ICRA 1998: Leuven, Belgium

Motion Planning III

• Kevin M. Lynch, Naoji Shiroma, Hirohiko Arai, Kazuo Tanie: Motion Planning for a 3-DOF Robot with a Passive Joint. 927-932
• Noriyuki Kawarazaki, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Kazue Nishihara: Grasp Planning Algorithm for a Multifingered Hand-Arm Robot. 933-939
• Go Hirano, Motoji Yamamoto, Akira Mohri: Cooperative Motion Planning for Grasp-Work Type Manipulators. 940-945
• Aurelio Piazzi, Antonio Visioli: Minimum-time Open-Loop Smooth Control for Point-to-Point Motion in Vibratory Systems. 946-951

Mobile Robot Navigation I

• Yasunori Abe, Masaru Shikano, Toshio Fukuda, Fumihito Arai, Yoshio Tanaka: Vision Based Navigation System by Variable Template Matching for Autonomous Mobile Robots. 952-957
• Sebastian Thrun: Finding Landmarks for Mobile Robot Navigation. 958-963
• Ren C. Luo, Tse Min Chen: Multiagent System with Event Driven Control for Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation. 964-969

Dynamic Simulation and Haptic Simulation

• José Castro, Vítor Santos, M. Isabel Ribeiro: A Multi-Loop Robust Navigation Architecture for Mobile Robots. 970-975
• Peter R. Kraus, Vijay Kumar, Pierre Dupont: Analysis of Frictional Contact Models for Dynamic Simulation. 976-981
• Ammar Joukhadar, A. Deguet, Christian Laugier: A Collision Model for Rigid and Deformable Bodies. 982-988
• Oliver R. Astley, Vincent Hayward: Multirate Haptic Simulation Achieved by Coupling Finite Element Meshes through Norton Equivalents. 989-994

Surgical Applications

• M. D. Chen, T. Wang, Q. X. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. M. Tian: A Robotics System for Stereotactic Neurosurgery and Its Clinical Application. 995-1000
• Claudio Casadei, Paolo Fiorini, Sandra Martelli, Marco Montanari, Alberto Morri: A PC-based Workstation for Robotic Discectomy. 1001-1006
• Ali Faraz, Shahram Payandeh, Andon Salvarinov: Design of Haptic Interface Through Stiffness Modulation for Endosurgery: Theory and Experiments. 1007-1012
• Mamoru Mitsuishi, Yasuhiro Iizuka, Hiroyoshi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Hashizume, Kazuo Fujiwara: Remote Operation of a Micro-Surgical System. 1013-1019

Manipulability of multiple Robot Systems

• John T. Wen, Lee S. Wilfinger: Kinematic Manipulability of General Constrained Rigid Multibody Systems. 1020-1025
• Claudio Melchiorri, Gabriele Vassura: A Performance Index for Under-Actuated, Multi-Wire, Haptic Interfaces. 1026-1031
• Frank C. Park, Jin Wook Kim: Manipulability and Singularity Analysis of Multiple Robot Systems: a Geometric Approach. 1032-1037
• Antonio Bicchi, Domenico Prattichizzo: Manipulability of Cooperating Robots with Passive Joints. 1038-1044

Recent Development in Underwater Robotics

• Naomi Kato, Junichi Kojima, Yoichi Kato, Sigetake Matumoto, Kenichi Asakawa: Optimization of Configuration of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Inspection of Underwater Cables. 1045-1050
• Keith C. Yang, Junku Yuh, Song K. Choi: Experimental Study of Fault-Tolerant System Design for Underwater Robots. 1051-1056
• Desmond J. O'Brien, David M. Lane: Force and Slip Sensing for a Dextrous Underwater Gripper. 1057-1062
• Fabien Spindler, Patrick Bouthemy: Real-Time Estimation of Dominant Motion in Underwater Video Images for Dynamic Positioning. 1063-1068

