318
I
iCub
serial neck, 106
vision system, 298
Image processing, use of to characterize
properties of RBCs, 153
IMPC-based artificial muscle, 9
Indenter tips, stiffness measurements
using different shapes, 171–173
Induced deformation, 149
Inhibition, 271
Integrated circuit (I2C) communication,
use of in CPG-based control,
27–28
Intestinal polyps, use of CE images for
recognition of, 209–212
Inverse kinematics, robotic neck
mechanism, 111–116
Ionic conducting polymer film (ICPF)
actuators, 86
Ionic polymer–metal composites. See
IMPC-based artificial muscle
Iterative learning control, 8
J
Joint stops, 56–57, 82
case study for, 65–67
experimental results for a golf swing
robot, 78–82
method to utilize in dynamically
coupled driving, 67–74
simulation results for golf swing
robot, 75–77
utilization of, 63–65
Joint structure hand rehabilitation
machine, 279
K
Karakuri ningyo, 3
Kismet, 298
L
Lag phase, stiffness measurements of
yeast cells in, 181–182
Index
Lambert–Beer’s law, use of to measure
blood information of the brain,
192–194
Lateral bending, robotic neck
mechanism, 111–114
Layered control architecture, 90–92
behavior layer, 92–93
cognitive layer, 92
swim pattern layer, 93–95
Legged robots, designing mechanisms
of movement for, 5
Light absorbance, variation of with
time, 193
Link mechanisms for exoskeleton-type
machines, 279
proposed design for, 280–285
Load-displacement relationship, shape
of indenter tips and, 172–173
Locomotion
control of curvature, 23–24
control of speed of, 24
control of the number of S-shapes,
24–25
movement with different curvatures,
28
S-shaped, 20–22
Log phase, stiffness measurements of
yeast cells in, 181–182
Low-motion–noise robotic head/neck
system. See also Robotic neck
hardware development, 108–111
programming head movements, 111
system overview, 107–108
Lower extremity exoskeletons, 240
M
Macaulay’s method, 170
Magnetic flux density, 249
Magnetoencephalography (MEG), 190
Magnetorheological fluid-based
actuators. See Smart fluidsbased actuators
Magnetorheological fluids. See MR
fluids
Mammalian cloning, use of
microfluidic-based
technologies for, 127
Manipulators
I
iCub
serial neck, 106
vision system, 298
Image processing, use of to characterize
properties of RBCs, 153
IMPC-based artificial muscle, 9
Indenter tips, stiffness measurements
using different shapes, 171–173
Induced deformation, 149
Inhibition, 271
Integrated circuit (I2C) communication,
use of in CPG-based control,
27–28
Intestinal polyps, use of CE images for
recognition of, 209–212
Inverse kinematics, robotic neck
mechanism, 111–116
Ionic conducting polymer film (ICPF)
actuators, 86
Ionic polymer–metal composites. See
IMPC-based artificial muscle
Iterative learning control, 8
J
Joint stops, 56–57, 82
case study for, 65–67
experimental results for a golf swing
robot, 78–82
method to utilize in dynamically
coupled driving, 67–74
simulation results for golf swing
robot, 75–77
utilization of, 63–65
Joint structure hand rehabilitation
machine, 279
K
Karakuri ningyo, 3
Kismet, 298
L
Lag phase, stiffness measurements of
yeast cells in, 181–182
Index
Lambert–Beer’s law, use of to measure
blood information of the brain,
192–194
Lateral bending, robotic neck
mechanism, 111–114
Layered control architecture, 90–92
behavior layer, 92–93
cognitive layer, 92
swim pattern layer, 93–95
Legged robots, designing mechanisms
of movement for, 5
Light absorbance, variation of with
time, 193
Link mechanisms for exoskeleton-type
machines, 279
proposed design for, 280–285
Load-displacement relationship, shape
of indenter tips and, 172–173
Locomotion
control of curvature, 23–24
control of speed of, 24
control of the number of S-shapes,
24–25
movement with different curvatures,
28
S-shaped, 20–22
Log phase, stiffness measurements of
yeast cells in, 181–182
Low-motion–noise robotic head/neck
system. See also Robotic neck
hardware development, 108–111
programming head movements, 111
system overview, 107–108
Lower extremity exoskeletons, 240
M
Macaulay’s method, 170
Magnetic flux density, 249
Magnetoencephalography (MEG), 190
Magnetorheological fluid-based
actuators. See Smart fluidsbased actuators
Magnetorheological fluids. See MR
fluids
Mammalian cloning, use of
microfluidic-based
technologies for, 127
Manipulators