ROMANSY 13. Theory and practice of robots and manipulators. Proceedings of the 13th CSIM-IFToMM symposium, Zakopane, Poland, July 3--6, 2000 (Q5960934)

The articles of this volume will be reviewed individually. The preceding symposium (12th, 1998) has been reviewed (see Zbl 0937.70002). Indexed articles: \textit{Roth, Bernard}, The theoretical basis for the mechanical aspects of robot design., 3-12 [Zbl 1246.70008] \textit{Vukobratovic, Miomir}, New frontiers in robotics., 15-39 [Zbl 1066.70007] \textit{Yang, Po-Hua; Waldron, K. J.}, Coordination of parallel arrays of binary actuators, 43-50 [Zbl 1012.70537] \textit{Merlet, J.-P.}, A formal-numerical approach to determine the accuracy of a parallel robot in a 6D workspace, 51-58 [Zbl 1012.70523] \textit{Grotjahn, Martin; Heimann, Bodo}, Symbolic calculation of robots' base reaction-force/torque equations with minimal parameter set, 59-65 [Zbl 1004.70505] \textit{Miller, Karol}, Mechanics of the new UWA robot, 67-74 [Zbl 1012.70516] \textit{Tchoń, Krzysztof}, On kinematic singularities of nonholonomic robotic systems, 75-84 [Zbl 1013.70004] \textit{Mazur, Alicja; Schmidt, Carsten}, Adaptive \(\lambda\)-tracking for rigid manipulators, 103-112 [Zbl 1012.70509] \textit{Di Gregorio, Raffaele; Parenti-Castelli, Vincenzo}, Mobility analysis of the 3-PSP mechanism, 113-120 [Zbl 1012.70517] \textit{Kaneko, Makoto; Shirai, Tatsuya; Tsuji, Toshio}, Detaching and grasping strategy inspired by human behavior, 121-130 [Zbl 1012.70512] \textit{Pavlovsky, V. E.; Platonov, A. K.}, Cross-country capabilities of a walking robot: Geometrical, kinematic and dynamic investigation, 131-138 [Zbl 1012.70520] \textit{Krenich, Stanislaw; Osyczka, Andrzej}, Optimization of robot gripper parameters using genetic algorithms, 139-146 [Zbl 1004.70500] \textit{Arakelian, Vigen; Dahan, Marc}, Design of spatial fixed-sequence manipulator for precise and approximate reproduction of gripper predetermined positions, 147-154 [Zbl 1012.70522] \textit{Holmberg, Robert; Khatib, Oussama}, A powered-caster holonomic robotic vehicle for mobile manipulation tasks, 157-167 [Zbl 1004.70502] \textit{Ferreira, Antoine; Minotti, Patrice}, Motion coordination and hybrid position/force control of a mobile micromanipulator actuated by direct-drive vibromechanisms, 169-178 [Zbl 1012.70525] \textit{Chung, J. H.; Velinsky, S. A.}, Coordination control of a human/manipulator system, 179-185 [Zbl 1012.70510] \textit{Schneider, Anatoli; Zeidis, Igor; Zimmermann, Klaus}, Stability of cooperating manipulators with symmetric position/force control and time delay., 187-195 [Zbl 1038.70008] \textit{Insperger, Tamás; Stépán, Gábor}, Remote control of periodic robot motion, 197-203 [Zbl 1012.70518] \textit{Tuneski, Atanasko; Vukobratovic, Miomir}, Dynamic control of multiple joint manipulators interacting with dynamic environment., 205-214 [Zbl 1053.70004] \textit{Kozłowski, Krzysztof; Herman, Przemysław}, A comparison between PD controls in terms of normalized and unnormalized quasi-velocities, 215-222 [Zbl 1004.70508] \textit{Angeles, Jorge; Morozov, Alexei; Slutski, Leonid; Navarro, Oscar; Jabre, Laurent}, The modular design of a long-reach, 11-axis manipulator, 225-233 [Zbl 1004.70504] \textit{Glazunov, Victor; Kraynev, Alexander; Rashoyan, Gaguik; Terekhova, Anna; Esina, Marina}, Structure synthesis of parallel manipulators, 235-240 [Zbl 1012.70519] \textit{Guerry, S.; Ouezdou, F. B.