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Designing Robot Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions

Designing Robot Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions

In this book we have set up a unified analytical framework for various human-robot systems which involve peer-peer interactions (either space-sharing or time-sharing) or hierarchical interactions. A methodology in designing the robot behavior through control planning decision and learning is proposed. In particular the following topics are discussed in-depth: safety during human-robot interactions efficiency in real-time robot motion planning imitation of human behaviors from demonstration dexterity of robots to adapt to different environments and tasks cooperation among robots and humans with conflict resolution. These methods are applied in various scenarios such as human-robot collaborative assembly robot skill learning from human demonstration interaction between autonomous and human-driven vehicles etc. Key Features:Proposes a unified framework to model and analyze human-robot interactions under different modes of interactions. Systematically discusses the control decision and learning algorithms to enable robots to interact safely with humans in a variety of applications. Presents numerous experimental studies with both industrial collaborative robot arms and autonomous vehicles. | Designing Robot Behavior in Human-Robot Interactions

GBP 48.99
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Human-Robot Interactions in Future Military Operations

Human-Robot Interactions in Future Military Operations

Soldier-robot teams will be an important component of future battle spaces creating a complex but potentially more survivable and effective combat force. The complexity of the battlefield of the future presents its own problems. The variety of robotic systems and the almost infinite number of possible military missions create a dilemma for researchers who wish to predict human-robot interactions (HRI) performance in future environments. Human-Robot Interactions in Future Military Operations provides an opportunity for scientists investigating military issues related to HRI to present their results cohesively within a single volume. The issues range from operators interacting with small ground robots and aerial vehicles to supervising large near-autonomous vehicles capable of intelligent battlefield behaviors. The ability of the human to 'team' with intelligent unmanned systems in such environments is the focus of the volume. As such chapters are written by recognized leaders within their disciplines and they discuss their research in the context of a broad-based approach. Therefore the book allows researchers from differing disciplines to be brought up to date on both theoretical and methodological issues surrounding human-robot interaction in military environments. The overall objective of this volume is to illuminate the challenges and potential solutions for military HRI through discussion of the many approaches that have been utilized in order to converge on a better understanding of this relatively complex concept. It should be noted that many of these issues will generalize to civilian applications as robotic technology matures. An important outcome is the focus on developing general human-robot teaming principles and guidelines to help both the human factors design and training community develop a better understanding of this nascent but revolutionary technology. Much of the research within the book is based on the Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED) U. S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) 5-year Army Technology Objective (ATO) research program. The program addressed HRI and teaming for both aerial and ground robotic assets in conjunction with the U. S. Army Tank and Automotive Research and Development Center (TARDEC) and the Aviation and Missile Development Center (AMRDEC) The purpose of the program was to understand HRI issues in order to develop and evaluate technologies to improve HRI battlefield performance for Future Combat Systems (FCS). The work within this volume goes beyond the research results to encapsulate the ATO's findings and discuss them in a broader context in order to understand both their military and civilian implications. For this reason scientists conducting related research have contributed additional chapters to widen the scope of the original research boundaries.

GBP 69.99
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Robot Souls Programming in Humanity

Robot Souls Programming in Humanity

Two of the biggest design problems in Artificial Intelligence are how to build robots that behave in line with human values and how to stop them ever going rogue. One under-explored solution to these alignment and control problems might be to examine how these are already addressed in the design of humans. Looking closely at the human blueprint it contains a suite of capacities that are so clumsy they have generally been kept away from AI. It was assumed that robots with features like emotions and intuition that made mistakes and looked for meaning and purpose would not work as well as robots without this kind of code. But on considering why all these irrational properties are there it seems that they emerge from the source code of soul. Because it is actually this ‘junk’ code that makes us human and promotes the kind of reciprocal altruism that keeps humanity alive and thriving. Robot Souls looks at developments in AI and reviews the emergence of ideas of consciousness and the soul. It places our ‘junk code’ in this context and argues that it is time to foreground that code and to use it to look again at how we are programming AI. The book author Eve Poole received an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to education and gender equality. | Robot Souls Programming in Humanity

GBP 22.99
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A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation

A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation presents a mathematical formulation of the kinematics dynamics and control of robot manipulators. It uses an elegant set of mathematical tools that emphasizes the geometry of robot motion and allows a large class of robotic manipulation problems to be analyzed within a unified framework. The foundation of the book is a derivation of robot kinematics using the product of the exponentials formula. The authors explore the kinematics of open-chain manipulators and multifingered robot hands present an analysis of the dynamics and control of robot systems discuss the specification and control of internal forces and internal motions and address the implications of the nonholonomic nature of rolling contact are addressed as well. The wealth of information numerous examples and exercises make A Mathematical Introduction to Robotic Manipulation valuable as both a reference for robotics researchers and a text for students in advanced robotics courses.