Control of Dynamical Tasks

• Darrell Nakawaki, Sangwan Joo, Fumio Miyazaki: Dynamic Modeling Approach to Gymnastic Coaching. 1069-1076
• Wesley H. Huang, Matthew T. Mason: Experiments in Impulsive Manipulation. 1077-1082
• Hiroaki Nakai, Yasuhiro Taniguchi, Michihiro Uenohara, Takashi Yoshimi, Hideki Ogawa, Fumio Ozaki, Junji Oaki, Hirokazu Sato, Yukio Asari, Katsuhiro Maeda, Hiroyuki Banba, Toshi Okada, Kyoichi Tatsuno, Eiji Tanaka, Osamu Yamaguchi, Mitsuyoshi Tachimori: A Volleyball Playing Robot. 1083-1089
• Milos Zefran, Joel W. Burdick: Stabilization of Systems with Changing Dynamics by Means of Switching. 1090-1095

Flexible Link Manipulators II

• Frédéric Boyer, N. Glandais, Wisama Khalil: Consistent first and second Order Dynamic Model of Flexible Manipulators. 1096-1103
• Akira Mohri, Pritam Kumar Sarkar, Motoji Yamamoto: An Efficient Motion Planning of Flexible Manipulator along Specified Path. 1104-1109
• Mitsuhiro Yamano, Jin-Soo Kim, Masaru Uchiyama: Hybrid Position/Force Control of Two Cooperative Flexible Manipulators Working in 3D Space. 1110-1115
• Ph. Dépincé: Parameters Identification of Flexible Robots. 1116-1121

Behavior - Based Systems

• Amol Dattatraya Mali, Amitabha Mukerjee: Metrics for Evaluation of Behavior-Based Robotic Systems. 1122-1127
• Amol Dattatraya Mali: Tradeoffs in Making the Behavior-Based Robotic Systems Goal-Directed. 1128-1133
• John T. Feddema, Rush D. Robinett III, Brian J. Driessen: Designing Stable Finite State Machine Behaviors Using Phase Plane Analysis and Variable Structure Control. 1134-1141
• Kaiji Itabashi, Kazuaki Hirana, Tatsuya Suzuki, Shigeru Okuma, Fumiharu Fujiwara: Modelling and Realization of the Peg-in-Hole Task Based on Hidden Markov Model. 1142-1147

Robots for cost-Effective Manufacturing

• Markus Ahrens, Vishal Mallick, Karl Parfrey: Robotic based Thermoplastic Fibre Placement Process. 1148-1153
• E. Mazer, G. Boismain, J. M. Bonnet des Tuves, Y. Douillard, S. Geoffroy, J. M. Dubourdieu, M. Tounsi, F. Verdot: START: An Application Builder for Industrial Robotics. 1154-1159
• Xavier Fernández, Josep Amat: Robotic Manipulation of Ophthalmic Lenses Assisted by a Dedicated Vision System. 1160-1165
• Yukihiro Nakamura, Kazunori Kanayama, Makoto Mizukawa: Multimedia Communication Pendant for Sensor-Based Robotic Task Teaching by Sharing Information: Modular Structure and Application to Sensing Systems. 1166-1171

Control Issues in Manufacturing

• Fabio Balduzzi, Giuseppe Menga: A State Variable Model for the Fluid Approximation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems. 1172-1178
• S. I. Caramihai, H. Alla: On the Synthesis of a Controllable Supervisor for Discrete Processes Modeled by Temporal Petri Nets. 1179-1184
• Brahim Bouzouia, Fawzi Guerroumi, Abdelmalek Boukhezar: A Three-Layer Workcell Control Architecture Design. 1185-1191
• Mumin Song, Tzyh Jong Tarn, Ning Xi: Integrated Hybrid System Approach for Planning and Control of Concurrent Tasks in Manufacturing Systems. 1192-1197