}, Design of manipulators under dynamic and kinematic performances., 241-248 [Zbl 1065.70503] \textit{Knapczyk, Józef; Tora, Grzegorz}, Influence of leg flexibilities on the trajectory planning of a 3-DOF spherical parallel manipulator, 249-256 [Zbl 1004.70506] \textit{Lim, Hun-ok; Ishii, Akinori; Takanishi, Atsuo}, Emotion-based walking of a biped humanoid robot, 296-306 [Zbl 1012.70514] \textit{Briskin, E. S.; Chernyshev, V. V.; Maloletov, A. V.; Sherstobitov, S. V.}, On dynamics of movement of walking machines with gears on the basis of cycle mechanisms, 313-322 [Zbl 1012.70524] \textit{Zielińska, Teresa; Heng, John}, Development of walking machines: Novel leg drive design and control, 323-329 [Zbl 1012.70513] \textit{Frik, M.; Buschmann, A.; Guddat, M.; Karataş, M.; Losch, D. C.}, Autonomous locomotion of walking machines in rough terrain, 331-337 [Zbl 1029.68617] \textit{Löffler, Klaus; Gienger, Michael; Pfeiffer, Friedrich}, Design and control of a biped robot, 339-345 [Zbl 1012.70511] \textit{Bessonov, A. P.; Umnov, N. V.; Korenovsky, V. V.; Silvestrov, E. E.; Khoborkov, S. V.}, Six link mechanisms for the legs of walking machines, 347-354 [Zbl 1004.70503] \textit{Fraczek, Janusz; Morecki, Adam}, Design, analysis and measurements problem of mili-walking machines using multi-body system formulation, 355-362 [Zbl 1004.70507] \textit{Müller, Jörg; Hiller, Manfred}, Modelling, simulation and nonlinear control of a combined legged and wheeled vehicle, 363-370 [Zbl 1012.70521] \textit{Ramírez, Gabriel; Zeghloul, Saïd}, A new local path planner for a nonholonomic wheeled mobile robot in cluttered environments, 371-378 [Zbl 1012.70527] \textit{Gravez, Fabrice; Bruneau, Olivier; Ouezdou, Fethi Ben}, Three-dimensional simulation of walk of anthropomorphic biped, 379-387 [Zbl 1004.70501] \textit{Ferreira, Antoine; Hirai, Shigeoki}, Cooperative micro object handling by dual micromanipulators under vision control, 391-400 [Zbl 1029.68618] \textit{Geffard, F.; Andriot, C.; Morel, G.}, A comparative study of torque control using a wrist or a base force/torque sensor, 401-408 [Zbl 1012.70526] \textit{Valero, Francisco; Mata, Vicente; Ceccarelli, Marco}, Path planning in complex environments for industrial robots with additional degrees of freedom, 431-438 [Zbl 1005.68153] \textit{Gruber, Stefan; Schiehlen, Werner}, Low-energy biped locomotion, 459-466 [Zbl 1012.70515] \textit{Viba, Janis; Tipans, Igors; Kononova, Olga; Fontaine, Jean-Guy}, Jumping motion of an object controlled by muscle contraction., 467-477 [Zbl 1066.92502] \textit{Blajer, Wojciech; Czaplicki, Adam}, Inverse simulation study of trampoline-performed somersaults, 479-487 [Zbl 1003.92003] \textit{Addis, Robert B.; Ravani, Bahram}, Functional biomechanics of human grasping and requirements for simple robotic end-effectors, 489-499 [Zbl 1010.92007]