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Book Bio inspired Emergent Control of Locomotion Systems

Download or read book Bio inspired Emergent Control of Locomotion Systems written by Mattia Frasca and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with locomotion control of biologically inspired robots realized through an analog circuital paradigm as cellular nonlinear networks. It presents a general methodology for the control of bio-inspired robots and several case studies, as well as describes a new approach to motion control and the related circuit architecture. Bio-inspired Emergent Control of Locomotion Systems provides researchers with a guide to the fundamentals of the topics. Moreover, neuro-biologists and physiologists can use the book as a starting point to design artificial structures for testing their biological hypotheses on the animal model.

Book Bio inspired Emergent Control of Locomotion Systems

Download or read book Bio inspired Emergent Control of Locomotion Systems written by Mattia Frasca and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with locomotion control of biologically inspired robots realized through an analog circuital paradigm as cellular nonlinear networks. It presents a general methodology for the control of bio-inspired robots and several case studies, as well as describes a new approach to motion control and the related circuit architecture.

Book Biologically Inspired Robotics

Download or read book Biologically Inspired Robotics written by Yunhui Liu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robotic engineering inspired by biology—biomimetics—has many potential applications: robot snakes can be used for rescue operations in disasters, snake-like endoscopes can be used in medical diagnosis, and artificial muscles can replace damaged muscles to recover the motor functions of human limbs. Conversely, the application of robotics technology to our understanding of biological systems and behaviors—biorobotic modeling and analysis—provides unique research opportunities: robotic manipulation technology with optical tweezers can be used to study the cell mechanics of human red blood cells, a surface electromyography sensing system can help us identify the relation between muscle forces and hand movements, and mathematical models of brain circuitry may help us understand how the cerebellum achieves movement control. Biologically Inspired Robotics contains cutting-edge material—considerably expanded and with additional analysis—from the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). These 16 chapters cover both biomimetics and biorobotic modeling/analysis, taking readers through an exploration of biologically inspired robot design and control, micro/nano bio-robotic systems, biological measurement and actuation, and applications of robotics technology to biological problems. Contributors examine a wide range of topics, including: A method for controlling the motion of a robotic snake The design of a bionic fitness cycle inspired by the jaguar The use of autonomous robotic fish to detect pollution A noninvasive brain-activity scanning method using a hybrid sensor A rehabilitation system for recovering motor function in human hands after injury Human-like robotic eye and head movements in human–machine interactions A state-of-the-art resource for graduate students and researchers.

Book Bioinspired Legged Locomotion

Download or read book Bioinspired Legged Locomotion written by Maziar Ahmad Sharbafi and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2017-11-21 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bioinspired Legged Locomotion: Models, Concepts, Control and Applications explores the universe of legged robots, bringing in perspectives from engineering, biology, motion science, and medicine to provide a comprehensive overview of the field. With comprehensive coverage, each chapter brings outlines, and an abstract, introduction, new developments, and a summary. Beginning with bio-inspired locomotion concepts, the book's editors present a thorough review of current literature that is followed by a more detailed view of bouncing, swinging, and balancing, the three fundamental sub functions of locomotion. This part is closed with a presentation of conceptual models for locomotion. Next, the book explores bio-inspired body design, discussing the concepts of motion control, stability, efficiency, and robustness. The morphology of legged robots follows this discussion, including biped and quadruped designs. Finally, a section on high-level control and applications discusses neuromuscular models, closing the book with examples of applications and discussions of performance, efficiency, and robustness. At the end, the editors share their perspective on the future directions of each area, presenting state-of-the-art knowledge on the subject using a structured and consistent approach that will help researchers in both academia and industry formulate a better understanding of bioinspired legged robotic locomotion and quickly apply the concepts in research or products. Presents state-of-the-art control approaches with biological relevance Provides a thorough understanding of the principles of organization of biological locomotion Teaches the organization of complex systems based on low-dimensional motion concepts/control Acts as a guideline reference for future robots/assistive devices with legged architecture Includes a selective bibliography on the most relevant published articles

Book Bio inspired Globally Convergent Gait Regulation for a Climbing Robot

Download or read book Bio inspired Globally Convergent Gait Regulation for a Climbing Robot written by Salomon Joseph Trujillo and published by Stanford University. This book was released on 2011 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The priorities of a climbing legged robot are to maintain a grasp on its climbing surface and to climb efficiently against the force of gravity. Climbing robots are especially susceptible to thermal overload during normal operation, due to the need to oppose gravity and to frequently apply internal forces for clinging. These priorities guided us to develop optimal climbing behaviors under thermal constraints. These behaviors in turn profoundly constrain the choice of gait regulation methods. We propose a novel algorithm: "travel-based" gait regulation that varies foot detachment timing, effectively modifying stride length and frequency in order to maintain gait phasing, subject to kinematic and stability constraints. A core feature of the algorithm is "travel, " a new metric that plays a similar role to relative phasing. The method results in linear equations in terms of travel, leading to straightforward tests for local and global convergence when, for example, disturbances such as foot slippage cause departures from the nominal phasing. We form recurrence maps and use eigenvalue and singular value decomposition to examine local convergence of gaits. To examine global convergence, we implemented a computational geometry technique in high-order spaces. Our travel-based algorithm benefits from a compact code size and ease of implementation. We implemented the algorithm on the RiSE and Stickybot III robots as well as a virtual hexapod in a physics simulator. We demonstrated quickly converging gaits on all platforms as well as gait transitions on Stickybot III and the virtual hexapod.

