Robotics Books

Book SynopsisThe idea of technological singularity, and what it would mean if ordinary human intelligence were enhanced or overtaken by artificial intelligence.The idea that human history is approaching a “singularity”—that ordinary humans will someday be overtaken by artificially intelligent machines or cognitively enhanced biological intelligence, or both—has moved from the realm of science fiction to serious debate. Some singularity theorists predict that if the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to develop at its current dizzying rate, the singularity could come about in the middle of the present century. Murray Shanahan offers an introduction to the idea of the singularity and considers the ramifications of such a potentially seismic event.Shanahan's aim is not to make predictions but rather to investigate a range of scenarios. Whether we believe that singularity is near or far, likely or impossible, apocalypse or utopia, the very idea rais

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Book SynopsisArtificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly impacting many aspects of peopleâs lives across the globe, from relatively mundane technology to more advanced digital systems that can make their own decisions. While AI has great potential, it also holds great peril depending on how it is designed and used. AI for Diversity questions how AI technology can lead to inclusion or exclusion for diverse groups in society. The way data is selected, trained, used, and embedded into societies can have unfortunate consequences unless we critically investigate the dangers of systems left unchecked, and can lead to misogynistic, homophobic, racist, ageist, transphobic, or ableist outcomes. This book encourages the reader to take a step back to see how AI is impacting diverse groups of people and how diversity-awareness strategies can impact AI.Trade Review"The book is written in a really approachable way for non-specialists and will engage introductory and interdisciplinary audiences. The sections on gender and queering AI are particularly strong, and the book is a highly worthy and important contribution for those chapters alone." --Ashley Shew, Associate Professor, Virginia TechTable of Contents1.Opening the Black Box of AI. 2. Gendered AI: performativity, expectations, and sexism. 3. Queering AI: gender expression, identity, and binaries. 4. AI and Race: recognition, bias, and systemic issues. 5. Bodies and AI: Health, ageing, and disabilities. 6. AI and Class: socioeconomic issues reproduced by technology. 7. Intersectionality and Responsible AI.

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Book SynopsisOne of Time magazine''s ''32 Books You Need to Read This Summer'' -- ''a riveting read''.''Intensely readable, downright terrifying, and surprisingly uplifting.''Vanity Fair''A fascinating work of imaginative futurology, a science journalist takes a look at our current technologies and anticipates the human-robot future that could await us - one full of warrior bots, politician bots, doctor bots and sex bots.''One of Barbara VanDenburgh''s ''5 Books Not to Miss'', USA TodayOne of the best summer reads of 2019, according to top authors David Baldacci and Elizabeth Acevedo on USA Today''s Today programme. ''A refreshing variation on the will-intelligent-robots-bring-Armageddon genre . . . this colorful mixture of expert futurology and quirky speculation does not disappoint'' Kirkus ReviewsWhat robot and AI systems are being built and imagined right now? What do they say about usTrade ReviewA refreshing variation on the will-intelligent-robots-bring-Armageddon genre . . . this colorful mixture of expert futurology and quirky speculation does not disappoint. * Kirkus *Duncan writes the way good teachers teach, conversational, yet informed . . . [he] is a popularizer and storyteller. * USA Today *A riveting read. * Time Magazine *A brilliant chronicle of encounters with our future selves. -- Andrei Codrescu, bestselling author and NPR commentator'Intensely readable, downright terrifying, and surprisingly uplifting.' * Vanity Fair *'A fascinating work of imaginative futurology, a science journalist takes a look at our current technologies and anticipates the human-robot future that could await us - one full of warrior bots, politician bots, doctor bots and sex bots.' -- Barbara VanDenburgh * ‘5 Books Not to Miss’, USA Today *One of the best summer reads of 2019. -- David Baldacci and Elizabeth Acevedo * USA Today’s Today programme *

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Book SynopsisA social robot is a robot that interacts and communicates with humans or other autonomous physical agents by following social behaviors and rules attached to its role. We seem to accept the use of robots that perform dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs. But how far do we want to go with the automation of care for children and the elderly, or the killing of terrorists? Would we be setting humanity aside if we accepted such automation?Just Ordinary Robots: Automation from Love to War provides a socially involved, yet sober, view into the new age of robots. It supplies a cutting-edge look at robot technologies, including what these technologies are capable of and the ethical and regulatory questions they raise.The book surveys the various types of social robots and examines their social significance in homes, health care, traffic, the police, and the military. Considering the technical characteristics and societal expectations of robots in these areaTrade Review"Just Ordinary Robots: Automation from Love to War examines the social significance of the new generation of five types of robots: the home robot, the care robot, police and private drones, the car robot, and the military robot. ... This book is the result of many years of research by the Rathenau Institute, The Netherlands’ key research and debating center for science, technology, and society. In 2012, this research led to the publication of the Dutch book Overal Robots (Robots Everywhere), written by Lambèr Royakkers, Floortje Daemen, and Rinie van Est. This book is an updated and drastically revised version of that book."—From the Book’s Foreword by Frans Brom, Head of Technology Assessment, Rathenau Institute, The Hague, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsRobots Everywhere. Home Is Where the Robot Is: Mechanoids, Humanoids, and Androids. Taking Care of Our Parents: The Role of Domotics and Robots. Drones in the City: Toward a Floating Robotic Panopticon? Who Drives the Car? Armed Military Drones: The Ethics behind Various Degrees of Autonomy. Automation from Love to War.

