificial Muscle Manipulator. 799-816
Volume 26, Numbers 8-9, 2012
Khalil Alipour, S. Ali A. Moosavian: Effect of Terrain Traction, Suspension Stiffness and Grasp Posture on the Tip-Over Stability of Wheeled Robots with Multiple Arms. 817-842
Tiantian Shen, Graziano Chesi: Visual Servoing Path Planning for Cameras Obeying the Unified Model. 843-860
Akihiro Yamaguchi, Kenjiro Takemura, Shinichi Yokota, Kazuya Edamura: Robot Finger Using Electro-Conjugate Fluid. 861-876
Shanhai Jin, Ryo Kikuuwe, Motoji Yamamoto: Real-Time Quadratic Sliding Mode Filter for Removing Noise. 877-896
Sang Hyoung Lee, Il Hong Suh: Motivation-Based Dependable Behavior Selection Using Probabilistic Affordance. 897-921
Bingtuan Gao, Jing Xu, Jianguo Zhao, Ning Xi: Combined Inverse Kinematic and Static Analysis and Optimal Design of a Cable-Driven Mechanism with a Spring Spine. 923-946
Jonathan Courbon, Youcef Mezouar, Philippe Martinet: Evaluation of the Unified Model of the Sphere for Fisheye Cameras in Robotic Applications. 947-967
Gen Endo, Shigeo Hirose: Study on Roller-Walker - Improvement of Locomotive Efficiency of Quadruped Robots by Passive Wheels. 969-988
Byungjae Park, Jinwoo Choi, Wan Kyun Chung: Roadmap Coverage Improvement Using a Node Rearrangement Method for Mobile Robot Path Planning. 989-1012
Weria Khaksar, Sai Hong Tang, Mansoor Khaksar, Omid Reza Esmaeili Motlagh: Sampling-Based Tabu Search Approach for Online Path Planning. 1013-1034
Se-Jin Lee, Dong-Woo Cho, Jae-Bok Song: Novel Sonar Salient Feature Structure for Extended Kalman Filter-Based Simultaneous Localization and Mapping of Mobile Robots. 1055-1074
Zhiguo Lu, Tadayoshi Aoyama, Kosuke Sekiyama, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Toshio Fukuda: Transition Motion from Ladder Climbing to Brachiation with Optimal Load-Allocation Control. 1075-1098
Volume 26, Number 10, 2012
Karim Bouyarmane, Abderrahmane Kheddar: Humanoid Robot Locomotion and Manipulation Step Planning. 1099-1126
Rui Fukui, Taketoshi Mori, Tomomasa Sato: An Electrostatic Capacitive Floor Sensor System for Human Position Monitoring in a Living Space. 1127-1142
Anna Gruebler, Vincent Berenz, Kenji Suzuki: Emotionally Assisted Human-Robot Interaction Using a Wearable Device for Reading Facial Expressions. 1143-1159
Taro Nakamura, Yuya Hidaka, Masato Yokojima, Kazunori Adachi: Development of Peristaltic Crawling Robot with Artificial Rubber Muscles Attached to Large Intestine Endoscope. 1161-1182
Takami Yoshida, Kazuhiro Nakadai: Audio-Visual Voice Activity Detection Based on an Utterance State Transition Model. 1183-1201
Jeffrey Too Chuan Tan, Feng Duan, Ryu Kato, Tamio Arai: Safety Strategy for Human-Robot Collaboration: Design and Development in Cellular Manufacturing. 1203
Volume 26, Numbers 11-12, 2012
Daniel Villegas, Michaël Van Damme, Bram Vanderborght, Pieter Beyl, Dirk Lefeber: Third-Generation Pleated Pneumatic Artificial Muscles for Robotic Applications: Development and Comparison with McKibben Muscle. 1205-1227
Makoto Nikaido, Toyokazu Kobayashi, Tomio Ito, Toshimitsu Higashi, Hirofumi Tamura, Jun Ota: Analytic Flow Design Method for an Automated Distribution Center with Multiple Shipping Areas. 1229-1252