Book Advanced Planning  Control  and Signal Processing Methods and Applications in Robotic Systems

Download or read book Advanced Planning Control and Signal Processing Methods and Applications in Robotic Systems written by Zhan Li and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Chaos  CNN  Memristors and Beyond

Download or read book Chaos CNN Memristors and Beyond written by Andrew Adamatzky and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2013 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This invaluable book is a unique collection of tributes to outstanding discoveries pioneered by Leon Chua in nonlinear circuits, cellular neural networks, and chaos. It is comprised of three parts. The first OCo cellular nonlinear networks, nonlinear circuits and cellular automata OCo deals with Chua''s Lagrangian circuits, cellular wave computers, bio-inspired robotics and neuro-morphic architectures, toroidal chaos, synaptic cellular automata, history of Chua''s circuits, cardiac arrhythmias, local activity principle, symmetry breaking and complexity, bifurcation trees, and Chua''s views on nonlinear dynamics of cellular automata. Dynamical systems and chaos is the scope of the second part of the book, where we find genius accounts on theory and application of Julia set, stability of dynamical networks, chaotic neural networks and neocortical dynamics, dynamics of piecewise linear systems, chaotic mathematical circuitry, synchronization of oscillators, models of catastrophic events, control of chaotic systems, symbolic dynamics, and solitons. First hand accounts on the discovery of memristors in HP Labs, historical excursions into OCyancient memristorsOCO, analytical analysis of memristors, and hardware memristor emulators are presented in the third and final part of the book.The book is quintessence of ideas on future and emergent hardware, analytic theories of complex dynamical systems and interdisciplinary physics. It is a true Renaissance volume where bright ideas of electronics, mathematics and physics enlighten facets of modern science.The unique DVD covers the artistic aspects of chaos, such as several stunningly melodious musical compositions using chaotic atttractors, a virtual gallery of hundreds of colorful attractors, and even a cartoon-like play on the genesis of Chua''s circuit that was based on a widely acclaimed performance in Rome and other venues in Italy. In short, it is a veritable kaleiscope of never-before-published historical, pedagogical, and futuristic technical visions on three timely topics of intense interest for both lay readers and experts alike."

Book Bio Inspired Robotics

Download or read book Bio Inspired Robotics written by Toshio Fukuda and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-11-07 with total page 555 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Bio-Inspired Robotics" that was published in Applied Sciences

Book Bioengineered and Bioinspired Systems

Download or read book Bioengineered and Bioinspired Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bio Inspired Locomotion Control of Limbless Robots

Download or read book Bio Inspired Locomotion Control of Limbless Robots written by Guoyuan Li and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-30 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a bio-inspired hierarchical control scheme step by step toward developing limbless robots capable of 3D locomotion, fast reflex response, as well as sophisticated reaction to environmental stimuli. This interdisciplinary book introduces how to combine biological concept with locomotion control of limbless robots. The special features of the book include limbless locomotion classification and control, design of biological locomotor and the integration of sensory information into the locomotor using artificial intelligence methods, and on-site demonstrations of limbless locomotion in different scenarios. The book is suitable for readers with engineering background, especially for researchers focused on bio-inspired robots.

Book Biologically Inspired Robotics

Download or read book Biologically Inspired Robotics written by Yunhui Liu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-12-21 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robotic engineering inspired by biology—biomimetics—has many potential applications: robot snakes can be used for rescue operations in disasters, snake-like endoscopes can be used in medical diagnosis, and artificial muscles can replace damaged muscles to recover the motor functions of human limbs. Conversely, the application of robotics technology to our understanding of biological systems and behaviors—biorobotic modeling and analysis—provides unique research opportunities: robotic manipulation technology with optical tweezers can be used to study the cell mechanics of human red blood cells, a surface electromyography sensing system can help us identify the relation between muscle forces and hand movements, and mathematical models of brain circuitry may help us understand how the cerebellum achieves movement control. Biologically Inspired Robotics contains cutting-edge material—considerably expanded and with additional analysis—from the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO). These 16 chapters cover both biomimetics and biorobotic modeling/analysis, taking readers through an exploration of biologically inspired robot design and control, micro/nano bio-robotic systems, biological measurement and actuation, and applications of robotics technology to biological problems. Contributors examine a wide range of topics, including: A method for controlling the motion of a robotic snake The design of a bionic fitness cycle inspired by the jaguar The use of autonomous robotic fish to detect pollution A noninvasive brain-activity scanning method using a hybrid sensor A rehabilitation system for recovering motor function in human hands after injury Human-like robotic eye and head movements in human–machine interactions A state-of-the-art resource for graduate students and researchers in the fields of control engineering, robotics, and biomedical engineering, this text helps readers understand the technology and principles in this emerging field.