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Book SynopsisImprove the Safety, Flexibility, and Reliability of Autonomous Navigation in Complex EnvironmentsAutonomous Vehicle Navigation: From Behavioral to Hybrid Multi-Controller Architectures explores the use of multi-controller architectures in fully autonomous robot navigationeven in highly dynamic and cluttered environments. Accessible to researchers and graduate students involved in mobile robotics and fully autonomous vehicle navigation, the book presents novel techniques and concepts that address different complex mobile robot tasks.The author examines the development of reliable elementary controllers and proposes mechanisms to manage the interaction of these multi-controller architectures while addressing different constraints and enhancing metrics/criteria linked to the safety, flexibility, and reliability of the proposed control architectures. He covers the modeling of subtasks, reliable obstacle avoidance, appropriate stable controlTable of ContentsGlobal concepts/challenges related to the control of intelligent mobile robots. Autonomous navigation in cluttered environments. HybridCD (continuous/discrete) multi-controller architectures. HybridRC (reactive/cognitive) and homogeneous control architecture based on PELC. Flexible and reliable autonomous vehicle’s navigation using optimal waypoint configuration. Cooperative control of multi-robot systems. General conclusion and prospects. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisFor however smart your Roomba or Alexa might seem, historically, robots have been fairly dumb. They are only able to do their jobs when given a narrow set of tasks, confined in a controlled environment, and overseen by a human operator. But things are changing. A new breed of robots is in development that will operate largely on their own. They'll drive on roads and sidewalks, ferry deliveries within buildings, stock shelves in stores, and coordinate teams of doctors and nurses. These autonomous systems will find their way into busy, often unpredictable public spaces. They could be truly collaborative, augmenting human work by attending to the parts of tasks we don't do as well, without our having to stop and direct them. But consider, for a moment, the sorcerer's apprentice. The broom he set to work was also supposed to be collaborative, too, and should have made his life much easier. But the broom didn't know how to behave, and the apprentice no longer understood the thing he had made. The challenge of this next generation of robots is that, like the apprentice's broom, they will wreak complete havoc, inadvertently hurting or even killing people, unless we can recognize a simple truth: collaborative robots will be the first truly social creatures that technology has created. They will need to know how to behave in unfamiliar spaces and around untrained users and bystanders.Robot experts Julie Shah and Laura Major are among those engineers leading the development of collaborative robots, and in this book, they will offer their vision for how to make it in the new era of human-robot collaboration. They set out the blueprint for what they call working robots, which in many ways resemble service animals, and take readers through the many fascinating and surprising challenges that both engineers and the public will need to address in figuring out these machines can be responsibly integrated into society: what they will have to look like, how they will have to talk to strangers and what robot etiquette will be, whether we will have to "robot-proof" public spaces and infrastructure, and how the safety-critical work of human-robot collaboration will force a sea change in how the tech industry is regulated. Today, we still gawk at a car that drives by without a driver. Tomorrow, you might find yourself driving next to five of them. We can debate whether the singularity will ever come, but robots need not be superintelligent in order to revolutionize our relationship to technology. Read this book to find out how.

