A review of the literature on fuzzy-logic approaches for collision-free path planning of manipulator robots

A Hentout, A Maoudj, M Aouache - Artificial Intelligence Review, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, a large number of manipulator robots have been deployed to replace or
assist humans in many repetitive and dangerous tasks. Yet, these robots have complex …

Human–robot interaction: A review and analysis on variable admittance control, safety, and perspectives

AN Sharkawy, PN Koustoumpardis - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Human–robot interaction (HRI) is a broad research topic, which is defined as understanding,
designing, developing, and evaluating the robotic system to be used with or by humans. This …

Human–robot collisions detection for safe human–robot interaction using one multi-input–output neural network

AN Sharkawy, PN Koustoumpardis, N Aspragathos - Soft Computing, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, a multilayer feedforward neural network-based approach is proposed for
human–robot collision detection taking safety standards into consideration. One multi-output …

Neural network design for manipulator collision detection based only on the joint position sensors

AN Sharkawy, PN Koustoumpardis, N Aspragathos - Robotica, 2020 - cambridge.org
In this paper, a multilayer feedforward neural network (NN) is designed and trained, for
human–robot collisions detection, using only the intrinsic joint position sensors of a …

Smart sensors applications for a new paradigm of a production line

M Indri, L Lachello, I Lazzero, F Sibona, S Trapani - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
Industrial plants are going to face a deep renewing process within the Industry 4.0 scenario.
New paradigms of production lines are foreseen in the very near future, characterized by a …

[PDF][PDF] Human-robot collision detection based on neural networks

AN Sharkawy, N Aspragathos - Int. J. Mech. Eng. Robot. Res, 2018 - ijmerr.com
In this paper, an approach based on a multilayer neural network has been proposed for
human–robot collision detection. The neural network was trained using the Levenberg …

[PDF][PDF] Intelligent control and impedance adjustment for efficient human-robot cooperation

AN Sharkawy - University of Patras, 2020 - academia.edu
I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the progress of the practical and
theoretical parts of my PhD preparation. I would like to start with my supervisor Prof. Nikos A …

Real-time estimation of sensorless planar robot contact information

Z Liu, F Yu, L Zhang, T Li - Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The real-time estimation of sensorless planar robot contact information is a very important
but also difficult subject in human-robot interaction. This paper proposes a method for the …

[PDF][PDF] Human–Robot Interaction: A Review and Analysis on Variable Admittance Control, Safety, and Perspectives. Machines 2022, 10, 591

AN Sharkawy, PN Koustoumpardis - 2022 - researchgate.net
Human–robot interaction (HRI) is a broad research topic, which is defined as understanding,
designing, developing, and evaluating the robotic system to be used with or by humans. This …

IT and Mechatronics in industrial robotic workcell design and operation

VC Moulianitis, NA Aspragathos - Encyclopedia of Information …, 2015 - igi-global.com
An industrial robot is defined as “an automatically controlled, reprogrammable multipurpose
manipulator programmable in three or more axes which may be either fixed in place or …