Microassembly and Micro-Nano Manipulation

• Keisuke Morishima, Fumihito Arai, Toshio Fukuda, Hideo Matsuura, Kenichi Yoshikawa: Bio-Micromanipulation System for High Throughput Screening of Microbes in Microchannel. 1198-1203
• Karl-Friedrich Böhringer, Kenneth Y. Goldberg, Michael Cohn, Roger Howe, Al Pisano: Parallel Microassembly with Electrostatic Force Fields. 1204-1211
• John T. Feddema, Ronald W. Simon: CAD-driven Microassembly and Visual Servoing. 1212-1219
• Yu Zhou, Bradley J. Nelson, Barmeshwar Vikramaditya: Fusing Force and Vision Feedback for Micromanipulation. 1220-1225

Mobile Robots

• David Jung, Jochen Heinzmann, Alexander Zelinsky: Range and Pose Estimation for Visual Servoing of a Mobile Robot. 1226-1231
• H. Haddad, Maher Khatib, Simon Lacroix, Raja Chatila: Reactive Navigation in Outdoor Environments Using Potential Fields. 1232-1237
• Dieter Fox, Wolfram Burgard, Sebastian Thrun, Armin B. Cremers: A Hybrid Collision Avoidance Method for Mobile Robots. 1238-1243
• José A. Castellanos, J. M. Martínez, José Neira, Juan D. Tardós: Simultaneous Map Building and Localization for Mobile Robots: A Multisensor Fusion Approach. 1244-1249

Mobile Robot Navigation II

• Yasushi Yagi, Syuji Fujimura, Masahiko Yachida: Route Presentation for Mobile Robot Navigation by Omnidirectional Route Panorama Fourier Transformation. 1250-1255
• Michael E. Cleary, Jill D. Crisman: Algorithmic Navigation to Train Deictic Mobile Robot Operators. 1256-1261
• Jane Yung-jen Hsu, Liang-Sheng Hwang: A Graph-Based Exploration Strategy of Indoor Environments by an Autonomous Mobile Robot. 1262-1268
• Philippe Souères, Tarek Hamel, Viviane Cadenat: A Path Following Controller for Wheeled Robots which Allows to Avoid Obstacles During Transition Phase. 1269-1274

Human Task Models I

• Kazuyuki Henmi, Tsuneo Yoshikawa: Virtual Lesson and its Application to Virtual Calligraphy System. 1275-1280
• Marjorie Skubic, Richard A. Volz: Learning Force-Based Assembly Skills from Human Demonstration for Execution in Unstructured Environments. 1281-1288
• Stephen A. Mascaro, H. Harry Asada: Hand-in-Glove Human-Machine Interface and Interactive Control: Task Process Modeling Using Dual Petri Nets. 1289-1295
• Ning Xi, Tzyh Jong Tarn: Heterogeneous Function-Based Human/Robot Cooperations. 1296-1301

Humanoid Robots

• Fumio Kanehiro, Ikuo Mizuuchi, Kotaro Koyasako, Youhei Kakiuchi, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue: Development of a Remote-Brained Humanoid for Research on Whole Body Action. 1302-1307
• Atsuo Takanishi, Satoshi Hirano, Kensuke Sato: Development of an Anthropomorphic Head-Eye System for a Humanoid Robot-Realization of Human-Like Head-Eye Motion Using Eyelids Adjusting to Brightness. 1308-1314
• Toshio Morita, Koji Shibuya, Shigeki Sugano: Design and Control of Mobile Manipulation System for Human Symbiotic Humanoid: Hadaly-2. 1315-1320
• Kazuo Hirai, Masato Hirose, Yuji Haikawa, Toru Takenaka: The Development of Honda Humanoid Robot. 1321-1326

