18 books like Visual Perception and Control of Underwater Robots

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Neural Networks for Robotics Nancy Arana-Daniel · 2018 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The book offers an insight on artificial neural networks for giving a robot a high level of autonomous tasks, such as navigation, cost mapping, object recognition, intelligent control of ground and aerial robots, and clustering, with real-time implementations. The reader will learn various methodologies that can be used to solve each stage on autonomous navigation for robots, from object… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Engineering, Robots

Adaptive Control for Robotic Manipulators Dan Zhang · 2016 · 440p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The robotic mechanism and its controller make a complete system. As the robotic mechanism is reconfigured, the control system has to be adapted accordingly. The need for the reconfiguration usually arises from the changing functional requirements. This book will focus on the adaptive control of robotic manipulators to address the changed conditions. The aim of the book is to summarise and… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Engineering, Robots

Autonomous Mobile Robots in Unknown Outdoor Environments Xiaorui Zhu · 2017 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Mobile robots have been increasingly applied in many different scenarios, such as space exploration and search and rescue, where the robots are required to travel over uneven terrain while outdoors. This book provides a new framework and the related algorithms for designing autonomous mobile robotic systems in such unknown outdoor environments. Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Engineering, Robots

Decentralized estimation and control for multisensor systems Arthur G. O. Mutambara · 1998 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Decentralized Estimation and Control for Multisensor Systems explores the problem of developing scalable, decentralized estimation and control algorithms for linear and nonlinear multisensor systems. Such algorithms have extensive applications in modular robotics and complex or large scale systems, including the Mars Rover, the Mir station, and Space Shuttle Columbia.Most existing algorithms use… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Technology, Robots

Neural network control of robot manipulators and nonlinear systems Frank L. Lewis · 1998 · 468p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Technology, Robots

Intelligent Control of Robotic Systems Laxmidhar Behera · 2020 · 696p · ≈ 23h · Moderate This book illustrates basic principles, along with the development of the advanced algorithms, to realize smart robotic systems. It speaks to strategies by which a robot (manipulators, mobile robot, quadrotor) can learn its own kinematics and dynamics from data. In this context, two major issues have been dealt with; namely, stability of the systems and experimental validations. Learning… Shares: Control systems, Technology, Robots

Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Ranjan Vepa · 2016 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Nonlinear Control of Robots and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: An Integrated Approach presents control and regulation methods that rely upon feedback linearization techniques. Both robot manipulators and UAVs employ operating regimes with large magnitudes of state and control variables, making such an approach vital for their control systems design. Numerous application examples are included to… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Engineering, Robots

Introduction to autonomous mobile robots Roland Siegwart · 2004 · 335p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The second edition of a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of mobile robotics, from algorithms to mechanisms.Mobile robots range from the Mars Pathfinder mission's teleoperated Sojourner to the cleaning robots in the Paris Metro. This text offers students and other interested readers an introduction to the fundamentals of mobile robotics, spanning the mechanical, motor, sensory,… Shares: Engineering, Technology, Robots

Imitation and social learning in robots, humans and animals Kerstin Dautenhahn · 2003 · 493p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Mechanisms of imitation and social matching play a fundamental role in development, communication, interaction, learning and culture. Their investigation in different agents (animals, humans and robots) has significantly influenced our understanding of the nature and origins of social intelligence. Whilst such issues have traditionally been studied in areas such as psychology, biology and… Shares: Control systems, Robots

4-D/RCS, a reference model architecture for Demo III James Sacra Albus · 1997 · 95p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Control systems, Robots

Sensing, Intelligence, Motion Vladimir J. Lumelsky · 2005 · 456p · ≈ 15h · Moderate A leap forward in the field of robotics Until now, most of the advances in robotics have taken place in structured environments. Scientists and engineers have designed highly sophisticated robots, but most are still only able to operate and move in predetermined, planned environments designed specifically for the robots and typically at very high cost. This new book takes robotics to the next… Shares: Engineering, Technology, Robots

Modeling, identification & control of robots W. Khalil · 2001 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Written by two of Europe's leading robotics experts, this book provides the tools for a unified approach to the modelling of robotic manipulators, whatever their mechanical structure. No other publication covers the three fundamental issues of robotics: modelling, identification and control. It covers the development of various mathematical models required for the control and simulation of… Shares: Control systems, Technology, Robots

Lyapunov-based control of robotic systems Warren Dixon · 2008 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Lyapunov-Based Control of Robotic Systems describes nonlinear control design solutions for problems that arise from robots required to interact with and manipulate their environments. Since most practical scenarios require the design of nonlinear controllers to work around uncertainty and measurement-related issues, the authors use Lyapunov's direc Shares: Control systems, Technology, Robots

Reliability Models of Complex Systems for Robots and Automation Hamid Fazlollahtabar · 2017 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Shares: Engineering, Technology, Robots

The Art of Game Design Jesse Schell · 2008 · ★ 4.2 · 610p · ≈ 20h · Moderate Presents the fundamentals of game design from one of the world's top game designers. Exploring the unusual territory that is game design, the book demonstrates how the basic principles of psychology used in board games, card games, and athletic games also work in top-quality video games. The author gives readers 100+ sets of insightful questions to ask themselves to make their games better. These… Shares: Computer graphics, Computers

Robot modeling and control Mark W. Spong · 2005 · 608p · ≈ 20h · Moderate A New Edition Featuring Case Studies and Examples of the Fundamentals of Robot Kinematics, Dynamics, and ControlIn the 2nd Edition of Robot Modeling and Control, students will cover the theoretical fundamentals and the latest technological advances in robot kinematics. With so much advancement in technology, from robotics to motion planning, society can implement more powerful and dynamic… Shares: Control systems, Robots

Intelligent Robotics and Applications Honghai Liu · 2010 · 624p · ≈ 20h · Moderate 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… Shares: Computer graphics, Control systems, Robots

Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics Takayuki Kanda · 2012 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Human–Robot Interaction in Social Robotics explores important issues in designing a robot system that works with people in everyday environments. Edited by leading figures in the field of social robotics, it draws on contributions by researchers working on the Robovie project at the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, a world leader in humanoid interactive robotics. The book… Shares: Systèmes de commande, Control systems, Robots

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