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Table of Contents1 Einleitung und Aufgabenstellung.- 2 Maschinengestützte Temperaturkompensation und prozeßnahe Qualitätssicherung.- 3 Analyse der Aufgaben und Anforderungen an die Komponenten prozeßnaher Qualitätsregelkreise zur Kompensation thermisch bedingter Bearbeitungsfehler.- 4 Kompensationsgrundlagen für thermisch bedingte Bearbeitungsfehler.- 5 Integration der Kompensationsmethodik in einen prozeßnahen Qualitätsregelkreis.- 6 Einsatz des prozeßnahen Qualitätsregelkreises.- 7 Zusammenfassung.- Schrifttum.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch ist zur Unterstützung von Unterricht und Vorlesungen über Automatisierungstechnik mit dem Schwerpunkt SPS-Programmierung entwickelt worden. Ziel ist es, das selbstständige Bearbeiten von Automatisierungsaufgaben zu fördern und dabei Beschreibungsmittel und Entwurfsmethoden zur Umsetzung praxisgerechter Aufgabenstellungen in Programmentwürfe anzuwenden, die sich dann mit den Programmiersprachen AWL, FUP und SCL/ST (Strukturierter Text) mit STEP 7 oder CoDeSys in Programme umsetzen lassen. Die STEP 7- und CoDeSys-Programme der Beispiele und Lernaufgaben sowie die Lösungen der Kontrollaufgaben sind als Buchergänzung auf der Homepage des Autors kostenfrei im Internet verfügbar. Der betreffende Link ist im Vorwort des Buches erwähnt.Table of ContentsLernsituationen in Form von projektorientierten Lernaufgaben und prüfenden Kontrollaufgaben mit ausführlich ausgearbeiteten Lösungen - Bereitstellung des Befehlsvorrates für STEP 7 und CoDeSys in Übersichten, abgestimmt auf den thematischen Schwerpunkt eines jeden Kapitels - Entwurfsmethoden zur Umsetzung der Übungsaufgaben in Programmentwürfe - Von binären Grundverknüpfungen über Speicher, Zeitglieder und Zähler bis Ablaufsteuerungen mit Betriebsartenteil - Wortverarbeitungen mit digitalen und mathematischen Operationen sowie Analogwertverarbeitung und digitale Regelungen

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Book SynopsisThe book explores how build a mechanical inferences by making use of arithmetic operations on a string of numbers representing statements. In this way logic is reduced to a branch of the combinatory calculus. It covers the field of traditional logic by showing that any kind of inference can be mechanically reduced to three-variables and two-premise inferences. Meriological inferences can also be easily treated in this way. The book covers the following subjects: structural description of space; three-variable inferences through products, sums, subtractions, and divisions; generalization to n variables; relations; and applications.Table of ContentsStructural Description. Product Inferences. Sums. Subtractions. Divisions. Assessment of All the Previous Inferences. Generalized Representation and Structural Relations. Generalized Inferences. Applications. Conclusions. Bibliography. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book Synopsis.- Consistency Constraints Based Fisheye Visual Inertial Odometry for Wheels Mobile Robots..- Distortion-free BEV generation method with complete ground information..- Research on Autonomous Navigation of Unmanned Chassis for Flying Vehicles..- Segmented Visual Pose Estimation Method for Neural Radiation Field Based on Deep Supervision..- Energy Management for Hybrid Electric Vehicle using Domain Control under Vehicle-road-cloud Communication Architecture ..- DAB-VIO: Depth Augmented Bio-Visual Inertial Odometry..- Harmonic Suppression Method of Motor Drive System Based on Full-Order Extended Kalman Filter..- OFF-CSUNet: Cross-Attention Fusion Network for Unstructured Off-Road Free-Space Detection..- Research on the Integrated Vehicle-Road-Cloud Dynamic Cognitive Map Model and Key Technologies..- EA-AKA: An Efficient and Privacy-Preserving Authentication Key Agreement Protocol in VANETs..- Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Methods for Traffic Management at Road Intersections..- A Review of Software Defect Prediction in Intelligent Vehicles..- Charging Voltage Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Vehicle-pile Data Fusion..- RetroreflectionBA: Leveraging Retroreflection as a Backdoor Attack Trigger for Fooling Pedestrian Detection Models..- HLM-YOLO:A Lightweight Instance Segmentation Model for Road Potholes..- End-to-End Autonomous Driving Decision Method Based on Memory Attention Convolutional Neural Networks..- Active Composite Hierarchical Fault-Tolerant Control for Unmanned Vehicles Against Sensor and Actuator Faults..- MASTER: Multimodal Segmentation with Text Prompts..- An EV Charging Scheduling Strategy Considering User Demand of Distribution Networks..- Prospects of NeRF-based Autonomous Driving Simulation Scene Reconstruction Technology..- Enhancing LiDAR Localization in Perceptually Degraded Environments through Multi-anchor UWB Integration..- Critical Scenarios Generation of Pedestrian-Vehicle Interaction for Autonomous Driving Testing..- Spatio-temporal Encoded Flow Prediction Model with Traffic Event Consideration..- Advancements in 3D Gaussian Splatting-Based SLAM Technology..- Indoor Localization Method Based on AMCL and Map Matching for Mobile Robots..- Visual Navigation and Path Planning Methods for Orchard Intelligent Unmanned Vehicle..- YOLOv5-LMPD: A Lightweight Road Pothole Detection Model Under Multiple Lighting Conditions..- A Large Language Model with Ritrival-Augmented Generation for Intelligent Maize Breeding Vehicle..- Maize Ear Object Detection Method Based on Improved YOLOv8 for Intelligent Breeding Unmanned Vehicle..- Heterogeneous MARL Framework for Efficient Vehicle Path Planning in Mixed Traffic Scenarios..- Traffic Subject Semantic Information Interaction Method.