Mechanism Design

• N. Sima'an, Daniel Glozman, Moshe Shoham: Design Considerations of New Six Degrees-of-Freedom Parallel Robots. 1327-1333
• Robert O. Ambrose, Myron A. Diftler: The Minimum Form of Strength in Serial, Parallel and Bifurcated Manipulators. 1334-1339
• Yoshihiko Koseki, Tatsuo Arai, Kouichi Sugimoto, Toshiyuki Takatuji, Mitsuo Goto: Design and Accuracy Evaluation of High Speed and High Precision Parallel Mechanism. 1340-1345
• Leo J. Stocco, S. E. Salcudean, F. Sassani: Matrix Normalization for Optimal Robot Design. 1346-1351

Visual Servoing

• Ezio Malis, François Chaumette, Sylvie Boudet: Positioning a Coarse-Calibrated Camera with Respect to an Unknown Object by 2D 1/2 Visual Servoing. 1352-1359
• Paul Y. Oh, Peter K. Allen: Design of a Partitioned Visual Feedback Controller. 1360-1365
• João P. Hespanha, Zachary Dodds, Gregory D. Hager, A. Stephen Morse: What Can Be Done with an Uncalibrated Stereo System ? 1366-1372
• Herry Sutanto, Rajeev Sharma: Efficient Multi-strategic Hierarchical Motion Planning with Visual Servoing Constraints. 1373-1378

Biped Locomotion

• Y. Okuyama, A. Yabu, F. Takemori: Attitude Control of a Biped Walking Robot Model with Circular Arced Soles Using a Gyroscope. 1379-1384
• Mostafa Rostami, Guy Bessonnet: Impactless Sagittal Gait of a Biped Robot During the Single Support Phase. 1385-1391
• Olivier Bruneau, Fathi Ben Ouezdou, Pierre-Brice Wieber: Dynamic Transition Simulation of a Walking Anthropomorphic Robot. 1392-1397
• Christine Chevallereau, Alexander M. Formal'sky, B. Perrin: Low Energy Cost Reference Trajectories for a Biped Robot. 1398-1404

Neural Networks I

• Jason A. Janét, M. W. White, Michael G. Kay, J. C. Sutton III, J. J. Brickley: Fusing a Hyper-Ellipsoid Clustering Kohonen Network with the Julier-Uhlmann-Kahlman Filter for Autonomous Mobile Robot Map Building and Tracking. 1405-1410
• Jinn-Moon Yang, Jorng-Tzong Horng, Cheng-Yan Kao: A New Evolutionary Approach to Developing Neural Autonomous Agents. 1411-1416
• Thomas Frontzek, Nils Goerke, Rolf Eckmiller: Flexible Path Planning for Real-Time Applications using A*-Method and Neural RBF-networks. 1417-1422
• X. F. Zha, S. Y. E. Lim, Sai Cheong Fok: Integration of Knowledge-Based Systems and Neural Networks: Neuro-Expert Petri Net Models and Applications. 1423-1428

Impedance and Force Control I

• Giuseppe Beccari, Stefano Stramigioli: Impedance Control as Merging Mechanism for a Behavior-Based Architecture. 1429-1434
• Suguru Arimoto, Sadao Kawamura, Hyun-Yong Han: Impedance Matching for Evaluation of Dexterity in Execution of Robot Tasks. 1435-1440
• Yonghwan Oh, Wan Kyun Chung, Youngil Youm, Il Hong Suh: Motion/Force Decomposition of Redundant Manipulator and its Application to Hybrid Impedance Control. 1441-1446
• Kazuo Kiguchi, Toshio Fukuda: Robot Manipulator Hybrid Control for an Unknown Environment using Visco-Elastic Neural Networks. 1447-1452

Smart Robot Components

• Greg C. Causey, Roger D. Quinn: Gripper Design Guidelines for Modular Manufacturing. 1453-1458
• Giovanni Garibotto, Stefano Masciangelo, Paolo Bassino, Christopher Coelho, Annita Pavan, Mario Marson: Industrial Exploitation of Computer Vision in Logistic Automation: Autonomous Control of an intelligent Forklift Truck. 1459-1464
• John Hancock, Dirk Langer, Martial Hebert, Ryan Sullivan, Darin Ingimarson, Eric Hoffmann, Markus Mettenleiter, Christoph Fröhlich: Active Laser Radar for High Performance Measurements. 1465-1470

