Force Tracking Control of Lower Extremity Exoskeleton Based on a New Recurrent Neural Network by Yuxuan Cao, Jie Chen, Li Gao, Jiqing Luo, Jinyun Pu, Shengli Song

“…It is difficult to develop a precise force tracking control approach for the exoskeleton because of the dynamics model uncertainty, external disturbances, and unknown human–robot interactive force lied in the system. In this paper, a control method based on a novel recurrent neural network, namely zeroing neural network (ZNN), is proposed to obtain the accurate force tracking. …”
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Assist-as-needed control based on region attractor for power-assist of knee joint taking into account differences in human and orthotic motion by Ken MASUYA, Yuta IDE, Masafumi OKADA

“…Through experiments using a dummy robot of the human knee with various torque limits, the effectiveness of the proposed method was verified.…”
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Intelligent Controllers for Multirobot Competitive and Dynamic Tracking by Mei Liu, Shuai Li, Xiaodi Li, Long Jin, Chenfu Yi, Zhiguan Huang

“…This paper focuses on the problem of target tracking using k fittest robots in a group of n mobile robots with n>k. We present centralized and distributed coordination models with all-to-all and limited communications, respectively. …”
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REVIEW – DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN DENTAL IMPLANT PLANNING by Chikh Al Sagha Sama, Cristea Ioana, Curelariu Nura, Agop-Forna Doriana, Davidescu Alexandra, Norina Forna

“…Emerging digital technologies show the potential for real-time dynamic clinical guidance during implant placement, and robot-assisted dental implant placement is a new form of dynamic surgical guidance that, in addition to visual navigation, provides guidance for implant treatment planning, osteotomy preparation, and implant placement.…”
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İnmeli Hastalarda Hareket Fonksiyonuna Yönelik Rehabilitatif Yaklaşımlar by İlkay Zeynep Gürbüz, Semiha Akın

“…İnmede hareket ile ilgili sorunların rehabilitasyonu amacıyla ayna terapisi, biofeedback tedavisi, robot yardımlı tedavi, kısıtlayıcı-zorunlu hareket tedavisi, sanal gerçeklik tedavisi, telerehabilitasyon ve transkranial magnetik stimülasyon tedavisi gibi yeni yaklaşımlar kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. …”
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Digital Media Design for Dynamic Gesture Interaction with Image Processing by Xiaoli Xiong, Yongguang Hou

“…With the rapid development of human-computer interaction technology and research in the fields of ergonomics and user experience, people have increasingly demanded robot availability and ease of use. The rapid development of modern computer computing and digital media technology has made people’s contact and interaction with computers more and more frequent, and they have appeared more in people’s daily lives. …”
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Optimized Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control with Parameter Estimation for Autonomous Vehicle Longitudinal Motion on Downhill Road by Kbrom Lbsu Gdey, Woo Young Choi

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Fusing Depth and Silhouette for Scanning Transparent Object with RGB-D Sensor by Yijun Ji, Qing Xia, Zhijiang Zhang

“…3D reconstruction based on structured light or laser scan has been widely used in industrial measurement, robot navigation, and virtual reality. However, most modern range sensors fail to scan transparent objects and some other special materials, of which the surface cannot reflect back the accurate depth because of the absorption and refraction of light. …”
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Radial and Sigmoid Basis Function Neural Networks in Wireless Sensor Routing Topology Control in Underground Mine Rescue Operation Based on Particle Swarm Optimization by Mary Opokua Ansong, Hong-Xing Yao, Jun Steed Huang

“…In times of danger and unsafe situations, data-mule robot with Through The Earth (TTE) radio would be used to carry water, food, equipments, and so forth to miners underground and return with information. …”
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The Impact of Endoscopic Linear Stapling Device Stability in Thoracic Surgery: A Delphi Panel Approach by Daniel Miller, Diego Gonzalez Rivas, Kellie L. Meyer, Ryan S. Clark, Tadasu Kohno

