Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Volume 56

Volume 56, Numbers 1-2, September 2009

• Kimon P. Valavanis:
  From the Editor-in-Chief. 1
  
• Sesh Commuri, Rafael Fierro:
  Guest Editorial for the Special Issue on Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles. 3-4
  
• Yunfei Zou, Prabhakar R. Pagilla:
  Distributed Constraint Force Approach for Coordination of Multiple Mobile Robots. 5-21
  
• Brandon J. Moore, Kevin M. Passino:
  Distributed Coordination Strategies for Wide-Area Patrol. 23-45
  
• Jason C. Derenick, John R. Spletzer, M. Ani Hsieh:
  An Optimal Approach to Collaborative Target Tracking with Performance Guarantees. 47-67
  
• G. Zhang, S. Ferrari, M. Qian:
  An Information Roadmap Method for Robotic Sensor Path Planning. 69-98
  
• Michael Schuresko, Jorge Cortés:
  Distributed Motion Constraints for Algebraic Connectivity of Robotic Networks. 99-126
  
• Abhijit Das, Frank Lewis, Kamesh Subbarao:
  Backstepping Approach for Controlling a Quadrotor Using Lagrange Form Dynamics. 127-151
  
• Travis Dierks, Sarangapani Jagannathan:
  Asymptotic Adaptive Neural Network Tracking Control of Nonholonomic Mobile Robot Formations. 153-176
  
• Jonghoek Kim, Fumin Zhang, Magnus Egerstedt:
  Curve Tracking Control for Autonomous Vehicles with Rigidly Mounted Range Sensors. 177-197
  
• Jack Elston, Eric W. Frew, Dale Lawrence, Peter Gray, Brian Argrow:
  Net-Centric Communication and Control for a Heterogeneous Unmanned Aircraft System. 199-232
  
• Yasamin Mostofi:
  Decentralized Communication-Aware Motion Planning in Mobile Networks: An Information-Gain Approach. 233-256
  

Volume 56, Number 3, October 2009

• Kimon P. Valavanis:
  From the Editor-in-Chief. 257
  
• Gianluca Ippoliti, Alessia La Manna, Sauro Longhi:
  Robust Robot Localization by Sensors with Different Degree of Accuracy. 259-276
  
• Chunquan Xu, Aiguo Ming, Takeharu Nagaoka, Makoto Shimojo:
  Motion Control of a Golf Swing Robot. 277-299
  
• Hee Jin Sohn, Byung Kook Kim:
  VecSLAM: An Efficient Vector-Based SLAM Algorithm for Indoor Environments. 301-318
  
• Chen-Kui Lee, Chun-Liang Lin, Bing-Min Shiu:
  Autonomous Vehicle Parking Using Hybrid Artificial Intelligent Approach. 319-343
  
• Ioannis A. Raptis, Kimon P. Valavanis, Abraham Kandel, Wilfrido A. Moreno:
  System Identification for a Miniature Helicopter at Hover Using Fuzzy Models. 345-362
  

Volume 56, Number 4, November 2009

• Kimon P. Valavanis:
  From the Editor-in-Chief. 363
  
• Yugang Liu, Guangjun Liu:
  On Multiple Secondary Task Execution of Redundant Nonholonomic Mobile Manipulators. 365-388
  
• Jung-Yup Kim, Ill-Woo Park, Jun-Ho Oh:
  Realization of Dynamic Stair Climbing for Biped Humanoid Robot Using Force/Torque Sensors. 389-423
  
• Andrea Monteriu, Prateek Asthana, Kimon P. Valavanis, Sauro Longhi:
  Real-Time Model-Based Fault Detection and Isolation for UGVs. 425-439
  
• P. T. Chan, Ahmad B. Rad, M. L. Ho:
  A Study on Lateral Control of Autonomous Vehicles via Fired Fuzzy Rules Chromosome Encoding Scheme. 441-467
  
• Lefteris Doitsidis, Nikos Tsourveloudis, S. Piperidis:
  Evolution of Fuzzy Controllers for Robotic Vehicles: The Role of Fitness Function Selection. 469-484
  

Volume 56, Number 5, December 2009

• Kimon P. Valavanis:
  From the Editor-in-Chief. 485
  
• S. M. Hoseini, M. Farrokhi:
  Neuro-Adaptive Output Feedback Control for a Class of Nonlinear Non-Minimum Phase Systems. 487-511
  
• Donato Di Paola, David Naso, Biagio Turchiano, Grazia Cicirelli, Arcangelo Distante:
  Matrix-Based Discrete Event Control for Surveillance Mobile Robotics. 513-541
  
• Wu Zhou, Chunxia Zhao, Jianhui Guo:
  The Study of Improving Kalman Filters Family for Nonlinear SLAM. 543-564
  
• Huabin Chen, Fenglin Lv, Tao Lin, Shanben Chen:
  Closed-Loop Control of Robotic Arc Welding System with Full-penetration Monitoring. 565-578