Issues in Assembly

• Dan Reznik, John F. Canny: A Flat Rigid Plate is a Universal Planar Manipulator. 1471-1477
• Hari Srinivasan, Rajit Gadh: Complexity Reduction in Geometric Selective Disassembly using the Wave Propagation Abstraction. 1478-1483
• Sukhan Lee, Chunsik Yi: An Analytic Approach to Assemblability Analysis. 1484-1489
• Rachuri Sudarsan, Y. Narahari, Kevin W. Lyons, Ram D. Sriram, M. R. Duffey: Design for Tolerance of Electro-Mechanical Assemblies. 1490-1497

Microactuator Control

• Toshio Fukuda, Hiroshi Sato, Fumihito Arai, Hitoshi Iwata, Kouichi Itoigawa: Parallel Beam Micro Sensor/Actuator Unit Using PZT Thin Films and its Application Examples. 1498-1503
• Katsushi Furutani, Mitsunori Urushibata, Naotake Mohri: Improvement of Control Method for Piezoelectric Actuator by Combining Induced Charge Feedback with Inverse Transfer Function Compensation. 1504-1509
• Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernández, Vincent Hayward: An Approach to Reduction of Hysteresis in Smart Materials. 1510-1515
• Jan Peirs, Dominiek Reynaerts, Hendrik Van Brussel: Scale Effects and Thermal Considerations for Microactuators. 1516-1521

Cooperative Robots I

• Alejandro Rodríguez-Angeles, Vicente Parra-Vega: Adaptive Control with Impedence of Cooperative Multi-Robot System. 1522-1527
• W. Kwon, B. H. Lee, Wook Hyun Kwon, Myoung H. Choi, S. H. Lee: Redundancy Optimization for Cooperating Manipulators Using Quadratic inequality Contraints. 1528-1533
• Wen-Hong Zhu, Joris De Schutter: Experiments with Two Industrial Robot Manipulators Rigidly Holding an Egg. 1534-1539
• Mircea Ivanescu, Viorel Stoian: A Control System for Cooperating Tentacle Robots. 1540-1545

Mobile Robots II

• Sebastian Thrun, Dieter Fox, Wolfram Burgard: Probabilistic Mapping of an Environment by a Mobile Robot. 1546-1551
• Hideki Asoh, Isao Hara, Toshihiro Matsui: A Structured Dynamic Multi-Agent Architecture for Controlling Mobile Office-Conversant Robot. 1552-1557
• Eiji Uchibe, Minoru Asada, Koh Hosoda: Cooperative Behavior Acquisition in Multi Mobile Robots Environment by Reinforcement Learning Based on State Vector Estimation. 1558-1563
• Barry Brumitt, Anthony Stentz: GRAMMPS: A Generalized Mission Planner for Multiple Mobile Robots in Unstructured Environments. 1564-1571

Mobile Robot Shot Team Navigation

• Iwan Ulrich, Johann Borenstein: VFH+: Reliable Obstacle Avoidance for Fast Mobile Robots. 1572-1577
• A. Dev, Ben J. A. Kröse, Frans C. A. Groen: "Where are you driving to ?" Heading Direction for a Mobile Robot from Optical Flow. 1578-1583
• Elizeth Araujo, Roderic A. Grupen: Feature Detection and Identification Using a Sonar-Array. 1584-1589
• Teruko Yata, Lindsay Kleeman, Shin'ichi Yuta: Wall Following Using Angle Information Measured by a Single Ultrasonic Transducer. 1590-1596

