{"title":"An amphibious snake-like robot: Design and motion experiments on ground and in water","authors":"Shumei Yu, Shugen Ma, Bin Li, Yuechao Wang","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204975","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an amphibious snake-like robot's design and its omnipotent locomotion ability both on the land and in the water. This amphibious snake-like robot, mainly composed by 9 Modular Universal Units, is waterproof and can move smoothly in the water while pressurized with O-rings and other essential accessories. In this paper, we concentrate on the gait diversity of the amphibious snake-like robot. Due to its special joint design and the feature of being densely covered by vanes, the robot is endowed with an omnipotent ability of amphibious locomotion. Besides the traditional fundamental gaits, the robot displays unheard-of gaits like S-shape rolling and helical rolling, which all have important influences on the robot's traversing ability and control of position and posture. We still use a simplified Serpenoid Curve to deduce the control equations for each gait, but have new discoveries on gait generation method and traits of the robot's diverse locomotion. Experimental results show all gaits of the amphibious snake-like robot.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133473245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"OWL-based emergency preplan ontology creation and application in knowledge sharing","authors":"Yang Feng, Wen Hui, C. Wei, Dai Xiao-liang","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204949","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204949","url":null,"abstract":"The model presented in this paper is the main result of an on-going national science foundation project of china, called Emergency-Driven Virtual Organization (EDVO), which aims at integrating and scheduling heterogeneous, distributed resources from multi-domains, as well as sharing knowledge among them. Therefore, knowledge representation and sharing among the participating organizations become critical problems. A new construction method of owl ontology oriented to emergency preplan is proposed, after analyzing the requirement of Emergency Response Systems for emergency preplan knowledge. Then, based on the emergency preplan ontology guided by the new construction method, we put forward a knowledge management and share framework oriented to virtual organization. It is shown in practice that the new method is able to guarantee the quality of the emergency preplan ontology and the create ontology provides formal knowledge representation to support knowledge sharing and collaborative work in different organizations in certain EDVO.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115486882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Passive fuzzy controller design for a model car via discrete T-S fuzzy model with multiplicative noise","authors":"Wen‐Jer Chang, Min-Wei Chen, C. Ku","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205098","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with steering control problem of a computer simulated model car with fuzzy control approach. For simulating the real environment, the stochastic behavior of system is considered as multiplicative noise term. In addition, the external disturbance effect on system is also discussed for achieving attenuation performance by applying passivity theory. Through using the Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) fuzzy model approach, the stability problems of nonlinear system can be solved by linear control theory. Furthermore, the stability condition is derived by passivity theory and Lyapunov function for guaranteeing stability in sense of mean square. Besides, the fuzzy controller is carried out by concept of Parallel Distribution Compensator (PDC). Finally, the simulation results are proposed to show that the strictly input passivity and mean square stability of system can be achieved via the designed fuzzy controller.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114394060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Virtual simulator with mobile robot rapid prototyping for navigation systems","authors":"Leonimer Flávio de Melo, J. F. Mangili","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205046","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the virtual environment implementation for project simulation and conception of supervision and control systems for mobile robots, that are capable of operate and adapting in different environments and conditions. The purpose of this virtual system is to facilitate the development of embedded architecture systems, emphasizing the implementation of tools that allow the simulation of the kinematic conditions, dynamic and control, with real time monitoring of all important system points. For this, an open control architecture is proposal, integrating the two main techniques of robotic control implementation in the hardware level: systems microprocessors and reconfigurable hardware devices. The implemented simulator system is composed of a trajectory generating module, a kinematic and dynamic simulator module, and an analysis module of results and errors. All the kinematic and dynamic results obtained during the simulation can be evaluated and visualized in graphs and table formats in the results analysis module, allowing the improvement of the system, minimizing the errors with the necessary adjustments and optimization. For controller implementation in the embedded system, it uses the rapid prototyping which is the technology that allows in set, with the virtual simulation environment, the development of a controller project for mobile robots. The validation and tests had been accomplished with nonholonomic mobile robot models with differential transmission.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114961571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ms. S. Mahalakshmi, Mr. KrishnaiahParamesh, Mrs. K. Elavarasi
{"title":"Design of an intelligent SMS based remote metering system","authors":"Ms. S. Mahalakshmi, Mr. KrishnaiahParamesh, Mrs. K. Elavarasi","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205071","url":null,"abstract":"Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) is a state-of-the-art technology for reading electric, gas or water meter readings automatically from a remote place without any human intervention. Remote metering promises fast and accurate billing system. In this paper, a technique for remotely reading electricity meter readings using Short Message Service (SMS) has been illustrated. Existing Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks have been used for sending and receiving SMS. A prototype of the system has been designed and developed for system exploration and experiment.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117278525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiguang Huang, Guangpin He, Q. Liao, S. Wei, Xiaolan Tan