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Book SynopsisComplete, state-of-the-art coverage of robot analysis This unique book provides the fundamental knowledge needed for understanding the mechanics of both serial and parallel manipulators. Presenting fresh and authoritative material on parallel manipulators that is not available in any other resource, it offers an in-depth treatment of position analysis, Jacobian analysis, statics and stiffness analysis, and dynamical analysis of both types of manipulators, including a discussion of industrial and research applications. It also features: * The homotopy continuation method and dialytic elimination method for solving polynomial systems that apply to robot kinematics * Numerous worked examples and problems to reinforce learning * An extensive bibliography offering many resources for more advanced study Drawing on Dr. Lung-Wen Tsai''s vast experience in the field as well as recent research publications, Robot Analysis is a first-rate text for upperTable of ContentsPosition Analysis of Serial Manipulators. Position Analysis of Parallel Manipulators. Jacobian Analysis of Serial Manipulators. Jacobian Analysis of Parallel Manipulators. Statics and Stiffness Analysis. Wrist Mechanisms. Tendon-Driven Manipulators. Dynamics of Serial Manipulators. Dynamics of Parallel Manipulators. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisLiving with Robots recounts a foundational shift in robotics, from artificial intelligence to artificial empathy, and foreshadows an inflection point in human evolution. As robots engage with people in socially meaningful ways, social robotics probes the nature of the human emotions that social robots are designed to emulate.Trade ReviewOffers insight into problems raised by advances in robotics and artificial intelligence that will be faced by future societies. Throughout the book, the authors provide a conceptual framework for thinking about possible scenarios of human–robot interactions, most extensively with regard to our relationships with social robots… Living with Robots will meet various expectations, uniting the intellectual depth of a carefully documented academic treatise with the pleasure of a casual page-turner. Those in search of cultural erudition are provided with myriad references to books and movies, and those with a taste for technical novelty are treated to fascinating descriptions of the most hi-tech social robots. -- Paula Quinon * Science *A thoughtful and engaging discussion about an emerging area in applied ethics—social robotics… A timely and well-written volume that addresses many contemporary and future moral questions regarding how we treat artificial intelligence. -- William Simkulet * Library Journal *A very substantial philosophical study. * Philosophie Magazine *One should not lose sight of the prospective and speculative aspect of the research and ideas of Dumouchel and Damiano. But their work is nevertheless remarkably profound and intelligent, and it provides us, as do all serious inquiries into robotics, with a better understanding of ourselves, especially the social aspect of our minds. Even if one might doubt that social robots could ever decipher the incredible complexity of our feelings and adapt to them, this project nevertheless represents a fascinating step, less in robotics itself than in the quest for the human mind to understand itself. * Le Temps *Living with Robots is a convincing reflection on the increasing presence of robots in society. Designed to operate in an environment shaped and occupied by humans, robots are the new actors in a technical, social, and cultural transformation. The book offers a distinctive and fruitful approach to social robotics through different theoretical frameworks, analyzing the implications of interactions between humans and robots, between humans via robots, and between robots themselves. -- Zaven Paré, Rio de Janeiro State UniversityLiving with Robots is a timely and fascinating examination of social robots that exist in the real world, have bodies, and interact with human beings. While addressing the practical functions of social robots, at its heart the book is deeply philosophical. The authors invite us to reflect on the nature of human beings, mind, and sociability, as well as the human–robot dynamics of emotional relationships. This gives rise to novel and important engagement with moral and political questions, from quality of life to