GBP 180.00
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Intelligent Control of Robotic Systems

Intelligent Control of Robotic Systems

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 algorithms and techniques as covered in this book easily extend to other robotic systems as well. The book contains MATLAB- based examples and c-codes under robot operating systems (ROS) for experimental validation so that readers can replicate these algorithms in robotics platforms. | Intelligent Control of Robotic Systems

GBP 170.00
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Just Ordinary Robots Automation from Love to War

Just Ordinary Robots Automation from Love to War

A 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 areas it explores what is possible right now in terms of robot technologies. It also looks into the social ethical and regulatory issues future robot technologies will create. The text provides authoritative insights into the social significance of robots for the medium and long term. Illustrating the political administrative and regulatory consequences related to each area it highlights key points that need to be publicly discussed or put on the agenda by today’s politicians and policy makers. | Just Ordinary Robots Automation from Love to War

GBP 44.99
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Brain and Cognitive Intelligence Control in Robotics

Brain and Cognitive Intelligence Control in Robotics

The aim of the book is to introduce the state-of-the-art technologies in the field of brain and cognitive intelligence used in robotics control particularly on studying how the brain learns and controls complex motor skills and how to replicate these in robots. This will be the first book that systematically and thoroughly deals with the above topics. Advances made in the past decades are described. Interesting topics such as human-robot interactions neurorobotics biomechanics in robotic control robot vision force control and control and coordination of humanoid robots are covered. | Brain and Cognitive Intelligence Control in Robotics

GBP 48.99
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Manufacturing Optimization through Intelligent Techniques (2006)

Manufacturing Optimization through Intelligent Techniques (2006)

Effective utilization of equipment is critical to any manufacturing operation especially with today's sophisticated high-cost equipment and increased global competition. To meet these challenges in the manufacturing industry you must understand and implement the myriad conventional and intelligent techniques for different types of manufacturing problems. Manufacturing Optimization Through Intelligent Techniques covers design of machine elements integrated product development machining tolerance allocation selection of operating parameters for CNC machine tools scheduling part family formation selection of robot coordinates robot trajectory planning and both conventional and intelligent techniques providing the tools to design and implement a suitable optimization technique. The author explores how to model optimization problems select suitable techniques develop the optimization algorithm and software and implement the program. The book delineates five new techniques using examples taken from the literature for optimization problems in design tolerance allocation; selection of machining parameters integrated product development scheduling concurrent formation of machine groups and part families selection of robot co-ordinates robot trajectory planning and intelligent machining. All the manufacturing functions described have been successfully solved by Genetic Algorithm. Other intelligent techniques have been implemented only for solving certain types of problems: simulated annealing; design and scheduling particle swarm optimization and ant colony optimization; tolerance allocation and tabu search; as well as machining parameters optimization. After reading this book you will understand the different types of manufacturing optimization problems as well as the conventional and intelligent techniques suitable for solving them. You will also be able to develop and implement effective optimization procedures and algorithms for a wide variety of problems in design manufacturing. | Manufacturing Optimization through Intelligent Techniques (2006)

GBP 180.00
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Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Intelligent Systems and Robotics

Intelligent Systems and Robotics focuses on new developments in robotics and intelligent systems and provides insight guidance and specific techniques vital to those concerned with the design and implementation of robotics and intelligent system applications. Intelligent Systems and Robotics presents information on a 3-D vision for robots and intelligent control of a vision-based reasoning system with a robot manipulator. The reader will find authoritative presentations on autonomous land vehicle navigation manipulator reachable workspace problems and the formulation of algorithms for their solution. Covered are methods for medical applications utilizing expert adaptive control the integrated piezoelectric sensor/actuator design for distributed identification and control of smart machines including theory experiments finite element formulation and analysis. Automatic repair of aircraft transparencies and geometric modeling utilized in robot task planning as well as the evaluation of standard fieldbus networks utilized in the factory environment are presented.

