321
Index
modeling of transformation of
information by cuneate
neurons to, 269–273
response of to manual skin
stimulation, 266–269
Propulsion energy, 86
types of, 87–89
Proximal interphalangeal joints,
rehabilitation of, 285
Q
QRIO humanoid robot, 3
R
Range of motion, determination of, 291
RBCs
cell deformation results, 158–161
cell mechanics of, 148–149
force calibration of, 155–156
manipulation of using optical
tweezer system, 153–155
mechanical properties of membranes
of, 150
optical stretching of, 157–158
robotic manipulation of microbeads
in, 156–157
Reactive control, 6–7
Recumbent fitness cycles, 34–35
Red blood cells. See RBCs
Region-based shape recognition
methods, 212–213
Rhythmic motion control, central
pattern generator in, 14–16
Rigidity maintenance, robotic neck,
116–117
RoboKnee, 240
Robot actuators, 9
Robotic eyes, human-like, 296
Robotic fish, 4, 86. See also Fish
bio-inspired coverage of pollutants
by, 97–101
biologically inspired, 89–90
layered control architecture for,
90–95
system configuration for pollution
detection using, 95–97
Robotic head/neck system, system
overview for, 107–108
Robotic neck
acoustic testing of, 121–122
control strategy for, 116–117
experimental setup and motion
control of, 117
hardware development for, 108–111
inverse kinematics and static
analysis of mechanism for,
111–114
motion control, 117
motion noise test, 118–122
programming head movements for,
111
system overview, 107–108
types of, 106–107
Robotic snakes, 3. See also Snake-like
robots
designing mechanisms of movement
for, 5
Robots, teleoperation of head and eye
movements in, 296–297
RoboTuna, 86
ROMAN serial neck, 106
Round motion, control of, 26
Rubbertuator, 9
S
S-shape locomotion, analysis of the use
of CPG networks for, 20–22
S-shapes
control of the number of, 24–25
movement with different numbers
of, 29
SARCOS robots, 298
Saturation phase, stiffness
measurements of yeast cells in,
181–182
Self-motion control, 289
sEMG electrodes
automatic relocation of, 223–226
placement of for identification of
hand movements, 220–221
sEMG signal processing, 223
experimental results of using STFT
method for, 232
use of STFT in, 230–231
Index
modeling of transformation of
information by cuneate
neurons to, 269–273
response of to manual skin
stimulation, 266–269
Propulsion energy, 86
types of, 87–89
Proximal interphalangeal joints,
rehabilitation of, 285
Q
QRIO humanoid robot, 3
R
Range of motion, determination of, 291
RBCs
cell deformation results, 158–161
cell mechanics of, 148–149
force calibration of, 155–156
manipulation of using optical
tweezer system, 153–155
mechanical properties of membranes
of, 150
optical stretching of, 157–158
robotic manipulation of microbeads
in, 156–157
Reactive control, 6–7
Recumbent fitness cycles, 34–35
Red blood cells. See RBCs
Region-based shape recognition
methods, 212–213
Rhythmic motion control, central
pattern generator in, 14–16
Rigidity maintenance, robotic neck,
116–117
RoboKnee, 240
Robot actuators, 9
Robotic eyes, human-like, 296
Robotic fish, 4, 86. See also Fish
bio-inspired coverage of pollutants
by, 97–101
biologically inspired, 89–90
layered control architecture for,
90–95
system configuration for pollution
detection using, 95–97
Robotic head/neck system, system
overview for, 107–108
Robotic neck
acoustic testing of, 121–122
control strategy for, 116–117
experimental setup and motion
control of, 117
hardware development for, 108–111
inverse kinematics and static
analysis of mechanism for,
111–114
motion control, 117
motion noise test, 118–122
programming head movements for,
111
system overview, 107–108
types of, 106–107
Robotic snakes, 3. See also Snake-like
robots
designing mechanisms of movement
for, 5
Robots, teleoperation of head and eye
movements in, 296–297
RoboTuna, 86
ROMAN serial neck, 106
Round motion, control of, 26
Rubbertuator, 9
S
S-shape locomotion, analysis of the use
of CPG networks for, 20–22
S-shapes
control of the number of, 24–25
movement with different numbers
of, 29
SARCOS robots, 298
Saturation phase, stiffness
measurements of yeast cells in,
181–182
Self-motion control, 289
sEMG electrodes
automatic relocation of, 223–226
placement of for identification of
hand movements, 220–221
sEMG signal processing, 223
experimental results of using STFT
method for, 232
use of STFT in, 230–231