Algorithmic and Computational Robotics: New Directions 2000 WAFR
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Overview
Algorithms that control the computational processes relating sensors and actuators are indispensable for robot navigation and the perception of the world in which they move. Therefore, a deep understanding of how algorithms work to achieve this control is essential for the development of efficient and usable robots in a broad field of applications. An interdisciplinary group of scientists gathers every two years to document the progress in algorithmic foundations of robotics. This volume addresses in particular the areas of control theory, computational and differential geometry in robotics, and applications to core problems such as motion planning, navigation, sensor-based planning, and manipulation.
Synopsis
Algorithms that control the computational processes relating sensors and actuators are indispensable for robot navigation and the perception of the world in which they move. Therefore, a deep understanding of how algorithms work to achieve this control is essential for the development of efficient and usable robots in a broad field of applications. An interdisciplinary group of scientists gathers every two years to document the progress in algorithmic foundations of robotics. This volume addresses in particular the areas of control theory, computational and differential geometry in robotics, and applications to core problems such as motion planning, navigation, sensor-based planning, and manipulation.
Booknews
Contains papers from a March 2000 workshop on recent trends and future directions in research on the algorithmic foundations of robotics. Major themes include geometric algorithms, minimalist and underactuated robotics, robot controllability, manufacturing and assembly, holonomic and nonholonomic motion planning, manipulation planning, sensor-based and task-level planning, grasping, navigation, biometrics, medical robotics, self-assembly, modular and reconfigurable robots, and distributed manipulation. Specific topics include compensatory grasping with the parallel jaw gripper, synthesis and regulation for cyclic behaviors, and randomized kinodynamic motion planning with moving obstacles. The book is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)