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Essential Principles for Autonomous Robotics

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  • © 2013

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  1. Henry Hexmoor

    1. Southern Illinois University, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Preliminaries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Agency, Motion, and Anatomy

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      Pages 3-16

    3. Behaviors

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      Pages 17-24

    4. Architectures

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      Pages 25-31

    5. Affect

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      Pages 33-39

    6. Sensors

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      Pages 41-48

    7. Manipulators

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      Pages 49-56

  3. Mobility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. Potential Fields

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      Pages 59-62

    3. Roadmaps

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      Pages 63-79

    4. Reactive Navigation

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      Pages 81-91

    5. Multi-Robot Mapping: Brick and Mortar Strategy

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      Pages 93-95

  4. State of the Art

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-97
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    2. Multi-Robotics Phenomena

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      Pages 99-102

    3. Human-Robot Interaction

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      Pages 103-108

    4. Fuzzy Control

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      Pages 109-114

    5. Decision Theory and Game Theory

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      Pages 115-119

  5. On the Horizon

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      Pages 121-121
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    2. Applications: Macro and Micro Robots

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      Pages 123-128
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About this book

From driving, flying, and swimming, to digging for unknown objects in space exploration, autonomous robots take on varied shapes and sizes. In part, autonomous robots are designed to perform tasks that are too dirty, dull, or dangerous for humans. With nontrivial autonomy and volition, they may soon claim their own place in human society. These robots will be our allies as we strive for understanding our natural and man-made environments and build positive synergies around us. Although we may never perfect replication of biological capabilities in robots, we must harness the inevitable emergence of robots that synchronizes with our own capacities to live, learn, and grow. This book is a snapshot of motivations and methodologies for our collective attempts to transform our lives and enable us to cohabit with robots that work with and for us. It reviews and guides the reader to seminal and continual developments that are the foundations for successful paradigms. It attempts to demystifythe abilities and limitations of robots. It is a progress report on the continuing work that will fuel future endeavors. Table of Contents: Part I: Preliminaries/Agency, Motion, and Anatomy/Behaviors / Architectures / Affect/Sensors / Manipulators/Part II: Mobility/Potential Fields/Roadmaps / Reactive Navigation / Multi-Robot Mapping: Brick and Mortar Strategy / Part III: State of the Art / Multi-Robotics Phenomena / Human-Robot Interaction / Fuzzy Control / Decision Theory and Game Theory / Part IV: On the Horizon / Applications: Macro and Micro Robots / References / Author Biography / Discussion

Authors and Affiliations

  • Southern Illinois University, USA

    Henry Hexmoor

About the author

Henry Hexmoor received his M.S. degree from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, and his Ph.D. degree in computer science from the State University of New York, Buffalo, in 1996. He is an IEEE senior member. Henry has taught at the University of North Dakota before a stint teaching at the University of Arkansas. Currently, he is an associate professor with the Computer Science Department, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. He has published widely on artificial intelligence and multiagent systems. His research interests include multiagent systems, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, mobile robotics, and predictive models for transportation systems.

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