A new design approach of a multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) adaptive fuzzy terminal
sliding-mode controller (AFTSMC) for robotic manipulators is described in this article. A …

Over the last decades, the Industrial Automation domain has exhibited an exponential
growth of robots' deployment at factory shop floors. The main objective is to increase …

In mechanical assembly planning research, many intelligent methods have already been
reported over the past two decades. However, those methods mainly focus on the optimal …

Purpose–The purpose of the following work was to work out the dependency to allow for the
determination of the repeatability positioning error value of the robot at any given point in its …

Agent technology is considered as a promising approach for developing optimizing process
plans in intelligent manufacturing. As a bridge between computer aided design (CAD) and …

A wide range of neuroscientific studies suggest the existence of cognitive mechanisms like
attention, prediction, anticipation and strong vertical interactions between different …

The brain is first and foremost a control system that is capable of building an internal
representation of the external world, and using this representation to make decisions, set …

This paper presents a method for robot self-recognition and self-adaptation through the
analysis of the contact between the robot end effector and its surrounding environment …

Technologies for inserting electronic components are necessary within the electronics
industry. Previously this was done by manual assembly, but todays customized machines …

Intelligent robotics demands the integration of smart sensors that allow the controller to
efficiently measure physical quantities. Industrial manipulator robots require a constant …