{"title":"Conceptual Process for Designing High-Technology Products","authors":"Arsalan Safari","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-8060-7.CH011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8060-7.CH011","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, a systematic and practical design process and methodology is presented and applied to design a new high- technology product: a litter-collecting robot. Although considerable theoretical and practical models have been developed in product design and development, there are still limited effective models on the practical design process on a detailed level. This chapter elaborates on recent relevant research in the design methodology field and try to improve the details of product design process and apply it to a litter-collecting robot design. The detailed and practical approach demonstrated on the design of a high- tech product in this paper, can be applied effectively to the design process of industrial products.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76622063","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":"Kinova Modular Robot Arms for Service Robotics Applications","authors":"Campeau-LecoursAlexandre, LamontagneHugo, LatourSimon, FauteuxPhilippe, MaheuVéronique, BoucherFrançois, DeguireCharles, L'EcuyerLouis-Joseph Caron","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-8060-7.ch032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8060-7.ch032","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents Kinova's modular robotic systems, including the robots JACO2 and MICO2, actuators and grippers. Kinova designs and manufactures robotics platforms and components that are simple, sexy and safe under two business units: Assistive Robotics empowers people living with disabilities to push beyond their current boundaries and limitations while Service Robotics empowers people in industry to interact with their environment more efficiently and safely. Kinova is based in Boisbriand, Québec, Canada. Its technologies are exploited in over 25 countries and are used in many applications, including as service robotics, physical assistance, medical applications, mobile manipulation, rehabilitation, teleoperation and in research in different areas such as computer vision, artificial intelligence, grasping, planning and control interfaces. The article describes Kinova's hardware platforms, their different control modes (position, velocity and torque), control features and possible control interfaces. Integration to other systems and application examples are also presented.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79442914","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":"Design, Construction, and Programming of a Mobile Robot Controlled by Artificial Vision","authors":"C. Urrea, Alex Yau","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-2053-5.CH011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2053-5.CH011","url":null,"abstract":"The design, construction and programming of a mobile robot controlled by means of artificial vision, capable of recognizing, grabbing and moving specific objects in a completely autonomous way is presented, together with the conceptual and theoretical-practical grounds for the work. A mechanically robust robot is built and a system is designed, allowing the mobility of two sensors jointly, i.e., artificial vision camera and distance sensor. This makes it possible to improve the range of artificial vision, over approximately 180°, achieving precise positioning of the mobile robot. The artificial vision camera, CMUCam 2, provides the mobile robot with great autonomy thanks to its excellent interaction with its surrounding world. Having a mobile robot like this will allow interesting developments to be made in various areas of mobile robotics.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90302265","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":"Integrating ACT-R Cognitive Models With the Unity Game Engine","authors":"P. Smart, T. Scutt, K. Sycara, N. Shadbolt","doi":"10.4018/978-1-5225-0454-2.CH002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0454-2.CH002","url":null,"abstract":"The main aim of the chapter is to describe how cognitive models, developed using the ACT-R cognitive architecture, can be integrated with the Unity game engine in order to support the intelligent control of virtual characters in both 2D and 3D virtual environments. ACT-R is a cognitive architecture that has been widely used to model various aspects of human cognition, such as learning, memory, problem-solving, reasoning and so on. Unity, on the other hand, is a very popular game engine that can be used to develop 2D and 3D environments for both game and non-game purposes. The ability to integrate ACT-R cognitive models with the Unity game engine thus supports the effort to create virtual characters that incorporate at least some of the capabilities and constraints of the human cognitive system.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86655611","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":"Fundamental Control for a Manta-Like Fish Robot","authors":"M. Ikeda, Keigo Watanabe, I. Nagai","doi":"10.4018/978-1-4666-7387-8.CH007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-7387-8.CH007","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter analyzes a propulsive force generated from pectoral fins for a manta-like fish robot, which is one of rajiform-type fish robot in a classification of swimming mechanism of fishes, from fluid dynamics aspects. The fishes of this type swim underwater with two pectoral fins. A diving method is proposed, assuming that some front fin rays are fixed with a constant angle. The usefulness of the method is demonstrated by numerical simulations and an experiment with an actual robot system.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87911890","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}