Yo Kobayashi, Takao Watanabe, Masatoshi Seki, Takeshi Ando, Masakatsu G. Fujie: Soft Interaction Between Body Weight Support System and Human Using Impedance Control Based on Fractional Calculus. 1253-1269
Masao Saida, Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge: Motion Control of Caster-Type Passive Mobile Robot with Servo Brakes. 1271-1290
Zhaojia Liu, Hiromasa Kamogawa, Jun Ota: Motion Planning for Two Robots of an Object Handling System Considering Fast Transition Between Stable States. 1291-1316
Sohee Lee, Marion Leibold, Martin Buss, Frank Chongwoo Park: Rollover Prevention of Mobile Manipulators using Invariance Control and Recursive analytic Zmp Gradients. 1317-1341
Nobutaka Kimura, Keisuke Fujimoto, Toshio Moriya: Real-Time Updating of 2D Map for Autonomous Robot Locomotion Based on Distinction Between Static and Semi-Static Objects. 1343-1368
Fares J. Abu-Dakka, Francisco Valero, Vicente Mata: Evolutionary Path Planning Algorithm for Industrial Robots. 1369-1392
Chia-Hung Dylan Tsai, Imin Kao, Mitsuru Higashimori, Makoto Kaneko: Modeling, Sensing, and Interpretation of Viscoelastic Contact Interface. 1393-1418
Volume 26, Number 13, 2012
A. R. Shirazi, Mir Masoud Seyyed Fakhrabadi, Ahmad Ghanbari: Optimal Design of a 6-DOF Parallel Manipulator Using Particle Swarm Optimization. 1419-1441
Seongsoo Lee, Sukhan Lee, Jason Jeongsuk Yoon: Illumination-Invariant Localization Based on Upward Looking Scenes for Low-Cost Indoor Robots. 1443-1469
Kyeong Bin Lim, Yong-San Yoon: Reconfiguration Planning for a Robotic Vehicle with Actively Articulated Suspension in Obstacle Terrain during Straight Motion. 1471-1494
Minyong Choi, Jinwoo Choi, Wan Kyun Chung: Correlation-Based Scan Matching Using Ultrasonic Sensors for EKF Localization. 1495-1519
Xiuzhi Li, Songmin Jia, Ke Wang, Liang Zhao: Scene Flow-Based Environment 3D Digitalization for Mobile Robot Navigation. 1521-1536
Volume 26, Number 14, 2012
Keiji Nagatani, Alex Kushleyev, Daniel D. Lee: Sensor Information Processing in Robot Competitions and Real World Robotic Challenges. 1539-1554
Sam Ann Rahok, Kazumichi Inoue, Koichi Ozaki: Development of a Mobile Robot to Run in Tsukuba Challenge 2010. 1555-1575
Tetsuo Tomizawa, Satoshi Muramatsu, Masanori Sato, Masataka Hirai, Shunsuke Kudoh, Takashi Suehiro: Development of an Intelligent Senior-Car in a Pedestrian Walkway. 1577-1602
Hannes Schulz, Sven Behnke: Utilizing the Structure of Field Lines for Efficient Soccer Robot Localization. 1603-1621
Takeshi Ohki, Keiji Nagatani, Kazuya Yoshida: Local Path Planner for Mobile Robot in Dynamic Environment based on Distance Time Transform Method. 1623-1647
Masashi Yokozuka, Osamu Matsumoto: Sub-Map Dividing and Realignment FastSLAM by Blocking Gibbs MCEM for Large-Scale 3-D Grid Mapping. 1649-1675
Kosei Demura, Yuichi Komoriya: A Navigation Method Using the Mutual Feedback of Waypoints and Self-Positions. 1677-1691
Volume 26, Number 15, 2012