Advance Teleoperation

• Ki Young Woo, Byoung Dae Jin, Dong-Soo Kwon: A 6 DOF Force-Reflecting Hand Controller Using the Fivebar Parallel Mechanism. 1597-1602
• Max Fischer, P. Patrick van der Smagt, Gerd Hirzinger: Learning Techniques in a Dataglove Based Telemanipulation System for the DLR Hand. 1603-1608
• Michael Goldfarb: Dimensional Analysis and Selective Distortion in Scaled Bilateral Telemanipulation. 1609-1614
• S. E. Everett, Rajiv V. Dubey: Human-Machine Cooperative Telerobotics Using Uncertain Sensor or Model Data. 1615-1622

Biomimetic Design

• Kei Hara, Ryuichi Yokogawa, Akira Yokogawa: A Graphical Method for Evaluating Static Characteristics of the Human Finger by Force Manipulability. 1623-1628
• Richard M. Kolacinski, Roger D. Quinn: Design and Mechanics of an Antagonistic Biomimetic Actuator System. 1629-1634
• Hideaki Takanobu, Takeyuki Yajima, Masayuki Nakazawa, Atsuo Takanishi, Kayoko Ohtsuki, Masatoshi Ohnishi: Quantification of Masticatory Efficiency with a Mastication Robot. 1635-1640
• Kazunori Hoshino, Fabrizio Mura, Hiroshi Morii, Keigo Suematsu, Isao Shimoyama: A Small-Sized Panoramic Scanning Visual Sensor Inspired by the Fly's Compound Eye. 1641-1646

Kinematics of Hyper Redundant Systems

• I-Ming Chen, Guilin Yang: Inverse Kinematics for Modular Reconfigurable Robots. 1647-1652
• Hiromi Mochiyama, Etsujiro Shimemura, Hisato Kobayashi: Direct Kinematics of Manipulators with Hyper Degrees of Freedom and Frenet-Serret Formula. 1653-1658
• Whee Kuk Kim, Yong Kyu Byun, Hyung Suck Cho: Closed Form Solution of Forward Position Analysis for a 6 DOF 3-PPSP Parallel Mechanism of General Geometry. 1659-1664
• Kourosh E. Zanganeh, Peter C. Hughes: Fast Estimation of the Kinematics of Parallel Modules of a Variable-Geometry-Truss Manipulator Using Neural Networks. 1665-1670

Vision Based Tracking

• Di Xiao, Bijoy K. Ghosh, Ning Xi, Tzyh Jong Tarn: Intelligent Robotic Manipulation with Hybrid Position/Force Control in a Uncalibrated Workspace. 1671-1676
• Kevin Nickels, Seth Hutchinson: Weighting Observations: The Use of Kinematic Models in Object Tracking. 1677-1682
• D. E. Okhotsimsky, A. K. Platonov, Igor R. Belousov, Andrey A. Boguslavsky, S. N. Emelianov, Victor V. Sazonov, Sergey M. Sokolov: Real Time Hand-Eye System: interaction with Moving Objects. 1683-1688
• Sukhan Lee, Kwang S. Boo, Dongmok Shin, Dal H. Lee: Automatic Lane Following with a Single Camera. 1689-1694

Legged Locomotion

• Jung-Min Yang, Jong-Hwan Kim: A Strategy of Optimal Fault Tolerant Gait for the Hexapod Robot in Crab Walking. 1695-1700
• Kwang-Pyo Lee, Tae-Wan Koo, Yong-San Yoon: Real-Time Dynamic Simulation of Quadruped Using Modified Velocity Transformation. 1701-1706
• Martin Buehler, R. Battaglia, A. Cocosco, Geoff Hawker, J. Sarkis, K. Yamazaki: SCOUT: A Simple Quadruped that Walks, Climbs and Runs. 1707-1712
• Shigeo Hirose, Keisuke Kato: Development of Quadruped Walking Robot with the Mission of Mine Detection and Removal. 1713-1718