{"title":"Solving a planar four-bar linkages design problem","authors":"Xiguang Huang, Guangpin He, Q. Liao, S. Wei, Xiaolan Tan","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205170","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of synthesizing a planar four-bar linkages whose curve passes through five prescribed precision points based on elimination methods has been a difficult problem in kinematics because it is of high polynomial degree and highly nonlinear. A new elimination method to solve the problem is presented. Based on the presented method, a 36th degree univariate polynomial of the problem is derived from the determinant of a Sylvester's matrix, which is relatively small in size, without factoring out or deriving the greatest common divisor. Conclusion shows that there are generically 36 non-degenerate solutions of the problem. To verify the obtained conclusion, the completely same result can be obtained using continuation method.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"42 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116394242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Uneven virtual grid-based clustering routing protocol for wireless sensor networks","authors":"Hong Li, Xu Shunjie, Wang Guoqiang, Ji Zhe","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204956","url":null,"abstract":"In order to improve energy efficiency and balance network load in wireless sensor network, an uneven virtual grid-based clustering routing protocol (VGCR) is proposed. VGCR divides network region into different rings through the base station-assisted positioning. According to optimal number of cluster heads, the rings are divided into grids furthermore. Cluster heads election and cluster formation are carried out in one grid. Finally, cluster is rotated to change the relative location of nodes in order to balance network load. Simulation results show VGCR effectively balances energy consumption among nodes and achieves obvious improvement on the network lifetime.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129887072","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new mechanism for boring of noncircular hole and its evaluation via simulation","authors":"Z. Kai, Liu Shiping, Yang Quan, Tang Niuming","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205066","url":null,"abstract":"A revolving magnetic mechanism composed of a stator and rotor has been designed to supply contactless actuation force to boring bar for boring of non-circular hole. While the currents in the pole-pairs coils on the stator change, the actuation force would change correspondingly and drive the rotor to take a wanted micro displacement radially. With the linearization of the actuation force, linear relationship between the control current and the actuation force has been established. With the simulations of the magnetic field parameters, the relationship between the actuation current (bias current plus control current) and magnetic force has been present visually. The static simulations show that the magnetic force between the stator and rotor is little while there are only bias currents applied in the pole-pairs coils. The influences of bias currents to actuation forces have been simulated and calculated theoretically, and nonlinear phenomena emerged have been analyzed. The design principles for bias current in magnetic actuation mechanism have been put forward.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127293137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Advancing- Impacting capability research on puncturing mud robot","authors":"Zhonglin Zhang, Li-quan Wang, Xiufen Ye","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5204999","url":null,"abstract":"Puncturing mud robot is a kind of trenchless device that can walk by itself in the earth. There are abroad appliance foreground and developing value as it can mainly pave PE pipe, PVC pipe, cable and optical fiber cable under the mud. Through researching on impacting construction of steerable air-powered impact mole in trenchless technology at home and abroad, the driving device of puncturing mud robot was designed. The device machinery character and work principle is recounted and device three-dimensional model was established and device virtual assembly was finished. The parameter equation of driving device was educed and effect from main parameter to output capability was analyzed. Based on analysis result, testing of impacting capability about driving device was put up and the academic result of the impacting capability was validated. The testing result indicates also that this driving device can meet puncturing power need. This paper can provides reference for collectivity design of puncturing mud robot.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128950325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Noise influence on frequency estimation accuracy from Energy Centrobaric Correction Method for discrete spectrum","authors":"Zheng Chun-song, D. Kang, Yang Zhi-jian","doi":"10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205150","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICINFA.2009.5205150","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates the noise influence on the frequency estimation performance of Energy Centrobaric Correction Method for discrete spectrum. The theoretical frequency estimation error is derived under condition that the observed signal is multiplied by a symmetrical window function. The theoretical error has been analyzed for either the right or wrong maximal spectrum line is searched. Some measures have been proposed to overcome the drawbacks of Energy Centrobaric Correction Method using only three lines estimation or four lines estimation. Simulations for discrete spectrum multiplied by Hanning window function are finally carried out to verify the correctness of the theoretical derivation. The results also demonstrate that the improved Energy Centrobaric Correction Method has higher anti-noise performance and broader application range.","PeriodicalId":223425,"journal":{"name":"2009 International Conference on Information and Automation","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130559998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}