military applications. -- Takanori Shibata, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology[Dumouchel and Damiano’s] book takes us on a detailed tour of the philosophy of artificial intelligence (AI)—especially as it applies to robots intended to build social relationships with humanity. This is a work of serious scholarship, with arguments about identity, authority, autonomy and what is termed ‘artificial empathy’ presented with reference to a range of example systems. Kant, Descartes, Hobbes and other philosophical heavyweights get the exposure you might expect, but when set alongside the views of such disparate players as psychologist Jean Piaget and science-fiction writer Algis Budrys the analysis offers considerable breadth…If we are to build a robust, appropriate ethical structure around the next generation of technical development—some combination of deep learning, artificial intelligence, robotics and artificial empathy—we need to understand that managing the impact of these technologies is far too important to be left to those who are enthusiastically engaged in producing them. This book is both a comprehensive, engaging review of philosophical thought and a warning to anyone who thinks that the integration of robotics into our society is about technology alone. -- John Gilbey * Times Higher Education *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Co-Winner of the AIP Science Communication Book Award, American Institute of Physics""Longlisted for the Young Adult Science Book Award, AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books""Finalist for the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prizes for Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult Science Books""One of Inverse's Best Science Books of 2018"

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Book SynopsisEssentials of Machine Olfaction and Taste This book provides a valuable information source for olfaction and taste which includes a comprehensive and timely overview of the current state of knowledge of use for olfaction and taste machines Presents original, latest research in the field, with an emphasis on the recent development of human interfacingCovers the full range of artificial chemical senses including olfaction and taste, from basic through to advanced levelTimely project in that mobile robots, olfactory displays and odour recorders are currently under research, driven by commercial demandTable of ContentsPreface xi About the Contributors xiii 1 Introduction to Essentials of Machine Olfaction and Tastes 1Takamichi Nakamoto 2 Physiology of Chemical Sense and its Biosensor Application 3Ryohei Kanzaki, Kei Nakatani, Takeshi Sakurai, Nobuo Misawa and Hidefumi Mitsuno 2.1 Introduction 3 2.2 Olfaction and Taste of Insects 4 2.2.1 Olfaction 4 2.2.1.1 Anatomy of Olfaction 4 2.2.1.2 Signal Transduction of Odor Signals 6 2.2.1.3 Molecular Biology of Olfaction 7 2.2.2 Taste 8 2.2.2.1 Anatomy of Taste 8 2.2.2.2 Molecular Biology and Signal Transduction of Taste 9 2.3 Olfaction and Taste of Vertebrate 11 2.3.1 Olfaction 11 2.3.1.1 Anatomy of Olfaction 11 2.3.1.2 Transduction of Odor Signals 12 2.3.1.3 Molecular Biology of Olfaction 15 2.3.2 Taste 17 2.3.2.1 Anatomy of Taste 17 2.3.2.2 Transduction of Taste Signals 18 2.3.2.3 Molecular Biology of Taste 20 2.4 Cell‐Based Sensors and Receptor‐Based Sensors 21 2.4.1 Tissue‐Based Sensors 23 2.4.2 Cell‐Based Sensors 26 2.4.3 Receptor‐Based Sensors 30 2.4.3.1 Production of Odorant Receptors 34 2.4.3.2 Immobilization of Odorant Receptors 35 2.4.3.3 Measurement from Odorant Receptors 36 2.4.4 Summary of the Biosensors 41 2.5 Future Prospects 42 References 43 3 Large‐Scale Chemical Sensor Arrays for Machine Olfaction 49Mara Bernabei, Simone Pantalei and Krishna C. Persaud 3.1 Introduction 49 3.2 Overview of Artificial Olfactory Systems 50 3.3 Common Sensor Technologies Employed in Artificial Olfactory Systems 53 3.3.1 Metal‐Oxide Gas Sensors 53 3.3.2 Piezoelectric Sensors 54 3.3.3 Conducting Polymer Sensors 55 3.4 Typical Application of “Electronic Nose” Technologies 58 3.5 A Comparison between Artificial and the Biological Olfaction Systems 58 3.6 A Large‐Scale Sensor Array 59 3.6.1 Conducting Polymers 60 3.6.2 Sensor Interrogation Strategy 62 3.6.3 Sensor Substrate 64 3.7 Characterization of the Large‐Scale Sensor Array 68 3.7.1 Pure Analyte Study: Classification and Quantification Capability 69 3.7.2 Binary Mixture Study: Segmentation and Background