GBP 59.99
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A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator Theory and Application

A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator Theory and Application

By proposing and forming a mobile manipulator for modern multi-floor buildings A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator: Theory and Application helps readers visualize an end-to-end workflow for making a robot system work in a targeted environment. From a product-oriented viewpoint this book is considered as a bridge from theories to real products in which robotic software modules and the robotic system integration are mainly concerned. In the end readers will have an overview of how to build and integrate various single robotic modules to execute a list of designed tasks in the real world as well as how to make a robot system work independently without human interventions. With references and execution guidelines provided at the end of each chapter the book will be a useful tool for developers and researchers looking to expand their knowledge about the robotics and the robotic software. | A Robotic Framework for the Mobile Manipulator Theory and Application

GBP 44.99
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Engineering Risk and Hazard Assessment Volume I

Engineering Risk and Hazard Assessment Volume I

The volumes deal with the newly emerging field ofRisk and Hazard Assessment and its application to science and engineering. These volumes deal with issues such as short-and long-term hazards setting priorities in safety fault analysis for process plants hazard identification and safety assessment of human- robot systems plant fault diagnoses expert systems knowledge based diagnostic systems fault tree analysis modelling of computer security systems for risk and reliability analysis risk analysis of fatigue failure fault evaluation of complex system probabilistic risk analysis and expert systems for fault detection. This volume will provide the reader not only with valuable conceptual and technical information but also with a better view of the field its problems accomplishments and future potentials | Engineering Risk and Hazard Assessment Volume I

GBP 89.99
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Mechatronics and Robotics New Trends and Challenges

Mechatronics and Robotics New Trends and Challenges

The term “mechatronics” was coined in 1969 merging “mecha” from mechanism and “tronics” from electronics to reflect the original idea at the basis of this discipline that is the integration of electrical and mechanical systems into a single device. The spread of this term and of mechatronics itself has been growing in the years including new aspects and disciplines like control engineering computer engineering and communication/information engineering. Nowadays mechatronics has a well-defined and fundamental role in strict relation with robotics. Drawing a sharp border between mechatronics and robotics is impossible as they share many technologies and objectives. Advanced robots could be defined as mechatronic devices equipped with a “smart brain” but there are also up-to-date mechatronic devices used in tight interaction with humans that are governed by smart architectures (for example for safety purposes). Aim of this book is to offer a wide overview of new research trends and challenges for both mechatronics and robotics through the contribution of researchers from different institutions providing their view on specific subjects they consider as “hot topics” in both fields with attention to new fields of application new challenges to the research communities and new technologies available. The reader of this book will enjoy the various contributions as they have been prepared with actual applications in mind along a journey from advanced actuators and sensors to human-robot interaction through robot control navigation planning and programming issues. The book presents several state-of-the-art solutions like multiple-stage actuation to cope with conflicting specification of large motion-spans ultra-high accuracy model-based control for high-tech mechatronic systems modern approaches of software systems engineering to robotics aand humanoids for human assistance. The reader can also find new techniques in approaching the design of mechatronic systems in some possible industrial and service robotics scenarios with a particular attention for the interaction between humans and mechanisms. | Mechatronics and Robotics New Trends and Challenges

GBP 39.99
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Robots Drones UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance

Robots Drones UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance

Industrial assets (such as railway lines roads pipelines) are usually huge span long distances and can be divided into clusters or segments that provide different levels of functionality subject to different loads degradations and environmental conditions and their efficient management is necessary. The aim of the book is to give comprehensive understanding about the use of autonomous vehicles (context of robotics) for the utilization of inspection and maintenance activities in industrial asset management in different accessibility and hazard levels. The usability of deploying inspection vehicles in an autonomous manner is explained with the emphasis on integrating the total process. Key Features Aims for solutions for maintenance and inspection problems provided by robotics drones unmanned air vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles Discusses integration of autonomous vehicles for inspection and maintenance of industrial assets Covers the industrial approach to inspection needs and presents what is needed from the infrastructure end Presents the requirements for robot designers to design an autonomous inspection and maintenance system Includes practical case studies from industries | Robots Drones UAVs and UGVs for Operation and Maintenance

GBP 160.00
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Deep Learning in Computer Vision Principles and Applications

Deep Learning in Computer Vision Principles and Applications

Deep learning algorithms have brought a revolution to the computer vision community by introducing non-traditional and efficient solutions to several image-related problems that had long remained unsolved or partially addressed. This book presents a collection of eleven chapters where each individual chapter explains the deep learning principles of a specific topic introduces reviews of up-to-date techniques and presents research findings to the computer vision community. The book covers a broad scope of topics in deep learning concepts and applications such as accelerating the convolutional neural network inference on field-programmable gate arrays fire detection in surveillance applications face recognition action and activity recognition semantic segmentation for autonomous driving aerial imagery registration robot vision tumor detection and skin lesion segmentation as well as skin melanoma classification. The content of this book has been organized such that each chapter can be read independently from the others. The book is a valuable companion for researchers for postgraduate and possibly senior undergraduate students who are taking an advanced course in related topics and for those who are interested in deep learning with applications in computer vision image processing and pattern recognition. | Deep Learning in Computer Vision Principles and Applications

