International Journal of Robotic Research, Volume 15, 1996

Volume 15, Number 1, February 1996

• Randy C. Brost, Alan D. Christiansen: Probabilistic Analysis of Manipulation Tasks: A Conceptual Framework. 1-23
• Olav Egeland, M. Dalsmo, Ole Jakob Sørdalen: Feedback Control of a Nonholonomic Underwater Vehicle With a Constant Desired Configuration. 24-35
• Philippe Moutarlier, Brian Mirtich, John F. Canny: Shortest Paths for a Car-like Robot to Manifolds in Configuration Space. 36-60
• Manja V. Kircanski: Kinematic Isotropy and Optimal Kinematic Design of Planar Manipulators and a 3-DOF Spatial Manipulator. 61-77
• Gabriel D. Warshaw, Howard M. Schwartz: Sampled-Data Robot Adaptive Control With Stabilizing Compensation. 78-90
• Kees van den Doel, Dinesh K. Pai: Performance Measures for Robot Manipulators: A Unified Approach. 91-112

Volume 15, Number 2, April 1996

• Fred Delcomyn, Mark E. Nelson, Jan H. Cocatre-Zilgien: Sense Organs of Insect Legs and the Selection of Sensors for Agile Walking Robots. 113-127
• Y. F. Li: A Sensor-Based Robot Transition Control Strategy. 128-136
• Fuhua Jen, Moshe Shoham, Richard W. Longman: Liapunov Stability of Force-Controlled Grasps with a Multi-fingered hand. 137-154
• Eric Krotkov, Reid G. Simmons: Perception, Planning, and Control for Autmonomous Walking With the Ambler Planetary Rover. 155-180
• Jiming Liu: Spatial Reasoning About Robot Compliant Movements and Optimal Paths in Qualitatively Modeled Environments. 181-210

Volume 15, Number 3, June 1996

• Leo Joskowicz, Russell H. Taylor: Interference-Free Insertion of a Solid Body Into a Cavity: An Algorithm and a Medical Application. 211-229
• Karun B. Shimoga: Robot Grasp Synthesis Algorithms: A Survey. 230-266
• Alberto Rovetta, Remo Sala, Francesca Cosmi, Xia Wen, Santo Milanesi, Dario Sabbadini, Arianna Togno, Licinio Angelini, Antal K. Bejczy: A New Telerobotic Application: Remote Laparoscopic Surgery Using Satellites and Optical Fiber Networks for Data Exchange. 267-279
• Shiaw-Pyng Yang, Peng-Yung Woo, Rongdong Wang: Discrete-Time Model Reference Adaptive Controller Designs for Robotic Manipulators. 280-289
• Tsuneo Yoshikawa, Koh Hosoda: Modeling of Flexible Manipulators Using Virtual Rigid Links and Passive Joints. 290-299

Volume 15, Number 4, August 1996

• Alistair McLean, Stephen Cameron: The Virtual Springs Method: Path Planning and Collision Avoidance for Redundant Manipulators. 300-319
• Karun B. Shimoga, Andrew A. Goldenberg: Soft Robotic Fingertips. Part I: A Comparison of Construction Materials, Part II: Modeling and Impedance Regulation. 320-350
• Michele Aicardi, Giuseppe Casalino, Giorgio Cannata: Contact Force Canonical Decomposition and the Role of Internal Forces in Robust Grasp Planning Problems. 351-364
• Yan-Bin Jia, Michael Erdmann: Geometric Sensing of Known Planar Shapes. 365-392
• Ann Stokes, Roger W. Brockett: Dynamics of Kinematic Chains. 393-406

Volume 15, Number 5, October 1996

• Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte: An Autonomous Guided Vehicle for Cargo Handling Applications. 407-440
• Martin David Adams, Penny J. Probert: The Interpretation of Phase and Intensity Data from AMCW Light Detection Sensors for Reliable Ranging. 441-458
• Blake Hannaford, Pierre-Henry Marbot, Pietro Buttolo, Manuel Moreyra, Steven C. Venema: Scaling of Direct Drive Robot Arms. 459-472
• Guangjun Liu, Andrew A. Goldenberg: Comparative Study of Robust Saturation-Based Control of Robot Manipulators: Analysis and Experiments. 473-491
• Alexander M. Formal'sky, E. K. Lavrovsky: Stabilization of Flexible One-Link Arm Position: Stability Domains in the Space of Feedback Gains. 492-504
• Robert H. Sturges Jr., Korntham Sathirakul, Schitt Laowattana: Directly Visualizing Spatial Freedom from Geometric Models. 505-521
• Paul C. Mitiguy, Thomas R. Kane: Motion Variables Leading to Efficient Equations of Motion. 522-531

Volume 15, Number 6, December 1996

• Kevin M. Lynch, Matthew T. Mason: Stable Pushing: Mechanics, Controllability, and Planning. 533-556
• Robert D. Howe, Mark R. Cutkosky: Practical Force-Motion Models for Sliding Manipulation. 557-572
• John M. Hollerbach, Charles W. Wampler: The Calibration Index and Taxonomy for Robot Kinematic Calibration Methods. 573-591
• M. Kemal Ciliz, K. S. Narendra: Adaptive Control of Robotic Manipulators Using Multiple Models and Switching. 592-610
• Christiaan J. J. Paredis, Pradeep K. Khosla: Designing Fault-Tolerant Manipulators: How Many Degrees-of-Freedom? 611-628
• Venkataraman Sundareswaran, Patrick Bouthemy, François Chaumette: Exploiting Image Motion for Active Vision in a Visual Servoing Framework. 629-645
• Yan Zhuang, Kenneth Y. Goldberg: On the Existence of Solutions in Modular Fixturing. 646-656