Suppression Capability 75 3.7.3 Polymer Classes: Testing Broad and Overlapping Sensitivity, High Level of Redundancy 76 3.7.4 System Robustness and Long‐Term Stability 77 3.8 Conclusions 79 Acknowledgment80 References 80 4 Taste Sensor: Electronic Tongue with Global Selectivity 87Kiyoshi Toko, Yusuke Tahara, Masaaki Habara, Yoshikazu Kobayashi and Hidekazu Ikezaki 4.1 Introduction 87 4.2 Electronic Tongues 90 4.3 Taste Sensor 92 4.3.1 Introduction 92 4.3.2 Principle 93 4.3.3 Response Mechanism 93 4.3.4 Measurement Procedure 97 4.3.5 Sensor Design Techniques 98 4.3.6 Basic Characteristics 103 4.3.6.1 Threshold 106 4.3.6.2 Global Selectivity 106 4.3.6.3 High Correlation with Human Sensory Scores 108 4.3.6.4 Definition of Taste Information 109 4.3.6.5 Detection of Interactions between Taste Substances 110 4.3.7 Sample Preparation 111 4.3.8 Analysis 112 4.4 Taste Substances Adsorbed on the Membrane 116 4.5 Miniaturized Taste Sensor 117 4.6 Pungent Sensor 122 4.7 Application to Foods and Beverages 124 4.7.1 Introduction 124 4.7.2 Beer 124 4.7.3 Coffee 127 4.7.4 Meat 132 4.7.5 Combinatorial Optimization Technique for Ingredients and Qualities Using a GA 134 4.7.5.2 Ga 134 4.7.5.3 Constrained Nonlinear Optimization 137 4.7.6 For More Effective Use of “Taste Information” 137 4.7.6.1 Key Concept 138 4.7.6.2 Taste Attributes or Qualities become Understandable and Translatable When They Are Simplified 138 4.7.6.3 Simplification of Large Numbers of Molecules into a Couple of Taste Qualities Allows Mathematical Optimization 140 4.7.6.4 Summary 141 4.8 Application to Medicines 141 4.8.1 Introduction 141 4.8.2 Bitterness Evaluation of APIs and Suppression Effect of Formulations 141 4.8.3 Development of Bitterness Sensor for Pharmaceutical Formulations 143 4.8.3.1 Sensor Design 143 4.8.3.2 Prediction of Bitterness Intensity and Threshold 144 4.8.3.3 Applications to Orally Disintegrating Tablets 146 4.8.3.4 Response Mechanism to APIs 154 4.8.4 Evaluation of Poorly Water‐Soluble Drugs 156 4.9 Perspectives 160 References 163 5 Pattern Recognition 175Saverio De Vito, Matteo Falasconi and Matteo Pardo 5.1 Introduction 175 5.2 Application Frameworks and Their Challenges 176 5.2.1 Common Challenges 176 5.2.2 Static In‐Lab Applications 177 5.2.3 On‐Field Applications 178 5.3 Unsupervised Learning and Data Exploration 180 5.3.1 Feature Extraction: Static and Dynamic Characteristics 180 5.3.2 Exploratory Data Analysis 184 5.3.3 Cluster Analysis 189 5.4 Supervised Learning 190 5.4.1 Classification: Detection and Discrimination of Analytes and Mixtures of Volatiles 192 5.4.2 Regression: Machine Olfaction Quantification Problems and Solutions 196 5.4.3 Feature Selection 200 5.5 Advanced Topics 202 5.5.1 System Instability Compensation 202 5.5.2 Calibration Transfer 208 5.6 Conclusions 210 References 211 6 Using Chemical Sensors as “Noses” for Mobile Robots 219Hiroshi Ishida, Achim J. Lilienthal, Haruka Matsukura, Victor Hernandez Bennetts and Erik Schaffernicht 6.1 Introduction 219 6.2 Task Descriptions 220 6.2.1 Definitions of Tasks 220 6.2.2 Characteristics of Turbulent Chemical Plumes 222 6.3 Robots and Sensors 224 6.3.1 Sensors for Gas Detection 224 6.3.2 Airflow Sensing 225 6.3.3 Robot Platforms 226 6.4 Characterization of Environments 226 6.5 Case Studies 230 6.5.1 Chemical Trail Following 230 6.5.2 Chemotactic Search versus Anemotactic Approach 232 6.5.3 Attempts to Improve Gas Source Localization Robots 236 6.5.4 Flying, Swimming, and Burrowing Robots 238 6.5.5 Gas Distribution Mapping 239 6.6 Future Prospective 241 Acknowledgment242 References 242 7 Olfactory Display and Odor Recorder 247Takamichi Nakamoto 7.1 Introduction 247 7.2 Principle of Olfactory Display 247 7.2.1 Olfactory Display Device 248 7.2.2 Olfactory Display Related to Spatial Distribution of Odor 250 7.2.3 Temporal Intensity Change of Odor 251 7.2.3.1 Problem of Smell Persistence 251 7.2.3.2 Olfactory Display Using Inkjet Device 254 7.2.4 Multicomponent Olfactory Display 256 7.2.4.1 Mass Flow Controller 256 7.2.4.2 Automatic Sampler 256 7.2.4.3 Solenoid Valve 258 7.2.4.4 Micropumps and Surface Acoustic Wave Atomizer 260 7.2.5 Cross Modality Interaction 261 7.3 Application of Olfactory Display 263 7.3.1 Entertainment 263 7.3.2 Olfactory Art 265 7.3.3 Advertisement 266 7.3.4 Medical Field 266 7.4 Odor Recorder 267 7.4.1 Background of Odor Recorder 267 7.4.2 Principle of Odor Recorder 268 7.4.3 Mixture Quantification Method 271 7.5.1 Odor Approximation 274 7.5.2 MIMO