GBP 38.99
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Visual Perception and Control of Underwater Robots

Visual Perception and Control of Underwater Robots

Visual Perception and Control of Underwater Robots covers theories and applications from aquatic visual perception and underwater robotics. Within the framework of visual perception for underwater operations image restoration binocular measurement and object detection are addressed. More specifically the book includes adversarial critic learning for visual restoration NSGA-II-based calibration for binocular measurement prior knowledge refinement for object detection analysis of temporal detection performance as well as the effect of the aquatic data domain on object detection. With the aid of visual perception technologies two up-to-date underwater robot systems are demonstrated. The first system focuses on underwater robotic operation for the task of object collection in the sea. The second is an untethered biomimetic robotic fish with a camera stabilizer its control methods based on visual tracking. The authors provide a self-contained and comprehensive guide to understand underwater visual perception and control. Bridging the gap between theory and practice in underwater vision the book features implementable algorithms numerical examples and tests where codes are publicly available. Additionally the mainstream technologies covered in the book include deep learning adversarial learning evolutionary computation robust control and underwater bionics. Researchers senior undergraduate and graduate students and engineers dealing with underwater visual perception and control will benefit from this work.

GBP 44.99
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A Hands-On Course in Sensors Using the Arduino and Raspberry Pi

A Hands-On Course in Sensors Using the Arduino and Raspberry Pi

A Hands-On Course in Sensors Using the Arduino and Raspberry Pi is the first book to give a practical and wide-ranging account of how to interface sensors and actuators with micro-controllers Raspberry Pi and other control systems. The author describes the progression of raw signals through conditioning stages digitization data storage and presentation. The collection processing and understanding of sensor data plays a central role in industrial and scientific activities. This book builds simplified models of large industrial or scientific installations that contain hardware and other building blocks including services for databases web servers control systems and messaging brokers. A range of case studies are included within the book including a weather station ground-vibration measurements impedance measurements interfacing medical sensors to web browsers the profile of a laser beam and a remote-controlled and fire-seeking robot. This second edition has been updated throughout to reflect new hardware and software releases since the book was first published. Newly added features include the ESP32 microcontroller several environmental and medical sensors actuators for signal generation as well as a chapter on web sockets; all illustrated in new case studies. This book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students taking hands-on laboratory courses in physics and engineering. Hobbyists in robotics clubs and other enthusiasts will also find this book of interest. Features: Includes practical hands-on exercises that can be conducted in student labs or even at home Covers the latest software and hardware and all code featured in examples is discussed in detail All steps are illustrated with practical examples and case studies to enhance learning https://github. com/volkziem/HandsOnSensors2ed Volker Ziemann obtained his PhD in accelerator physics from Dortmund University in 1990. After post-doctoral positions in Stanford at SLAC and in Geneva at CERN where he worked on the design of the LHC in 1995 he moved to Uppsala where he worked at the electron-cooler storage ring CELSIUS. In 2005 he moved to the physics department where he has since taught physics. He was responsible for several accelerator physics projects at CERN DESY and XFEL. In 2014 he received the Thuréus prize from the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala.

GBP 74.99
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Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI An Introduction

Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI An Introduction

Behavior Trees (BTs) provide a way to structure the behavior of an artificial agent such as a robot or a non-player character in a computer game. Traditional design methods such as finite state machines are known to produce brittle behaviors when complexity increases making it very hard to add features without breaking existing functionality. BTs were created to address this very problem and enables the creation of systems that are both modular and reactive. Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI: An Introduction provides a broad introduction as well as an in-depth exploration of the topic and is the first comprehensive book on the use of BTs. This book introduces the subject of BTs from simple topics such as semantics and design principles to complex topics such as learning and task planning. For each topic the authors provide a set of examples ranging from simple illustrations to realistic complex behaviors to enable the reader to successfully combine theory with practice. Starting with an introduction to BTs the book then describes how BTs relate to and in many cases generalize earlier switching structures or control architectures. These ideas are then used as a foundation for a set of efficient and easy to use design principles. The book then presents a set of important extensions and provides a set of tools for formally analyzing these extensions using a state space formulation of BTs. With the new analysis tools the book then formalizes the descriptions of how BTs generalize earlier approaches and shows how BTs can be automatically generated using planning and learning. The final part of the book provides an extended set of tools to capture the behavior of Stochastic BTs where the outcomes of actions are described by probabilities. These tools enable the computation of both success probabilities and time to completion. This book targets a broad audience including both students and professionals interested in modeling complex behaviors for robots game characters or other AI agents. Readers can choose at which depth and pace they want to learn the subject depending on their needs and background. | Behavior Trees in Robotics and AI An Introduction

GBP 44.99
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