| Container port automation | p. 3 |
| The Berkeley lower extremity exoskeleton | p. 9 |
| Autonomous helicopter tracking and localization using a self-surveying camera array | p. 19 |
| Visual motion estimation for an autonomous underwater reef monitoring robot | p. 31 |
| Road obstacle detection using robust model fitting | p. 43 |
| Real-time regular polygonal sign detection | p. 55 |
| Distinctness analysis on natural landmark descriptors | p. 67 |
| Bimodal active stereo vision | p. 79 |
| A system for automatic marking of floors in very large spaces | p. 93 |
| Development of an angular characterization system for cooperative UAV/UGV applications | p. 105 |
| Topological global localization for subterranean voids | p. 117 |
| A navigation system for automated loaders in underground mines | p. 129 |
| Outdoor simultaneous localisation and mapping using RatSLAM | p. 143 |
| Implementation issues and experimental evaluation of D-SLAM | p. 155 |
| Scan-SLAM : combining EKF-SLAM and scan correlation | p. 167 |
| A non-rigid approach to scan alignment and change detection using range sensor data | p. 179 |
| An efficient extension of elevation maps for outdoor terrain mapping | p. 195 |
| Online reconstruction of vehicles in a car park | p. 207 |
| Wavelet occupancy grids : a method for compact map building | p. 219 |
| Further results with localization and mapping using range from radio | p. 231 |
| Experiments with robots and sensor networks for mapping and navigation | p. 243 |
| Applying a new model for machine perception and reasoning in unstructured environments | p. 257 |
| Constrained motion planning in discrete state spaces | p. 269 |
| Vision-based grasping points determination by multifingered hands | p. 281 |
| Embodied social interaction for service robots in Hallway environments | p. 293 |
| Intentional motion online learning and prediction | p. 305 |
| Design and locomotion of a semi-passive mobile platform | p. 319 |
| Wheel control based on body configuration for step-climbing vehicle | p. 331 |
| Ball-shaped robots : an historical overview and recent developments at TKK | p. 343 |
| Development of a water-hydraulic self-propelled robotic drill for underground mining | p. 355 |
| A wearable GUI for field robots | p. 367 |
| Design and implementation of machine control systems with modern software development tools | p. 377 |
| Long-term activities for autonomous mobile robot - autonomous insertion of a plug into real electric outlet by a mobile manipulator | p. 389 |
| Synthesized scene recollection for robot teleoperation | p. 403 |
| Development of a networked robotic system for disaster mitigation - test bed experiments for remote operation over rough terrain and high resolution 3D geometry acquisition | p. 415 |
| Towards intelligent miniature flying robots | p. 429 |
| Design of an ultra-lightweight autonomous solar airplane for continuous flight | p. 441 |
| Control and guidance for a tail-sitter unmanned air vehicle | p. 453 |
| The development of a real-time modular architecture for the control of UAV teams | p. 465 |
| Trajectory generation on rough terrain considering actuator dynamics | p. 479 |
| Results in combined route traversal and collision avoidance | p. 491 |
| Adaptation to rough terrain by using COF estimation on a quadruped vehicle | p. 505 |
| Multi-solution problem for track-terrain interaction dynamics and lumped soil parameter identification | p. 517 |
| 3D position tracking in challenging terrain | p. 529 |
| Efficient braking model for off-road mobile robots | p. 541 |
| Autonomous excavation using a rope shovel | p. 555 |
| Automated inspection system for large underground concrete pipes under operating conditions | p. 567 |
| An autonomous weeding robot for organic farming | p. 579 |
| V shape path generation for loading operation by wheel loader | p. 591 |
| Development of an autonomous forest machine for path tracking | p. 603 |
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