“…Panelists unanimously agreed that: 1) an endoscopic linear stapling device with improved stability would result in less stress/concern for critical firings, surgeries where a fellow is trained, and robot-assisted surgeries requiring an assistant; 2) reduced unintentional tissue/structure damage and reduced tension on tissue being fired upon may result from use of an endoscopic linear stapling device that provides improvement in stability; and 3) endoscopic linear stapling device stability had more clinical importance in video-assisted thoracic surgery compared to open thoracic surgery. …”
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Method of Using RealSense Camera to Estimate the Depth Map of Any Monocular Camera by Li-fen Tu, Qi Peng

“…Robot detection, recognition, positioning, and other applications require not only real-time video image information but also the distance from the target to the camera, that is, depth information. …”
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Intelligent Robust Control of Roadheader Based on Disturbance Observer by Shuo Wang, Dongjie Wang, Aixiang Ma, Xihao Yan, Sihai Zhao

“…This paper proposes an intelligent robust control scheme for the cutting head trajectory of a coal mine tunneling robot, which is susceptible to unknown external disturbances, system nonlinearity, and parameter uncertainties. …”
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Low Computational Cost for Multiple Waypoints Trajectory Planning: A Time‐Optimal‐Based Approach by Da‐hui Lin‐Yang, Francisco Pastor, Alfonso J. García‐Cerezo

“…In the field of mobile robots, achieving minimum time in executing trajectories is crucial for applications like delivery, inspection, and search and rescue. …”
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Kinematics Analysis and Scale Synthesis of a Novel Spherical Parallel Mechanism by Zhen Chang, Chengbo Wang, Gaofeng Wang, Jianshe Gao

“…In order to solve problems of high coupling degree，inconvenient control and insufficient flexibility when spherical parallel mechanism is applied in the field of robot bionics，a novel three-branch spherical parallel mechanism with semi-decoupled characteristics is proposed. …”
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Brain lateralisation feature extraction and ant colony optimisation‐bidirectional LSTM network model for emotion recognition by Woo‐Hyun Hwang, Dong‐Hyun Kang, Deok‐Hwan Kim

“…Abstract The human inner perception is the core technology for human‐robot interactions. Emotion recognition has been established as a representative study for recognising the internal state of human beings in addition to research regarding intention recognition. …”
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A new optimal control approach to uncertain Euler-Lagrange equations: $ H_\infty $ disturbance estimator and generalized $ H_2 $ tracking controller by Taewan Kim, Jung Hoon Kim

“…Finally, the effectiveness of both the $ H_\infty $ optimal disturbance estimator and the generalized $ H_2 $ tracking controller were demonstrated through some comparative simulation and experiment results of a robot manipulator, which was one of the most representative examples of Euler-Lagrange equations.…”
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A Review of Fault Detecting Devices for Belt Conveyor Idlers by Fahad Alharbi, Suhuai Luo

“…Our findings emphasize the accuracy of robot-based systems in identifying bearing defects, the comprehensive coverage provided by drones for medium-scale inspections, the constant monitoring offered by integrated idler sensors, and the ability of fixed sensors to detect mechanical faults despite environmental challenges. …”
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Preparation of Politechnic Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin (PSMZA) Lecturers in Facing The Industrial Revolution Flow 4.0 by Raja Noor Alina Binti Raja Ali, Mastura Binti Ibrahim

“…Now, the world will facing the new revolutions of the industrial revolutions 4.0, which is based on the emergence of supercomputer, smart robot, also unmanned vehicle and variety technologies. …”
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Asymptotically stable data-driven koopman operator approximation with inputs using total extended DMD by Louis Lortie, James Richard Forbes

“…The performance of the proposed method is then compared to the well-known extended dynamic mode decomposition (DMD) method and to the newly introduced forward–backward extended DMD method using a simulated Duffing oscillator dataset and experimental soft robot arm dataset.…”
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Development of Tributary Mapping System Using Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With LiDAR by Jaehwi Seol, Jeonghyeon Pak, Hyoung Il Son

“…The desired plant behavior is designed considering the control objectives of the plant, and a supervisory controller is developed accordingly. A physics-based robot simulator is employed to verify the proposed tributary mapping system in perception and path generation and the performance of the hybrid system-based supervisory controller.…”
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