Feedback Method 276 7.5.3 Method to Increase Number of Odor Components 278 7.5.3.1 SVD Method 278 7.5.3.2 Two‐Level Quantization Method 280 7.5.4 Dynamic Method 283 7.5.4.1 Real‐Time Reference Method 284 7.5.4.2 Concurrent Method 287 7.5.5 Mixture Quantification Using Huge Number of Odor Candidates 289 7.6 Exploration of Odor Components 292 7.6.1 Introduction of Odor Components 292 7.6.2 Procedure for Odor Approximation 293 7.6.3 Simulation of Odor Approximation 295 7.6.4 Experiment on Essential Oil Approximation 297 7.6.5 Comparison of Distance Measure 301 7.6.6 Improvement of Odor Approximation 303 7.7 Teleolfaction 305 7.7.1 Concept of Teleolfaction 305 7.7.2 Implementation of Teleolfaction System 306 7.7.3 Experiment on Teleolfaction 307 7.8 Summary 308 References 309 8 Summary and Future Perspectives 315Takamichi Nakamoto Index 317

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive review of the principles and dynamics of robotic systems Dynamics and Control of Robotic Systems offers a systematic and thorough theoretical background for the study of the dynamics and control of robotic systems. The authorsnoted experts in the fieldhighlight the underlying principles of dynamics and control that can be employed in a variety of contemporary applications. The book contains a detailed presentation of the precepts of robotics and provides methodologies that are relevant to realistic robotic systems. The robotic systems represented include wide range examples from classical industrial manipulators, humanoid robots to robotic surgical assistants, space vehicles, and computer controlled milling machines. The book puts the emphasis on the systematic application of the underlying principles and show how the computational and analytical tools such as MATLAB, Mathematica, and Maple enable students to focus on robotics' principles and theory. Dynamics and ConTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgment xv About the Companion Website xvii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Motivation 1 1.2 Origins of Robotic Systems 5 1.3 General Structure of Robotic Systems 7 1.4 Robotic Manipulators 9 1.4.1 Typical Structure of Robotic Manipulators 9 1.4.2 Classification of Robotic Manipulators 11 1.4.2.1 Classification by Motion Characteristics 11 1.4.2.2 Classification by Degrees of Freedom 12 1.4.2.3 Classification by Driver Technology and Drive Power 12 1.4.2.4 Classification by Kinematic Structure 12 1.4.2.5 Classification by Workspace Geometry 14 1.4.3 Examples of Robotic Manipulators 14 1.4.3.1 Cartesian Robotic Manipulator 15 1.4.3.2 Cylindrical Robotic Manipulator 16 1.4.3.3 SCARA Robotic Manipulator 16 1.4.3.4 Spherical Robotic Manipulator 17 1.4.3.5 PUMA Robotic Manipulator 18 1.4.4 Spherical Wrist 18 1.4.5 Articulated Robot 20 1.5 Mobile Robotics 20 1.5.1 Humanoid Robots 20 1.5.2 Autonomous Ground Vehicles 22 1.5.3 Autonomous Air Vehicles 23 1.5.4 Autonomous Marine Vehicles 25 1.6 An Overview of Robotics Dynamics and Control Problems 26 1.6.1 Forward Kinematics 27 1.6.2 Inverse Kinematics 28 1.6.3 Forward Dynamics 28 1.6.4 Inverse Dynamics and Feedback Control 29 1.6.5 Dynamics and Control of Robotic Vehicles 30 1.7 Organization of the Book 31 1.8 Problems for Chapter 1 33 2 Fundamentals of Kinematics 35 2.1 Bases and Coordinate Systems 35 2.1.1 N-Tuples and M × N Arrays 35 2.1.2 Vectors, Bases and Frames 39 2.1.2.1 Vectors 40 2.1.2.2 Bases and Frames 41 2.2 Rotation Matrices 49 2.3 Parameterizations of Rotation Matrices 52 2.3.1 Single Axis Rotations 52 2.3.2 Cascades of Rotation Matrices 56 2.3.2.1 Cascade Rotations about Moving Axes 56 2.3.2.2 Cascade Rotations about Fixed Axes 57 2.3.3 Euler Angles 57 2.3.3.1 The 3-2-1 Yaw-Pitch-Roll Euler Angles 58 2.3.3.2 The 3-1-3 Precession-Nutation-Spin Euler Angles 62 2.3.4 Axis Angle Parameterization 65 2.4 Position, Velocity, and Acceleration 68 2.5 Angular Velocity and Angular Acceleration 77 2.5.1 Angular Velocity 77 2.5.2 Angular Acceleration 83 2.6 Theorems of Kinematics 84 2.6.1 Addition of Angular Velocities 84 2.6.2 Relative Velocity 87 2.6.3 Relative Acceleration 88 2.6.4 Common Coordinate Systems 91 2.6.4.1 Cartesian Coordinates 91 2.6.4.2 Cylindrical Coordinates 92 2.6.4.3 Spherical Coordinates 94 2.7 Problems for Chapter 2, Kinematics 96 2.7.1 Problems on N-tuples and M × N Arrays 96 2.7.2 Problems on Vectors, Bases, and Frames 97 2.7.3 Problems on Rotation Matrices 98 2.7.4 Problems on Position, Velocity, and Acceleration 102 