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Applications of Connectivity Graph Processes in Networked Sensing and Control
This paper concerns the problem of controlling mobile nodes in a network in such a way that the resulting graph-encoding of the inter-node... -
Plenary Talk: Delays in Control over Communication Networks: Characterization, Impact, and Reduction Strategies
The most notable trend in manufacturing over the past five years is probably the move towards networks at all levels of industrial systems. At lower... -
Homogeneous Semantics Preserving Deployments of Heterogeneous Networks of Embedded Systems
Tagged systems provide a denotational semantics for embedded systems. A heterogeneous network of embedded systems can be modeled mathematically by a... -
Distributed Kalman Filtering and Sensor Fusion in Sensor Networks
The problem of distributed Kalman filtering (DKF) for sensor networks is one of the most fundamental distributed estimation problems for scalable... -
Simulation of Large-Scale Networked Control Systems Using GTSNetS
This paper presents a simulation framework for distributed control using wireless sensor networks. The proposed framework is an extension of the... -
Disturbance Attenuation Bounds in the Presence of a Remote Preview
We study the fundamental limits of disturbance attenuation of a networked control scheme, where a remote preview of the disturbance is available. The... -
11 Safety Evaluation Method of Rehabilitation Robots
An aged society comes soon. Human-care robots must be realized to nurse aged and disabled persons. Human-care robot will need to work around elderly... -
2 Rehabilitation Robotics from Past to Present – A Historical Perspective
Popular culture presents the image of a robot as a mechanical, humanoid device, often evil in intent. Those with a slightly more informed technical... -
26 STRING-MAN: A Novel Wire Robot for Gait Rehabilitation
This paper presents a novel robotic prototype for advanced gait rehabilitation. This system integrates sophisticated robotic technology with control... -
4 Welfare-Oriented Service Robotic Systems: Intelligent Sweet Home & KARES II
Utopia – it would be a society where the welfare of the people is properly guaranteed. In the society, each constituent would live his/her life with... -
Delay-Reliability Tradeoffs in Wireless Networked Control Systems
Networked control systems (NCS) require the data to be communicated timely and reliably. However, random transmission errors incurred by wireless... -
Plenary Talk: The Role of Information Theory in Communication Constrained Control Systems
Communication is an important component of distributed, networked, and cooperative control systems. In most current systems the communication aspects... -
Belief Consensus and Distributed Hypothesis Testing in Sensor Networks
In this paper, we address distributed hypothesis testing (DHT) in sensor networks and Bayesian networks using the average-consensus algorithm of... -
Plenary Talk Network-Embedded Sensing and Control: Applications and Application Requirements
The first part of my talk will cover some recent commercially successful applications of networked and embedded sensing and control solutions. These... -
13 Usability of an Assistive Robot Manipulator: Toward a Quantitative User Evaluation
This chapter describes our research activity on the integration of a robotic arm in the environment of persons with disabilities. People who have... -
10 A Safety Strategy for Rehabilitation Robots
It was reported previously that many MANUS users thought that the MANUS was useful, but not useful enough to gain totally independent lifestyles for... -
14 Processes for Obtaining a “Manus” (ARM) Robot within the Netherlands
This chapter describes both the current (Anno Domini 2003) and future processes of prescribing the Assistive Robotic Manipulator (ARM, also known as... -
12 Risk Reduction Mechanisms for Safe Rehabilitation Robots
Safety is one of the most important features of rehabilitation robots. However, strategies for safe rehabilitation robots are not yet clarified. A... -
5 “FRIEND” – An Intelligent Assistant in Daily Life
The research and development in the field of rehabilitation robots produced a multiplicity of rehabilitation robots available as off-the- shelf... -
6 GIVING-A-HAND System: The Development of a Task-Specific Robot Appliance
The rapidly changing demographics in industrialized nations create a pressing need for effective personal assistive aids that appeal to elderly and...