Ebook: New Trends in Medical and Service Robots: Theory and Integrated Applications

This book contains mainly the selected papers of the First International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2012. The high quality of the scientific contributions is the result of a rigorous selection and improvement based on the participants’ exchange of opinions and extensive peer-review. This process has led to the publishing of the present collection of 16 independent valuable contributions and points of view and not as standard symposium or conference proceedings.

The addressed issues are: Computational Kinematics, Mechanism Design, Linkages and Manipulators, Mechanisms for Biomechanics, Mechanics of Robots, Control Issues for Mechanical Systems, Novel Designs, Teaching Methods, all of these being concentrated around robotic systems for medical and service applications.

The results are of interest to researchers and professional practitioners as well as to Ph.D. students in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering.

This volume marks the start of a subseries entitled “New Trends in Medical and Service Robots” within the Machine and Mechanism Science Series, presenting recent trends, research results and new challenges in the field of medical and service robotics.

This book contains mainly the selected papers of the First International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2012. The high quality of the scientific contributions is the result of a rigorous selection and improvement based on the participants’ exchange of opinions and extensive peer-review. This process has led to the publishing of the present collection of 16 independent valuable contributions and points of view and not as standard symposium or conference proceedings.

The addressed issues are: Computational Kinematics, Mechanism Design, Linkages and Manipulators, Mechanisms for Biomechanics, Mechanics of Robots, Control Issues for Mechanical Systems, Novel Designs, Teaching Methods, all of these being concentrated around robotic systems for medical and service applications.

The results are of interest to researchers and professional practitioners as well as to Ph.D. students in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering.

This volume marks the start of a subseries entitled “New Trends in Medical and Service Robots” within the Machine and Mechanism Science Series, presenting recent trends, research results and the new challenges in the field of medical and service robotics.

This book contains mainly the selected papers of the First International Workshop on Medical and Service Robots, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2012. The high quality of the scientific contributions is the result of a rigorous selection and improvement based on the participants’ exchange of opinions and extensive peer-review. This process has led to the publishing of the present collection of 16 independent valuable contributions and points of view and not as standard symposium or conference proceedings.

The addressed issues are: Computational Kinematics, Mechanism Design, Linkages and Manipulators, Mechanisms for Biomechanics, Mechanics of Robots, Control Issues for Mechanical Systems, Novel Designs, Teaching Methods, all of these being concentrated around robotic systems for medical and service applications.

The results are of interest to researchers and professional practitioners as well as to Ph.D. students in the field of mechanical and electrical engineering.

This volume marks the start of a subseries entitled “New Trends in Medical and Service Robots” within the Machine and Mechanism Science Series, presenting recent trends, research results and the new challenges in the field of medical and service robotics.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Haptics in Robotics, Man–Machine Interface and Neuroscience....Pages 1-10
Smart Units to Support Competitive Design of Control Systems in Surgical Robotics....Pages 11-25
Problems and Experiences on Cable-Based Service Robots for Physiotherapy Applications....Pages 27-42
Resistive Torques in Rehabilitation Engineering Equipment....Pages 43-55
New Trends in Service Robotics....Pages 57-74
Automated Book Manipulator in Libraries....Pages 75-85
Robot-Assisted Surgery in Urology....Pages 87-101
Automated Manipulation in Medical and Biotechnological Lab Applications....Pages 103-115
From Educational Robotics Towards Social Robots....Pages 117-130
Scanning System Integrated Within Biometric Measurements....Pages 131-144
FPGA-Based Haptic Teleoperation....Pages 145-159
An Integrated Approach for Intelligent Path Planning and Control of Mobile Robot in Structured Environment....Pages 161-176
On Medical and Service Robots with Compliant Dynamic Control....Pages 177-190
Structural Analysis and Synthesis of Parallel Robots for Brachytherapy....Pages 191-204
Development of Modular Compliant Anthropomorphic Robot Hand....Pages 205-219
Comparison of Human and Artificial Finger Movements....Pages 221-235
Back Matter....Pages 237-238