2.7.5 Problems on Angular Velocity 104 2.7.6 Problems on the Theorems of Kinematics 104 2.7.6.1 Problems on the Addition of Angular Velocities 104 2.7.7 Problems on Relative Velocity and Acceleration 105 2.7.8 Problems on Common Coordinate Systems 108 3 Kinematics of Robotic Systems 109 3.1 Homogeneous Transformations and Rigid Motion 109 3.2 Ideal Joints 115 3.2.1 The Prismatic Joint 116 3.2.2 The Revolute Joint 117 3.2.3 Other Ideal Joints 119 3.3 The Denavit–Hartenberg Convention 121 3.3.1 Kinematic Chains and Numbering in the DH Convention 121 3.3.2 Definition of Frames in the DH Convention 123 3.3.3 Homogeneous Transforms in the DH Convention 124 3.3.4 The DH Procedure 127 3.3.5 Angular Velocity and Velocity in the DH Convention 133 3.4 Recursive O(N) Formulation of Forward Kinematics 138 3.4.1 Recursive Calculation of Velocity and Angular Velocity 140 3.4.2 Efficiency and Computational Cost 143 3.4.3 Recursive Calculation of Acceleration and Angular Acceleration 147 3.5 Inverse Kinematics 160 3.5.1 Solvability 160 3.5.2 Analytical Methods 163 3.5.2.1 Algebraic Methods 163 3.5.2.2 Geometric Methods 174 3.5.3 Optimization Methods 176 3.5.4 Inverse Velocity Kinematics 184 3.5.4.1 Singularity 185 3.6 Problems for Chapter 3, Kinematics of Robotic Systems 186 3.6.1 Problems on Homogeneous Transformations 186 3.6.2 Problems on Ideal Joints and Constraints 188 3.6.3 Problems on the DH Convention 188 3.6.4 Problems on Angular Velocity and Velocity for Kinematic Chains 190 3.6.5 Problems on Inverse Kinematics 195 4 Newton–Euler Formulations 197 4.1 Linear Momentum of Rigid Bodies 197 4.2 Angular Momentum of Rigid Bodies 203 4.2.1 First Principles 203 4.2.2 Angular Momentum and Inertia 208 4.2.3 Calculation of the Inertia Matrix 214 4.2.3.1 The Inertia Rotation Transformation Law 214 4.2.3.2 Principal Axes of Inertia 218 4.2.3.3 The Parallel Axis Theorem 221 4.2.3.4 Symmetry and Inertia 224 4.3 The Newton–Euler Equations 229 4.4 Euler’s Equation for a Rigid Body 233 4.5 Equations of Motion for Mechanical Systems 235 4.5.1 The General Strategy 235 4.5.2 Free Body Diagrams 236 4.6 Structure of Governing Equations: Newton–Euler Formulations 258 4.6.1 Differential Algebraic Equations (DAEs) 258 4.6.2 Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) 260 4.7 Recursive Newton–Euler Formulations 262 4.8 Recursive Derivation of the Equations of Motion 271 4.9 Problems for Chapter 4, Newton–Euler Equations 274 4.9.1 Problems on Linear Momentum 274 4.9.2 Problems on the Center of Mass 277 4.9.3 Problems on the Inertia Matrix 279 4.9.4 Problems on Angular Momentum 281 4.9.5 Problems on the Newton–Euler Equations 282 5 Analytical Mechanics 285 5.1 Hamilton’s Principle 285 5.1.1 Generalized Coordinates 285 5.1.2 Functionals and the Calculus of Variations 288 5.1.3 Hamilton’s Principle for Conservative Systems 292 5.1.4 Kinetic Energy for Rigid Bodies 299 5.2 Lagrange’s Equations for Conservative Systems 303 5.3 Hamilton’s Extended Principle 307 5.3.1 Virtual Work Formulations 307 5.4 Lagrange’s Equations for Robotic Systems 322 5.4.1 Natural Systems 322 5.4.2 Lagrange’s Equations and the Denavit–Hartenberg Convention 326 5.5 Constrained Systems 329 5.6 Problems for Chapter 5, Analytical Mechanics 334 5.6.1 Problems on Hamilton’s Principle 334 5.6.2 Problems on Lagrange’s Equations 337 5.6.3 Problems on Hamilton’s Extended Principle 339 5.6.4 Problems on Constrained Systems 345 6 Control of Robotic Systems 347 6.1 The Structure of Control Problems 347 6.1.1 Setpoint and Tracking Feedback Control Problems 348 6.1.2 Open Loop and Closed Loop Control 349 6.1.3 Linear and Nonlinear Control 349 6.2 Fundamentals of Stability Theory 350 6.3 Advanced Techniques of Stability Theory 357 6.4 Lyapunov’s Direct Method 358 6.5 The Invariance Principle 361 6.6 Dynamic Inversion or Computed Torque Control 366 6.7 Approximate Dynamic Inversion and Uncertainty 376 6.8 Controllers Based on Passivity 389 6.9 Actuator Models 393 6.9.1 Electric Motors 393 6.9.2 Linear Actuators 400 6.10 Backstepping Control and Actuator Dynamics 404 6.11 Problems for Chapter 6, control of Robotic Systems 407 6.11.1 Problems on Gravity Compensation and PD Setpoint Control 407 6.11.2 Problems on Computed Torque Tracking Control 412 6.11.3 Problems on Dissipativity Based Tracking Control 413 7 Image Based Control of Robotic Systems 415 7.1 The Geometry of Camera Measurements 415 7.1.1 Perspective Projection and 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