Shahram Hadian Jazi, Mehdi Keshmiri, Farid Sheikholeslam, Mostafa Ghobadi Shahreza, Mohammad Keshmiri: Dynamic Analysis and Control Synthesis of Undesired Slippage of End-Effectors in a Cooperative Grasping. 1693-1726
Takeshi Ando, Eiichi Ohki, Yasutaka Nakashima, Yutaka Akita, Hiroshi Iijima, Osamu Tanaka, Masakatsu G. Fujie: A Gait Phase Measurement System Using Treadmill Motor Current. 1727-1746
Cedric Cocaud, Takashi Kubota: SLAM-Based Navigation Scheme for Pinpoint Landing on Small Celestial Body. 1747-1770
Loïc Cuvillon, Edouard Laroche, Jacques Gangloff, Michel de Mathelin: A Mutivariable Methodology for Fast Visual Servoing of Flexible Manipulators Moving in a Restricted Workspace. 1771-1797
Robert C. Richardson, Arjun Nagendran, Robin G. Scott: Experimental Tests of 'Bidi-bot': A Mechanism Designed for Clearing Loose Debris from the Path of Mobile Search and Rescue Robots. 1799-1823
Volume 26, Number 16, 2012
Chang-Nho Cho, Joon-Hong Kim, Young-Loul Kim, Jae-Bok Song, Jin Ho Kyung: Collision Detection Algorithm to Distinguish Between Intended Contact and Unexpected Collision. 1825-1840
Lingqi Zeng, Gary M. Bone: Mobile Robot Navigation for Moving Obstacles with Unpredictable Direction Changes, Including Humans. 1841-1862
Jacopo Aleotti, Stefano Caselli: Learning Manipulation Tasks from Human Demonstration and 3D Shape Segmentation. 1863-1884
Ridha Kelaiaia, Abdelouhab Zaatri, Olivier Company: Multiobjective Optimization of 6-dof UPS Parallel Manipulators. 1885-1913
Youngbin Park, Il Hong Suh: Visual Recognition of Types of Corridor Segments for Mobile Robots. 1915-1937
Volume 26, Number 17, 2012
Hiroaki Miura, Takami Yoshida, Keisuke Nakamura, Kazuhiro Nakadai: SLAM-based Online Calibration for Asynchronous Microphone Array. 1941-1965
Seyed Mohammad Khansari-Zadeh, Klas Kronander, Aude Billard: Learning to Play Minigolf: A Dynamical System-Based Approach. 1967-1993
Takaya Araki, Tomoaki Nakamura, Takayuki Nagai, Kotaro Funakoshi, Mikio Nakano, Naoto Iwahashi: Online Object Categorization Using Multimodal Information Autonomously Acquired by a Mobile Robot. 1995-2020
Rainer Kümmerle, Giorgio Grisetti, Wolfram Burgard: Simultaneous Parameter Calibration, Localization, and Mapping. 2021-2041
David Rollinson, Austin Buchan, Howie Choset: Virtual Chassis for Snake Robots: Definition and Applications. 2043-2064
Dmitry S. Yershov, Steven M. LaValle: Simplicial Dijkstra and A* Algorithms: From Graphs to Continuous Spaces. 2065-2085
Volume 26, Number 18, 2012
Vincent Frémont, Sergio Alberto Rodriguez Florez, Philippe Bonnifait: Circular Targets for 3D Alignment of Video and Lidar Sensors. 2087-2113
In Sik Yu, Hyun Soo Woo, Hyoung Il Son, Woojin Ahn, Hoeryong Jung, Doo Yong Lee, Sun Young Yi: Design of a Haptic Interface for a Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Simulation. 2115-2143
Heon-Cheol Lee, Touahmi Yaniss, Beom Hee Lee: Grafting: A Path Replanning Technique for Rapidly-Exploring Random Trees in Dynamic Environments. 2145-2168
Gianluigi Pillonetto, Gorkem Erinc, Stefano Carpin: Online Estimation of Covariance Parameters using Extended Kalman Filtering and Application to Robot Localization. 2169-2188