Neural Networks

• H. Ding, S. K. Tso: Minimum Infinity-Norm Kinematic Solution for Redundant Robots Using Neural Networks. 1719-1724
• Max Q.-H. Meng, Xianyi Yang: A Neural Network Approach to Real-Time Trajectory Generation. 1725-1730
• Seul Jung, Tien C. Hsia: Analysis of Nonlinear Neural Network impedance Force Control for Robot Manipulators. 1731-1736
• Liping Sun, Christian Doeschner: Visuo-Motor Coordination of a Robot Manipulator Based on Neural Networks. 1737-1742

Impedance and Force Control II

• Guillaume Morel, Ezio Malis, Sylvie Boudet: Impedance Based Combination of Visual and Force Control. 1743-1748
• Ernest D. Fasse, Clément Gosselin: On the Spatial impedance Control of Gough-Stewart Platforms. 1749-1754
• Ciro Natale, Bruno Siciliano, Luigi Villani: Control of Moment and Orientation for a Robot Manipulator in Contact with a Compliant Environment. 1755-1760
• Jon M. Selig: Curvature in Force/Position Control. 1761-1766

Mobile Robots in Non-Manufacturing Fields

• Shraga Shoval, J. P. Zyburt, D. W. Grimaudo: Robot Driver for Guidance of Automatic Durability Road (ADR) Test Vehicles. 1767-1772
• Helge-Björn Kuntze, H. Haffner: Experiences with the Development of a Robot for Smart Multisensoric Pipe Inspection. 1773-1778
• Hermann Endres, Wendelin Feiten, Gisbert Lawitzky: Field Test of Navigation System: Autonomous Cleaning in Supermarkets. 1779-1781
• L. C. P. Messina, Ney Robinson S. dos Reis: Undersea Robotics Activities in a Petroleum Company Research Center. 1782-1786

Scheduling

• George L. Kovács, István Mezgár: A Distributed Planning Network for Manufacturing Systems Management. 1787-1792
• Imed Ben Abdallah, Hoda A. ElMaraghy, Tarek Y. ElMekkawy: An Efficient Search Algorithm for Deadlock-Free Scheduling in FMS Using Petri Nets. 1793-1798
• Peter B. Luh, Xing Zhao, Yajun Wang: Lagrangian Relaxation Neural Networks for Job Shop Scheduling. 1799-1804
• Yan-Hau Huang, Li-Chen Fu: Dynamic Scheduling of Elevator System Over Hybrid Petri Net 1 Rule Modeling. 1805-1810

Microrobotics

• Maria Chiara Carrozza, Paolo Dario, Arianna Menciassi, A. Fenu: Manipulating Biological and Mechanical Micro-Objects using LIGA-microfabricated End-Effectors. 1811-1816
• Khalid Munawar, Masaru Uchiyama: Distributed Event-Based Control of Unifunctional Multiple Manipulator System. 1817-1822
• Pasi Kallio, Mikael Lind, Quan Zhou, Heikki N. Koivo: A 3 DOF Piezohydraulic Parallel Micromanipulator. 1823-1828
• Shuxiang Guo, Toshio Fukuda, Norihiko Kato, Keisuke Oguro: Development of Underwater Microrobot using ICPF Actuator. 1829-1834

Cooperative Robots II

• Dong Sun, James K. Mills, Yun-Hui Liu: Hybrid Position and Force Control of Two Industrial Robots Manipulating a Flexible Sheet: Theory and Experiment. 1835-1840
• Kazuhiro Kosuge, Satoshi Hashimoto, Hidehiro Yoshida: Human-Robots Collaboration System for Flexible Object Handling. 1841-1846
• Dong Sun, James K. Mills: Adaptive Learning Control of Robotic Systems with Model Uncertainties. 1847-1852
• Jianwei Zhang, Markus Ferch: Rapid On-Line Learning of Compliant Motion for Two-Arm Coordination. 1853-1858