Book Bioinspired Sensing  Actuation  and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems

Download or read book Bioinspired Sensing Actuation and Control in Underwater Soft Robotic Systems written by Derek A. Paley and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-06 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes representative research from the state‐of‐the‐art in the emerging field of soft robotics, with a special focus on bioinspired soft robotics for underwater applications. Topics include novel materials, sensors, actuators, and system design for distributed estimation and control of soft robotic appendages inspired by the octopus and seastar. It summarizes the latest findings in an emerging field of bioinspired soft robotics for the underwater domain, primarily drawing from (but not limited to) an ongoing research program in bioinspired autonomous systems sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. The program has stimulated cross‐disciplinary research in biology, material science, computational mechanics, and systems and control for the purpose of creating novel robotic appendages for maritime applications. The book collects recent results in this area.

Book A Nonlinear Dynamics Perspective of Wolfram s New Kind of Science

Download or read book A Nonlinear Dynamics Perspective of Wolfram s New Kind of Science written by Leon O. Chua and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel book introduces cellular automata from a rigorous nonlinear dynamics perspective. It supplies the missing link between nonlinear differential and difference equations to discrete symbolic analysis. The book provides a scientifically sound and original analysis, and classifications of the empirical results presented in Wolfram's monumental "New Kind of Science." Contents: Threshold of Complexity; Universal Neuron; Predicting the Unpredictable. Key Features A compilation of papers that appeared in the International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos Contains a highly readable, self-contained introduction Includes hundreds of color illustrations Readership: Graduate students, academics and researchers in nonlinear dynamics, computer science and complexity theory.

Book Adaptive Bio Inspired Control of Humanoid Robots     From Human Locomotion to an Artificial Biped Gait of High Performances

Download or read book Adaptive Bio Inspired Control of Humanoid Robots From Human Locomotion to an Artificial Biped Gait of High Performances written by Aleksandar Rodic and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptive Bio-Inspired Control of Humanoid Robots — From Human Locomotion to an Artificial Biped Gait of High Performances.

Book IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems

Download or read book IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Locomotion and Morphing of a Coupled Bio Inspired Flexible System

Download or read book Locomotion and Morphing of a Coupled Bio Inspired Flexible System written by Seyed Javad Fattahi and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thesis focused on the development and analysis of a distributed parameter model that apply to a class of an autonomous hyper-redundant slender robotic systems interacting with the environment. The class of robotic devices that will be implemented based on the modelling in this thesis, is intended to be autonomously deployed in unknown, unstructured environments, in which it has to accomplish different missions by being able to robustly negotiate unknown obstacles and unpredictable and unmodelled irregularities. Therefore the mechanical models presented here are inspired by some features of a class of organisms - millipedes and centipedes - that possess many of these capabilities. Specifically, these organisms posses flexible slender bodies whose shape morphs according to the curvature of the terrain on which they operate, and possess a highly redundant system of legs that couple the body with the terrain providing propulsion for forward or backward motion, with the high number of legs ensuring a robust distributed contact even on very irregular substrates. The mechanical model that naturally captures the structure of millipede bodies is the Timoshenko beam, which is therefore adopted here. Moreover, the coupling with the environment is modeled by a system of compliant elements, that provides a distributed support analogous to the one exerted by millipedes' legs; such support provides a distributed force that in a control framework is treated as the actuation for shape morphing, so that the body of the system deforms according to the curvature of the substrate. By using a Lagrangian mechanics approach, the evolution of the system is described in a suitable product Hilbert space, in which rigid body degrees of freedom and deformations are coupled. This formulation allows to pose a distributed parameter control problem in which shape morphing and locomotion are dictated by the interaction with the substrate, which in this case is approximated as rigid (that is, the profile of the substrate is not affected by the interaction with the system). Additionally, by modeling the material response of the substrate with a simple linear viscoelastic model, we pose an estimation problem in which, by measuring deformations and/or stresses on the body represented by the beam, we can infer the material properties of the substrate. In this case, the overall coupled system is modelled as a beam on a multi-layer viscoelastic foundation. Predictions of this sensor model are in good agreement with published results, suggesting that the system can be used in a versatile way as an autonomous agent operating in a generic environment, and simultaneously as a sensor that could inform the action of the system itself, or that could be used to monitor the environment. The modeling work done in this study opens the possibility for the implementation in engineering systems applied to environmental monitoring and health applications, in which we envision the system to be used to estimate material properties of living tissues, that can be correlated to the diagnosis of classes of diseases.