F. Nagata, Sho Yoshitake, Keigo Watanabe, M. Habib
{"title":"Robotic CAM System Available for Both CL Data and NC Data","authors":"F. Nagata, Sho Yoshitake, Keigo Watanabe, M. Habib","doi":"10.4018/978-1-4666-4225-6.CH015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4225-6.CH015","url":null,"abstract":"This chapter describes the development of a robotic CAM system for an articulated industrial robot from the viewpoint of robotic servo controller. It is defined here that the CAM system includes an important function that allows an industrial robot to move along not only numerical control data (NC data) but also cutter location data (CL data) consisting of position and orientation components. A reverse post-processor is proposed for the robotic CAM system to online generate CL data from the NC data generated for a five-axis NC machine tool with a tilting head, and the transformation accuracy about orientation components in CL data is briefly evaluated. The developed CAM system has a high applicability to other industrial robots with an open architecture controller whose servo system is technically opened to end-users, and also works as a straightforward interface between a general CAD/CAM system and an industrial robot. The basic design of the robotic CAM system and the experimental result are presented, in which an industrial robot can move based on not only CL data but also NC data without any teaching.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85494588","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":"Design and Implementation of a Step-Traversing Two-Wheeled Robot","authors":"Huei Ee Yap, S. Hashimoto","doi":"10.4018/978-1-4666-4225-6.CH007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4225-6.CH007","url":null,"abstract":"In this chapter, the authors present the design and implementation of a step-traversing two-wheeled robot. Their proposed approach aims to extend the traversable workspace of a conventional two-wheeled robot. The nature of the balance problem changes as the robot is in different phases of motion. Maintaining balance with a falling two-wheeled robot is a different problem than balancing on flat ground. Active control of the drive wheels during flight is used to alter the flight of the robot to ensure a safe landing. State dependent feedback controllers are used to control the dynamics of the robot on ground and in air. Relationships between forward velocity, height of step, and landing angle are investigated. A physical prototype has been constructed and used to verify the viability of the authors' control scheme. This chapter discusses the design attributes and hardware specifications of the developed prototype. The effectiveness of the proposed control scheme has been confirmed through experiments on single- and continuous-stepped terrains.","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77488917","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":"DOUBLE-PIPETTE METHOD FOR SELECTION OF MOTILE FOODBORNE PATHOGENS (LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES OR SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM) FROM MIXED CULTURE SYSTEMS†","authors":"DONGHYUN KANG, DANIEL Y.C. FUNG","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00368.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00368.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>A rapid and simple method using two pipettes was developed to determine the presence of</i> Listeria monocytogenes/Listeria <i>spp. or</i> Salmonella typhimurium/Salmonella <i>spp. in mixed cultures. This method involved the following steps. A 10 mL pipette with a sealed tip was used for the enrichment phase. Lactose broth for</i> Salmonella <i>spp., and Universal preenrichment broth for</i> Listeria <i>spp. were used as enrichment broth. The broth was inoculated with a mixture of target organisms with</i> Escherichia coli <i>and</i> Staphylococcus aureus <i>as competitive bacteria and added directly into the 10 mL pipette. Three tenth (0.3 mL) of selective agar media (MOX for</i> Listeria monocytogenes <i>and XLD for</i> Salmonella typhimurium) <i>were placed in a 1 mL pipette. After solidification, BHI broth was added on top of the selective medium. Then, the 1 mL pipette was inserted into the 10 mL pipette to provide the combination of enrichment and selective procedures. The top of the large pipette was sealed with sterilized Parafilm, and the apparatus was incubated at 37C for 24 h. Following the growth of the motile foodborne pathogens</i> (L. monocytogenes <i>or</i> S. typhimurium) <i>in enrichment broth placed in the 10 mL pipette, these organisms moved into the selective agar medium causing characteristic changes in the color of the medium. The results showed high efficiency for recovery of motile foodborne pathogens from mixed culture systems. This new method is developed to be economic, rapid, and a simple way to recover motile foodborne pathogens from food systems.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00368.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63411690","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}
NIGEL COOK, ANDREW S. KURDZIEL, JOHN P. HAYS, SUSAN H. GORDON, BRYAN J. DONALD, STEVEN H. MYINT
{"title":"A ONE - TUBE NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND AMPLIFICATION (ERTPCR) METHOD FOR DETECTING RNA VIRUSES","authors":"NIGEL COOK, ANDREW S. KURDZIEL, JOHN P. HAYS, SUSAN H. GORDON, BRYAN J. DONALD, STEVEN H. MYINT","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00412.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00412.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> Extraction Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (ERTPCR), a rapid and simple method which allows detection of RNA viruses, is described. Unlike conventional Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction(RTPCR), which requires extraction of viral nucleic acid prior to reverse transcription and cDNA amplification, ERTPCR allows these procedures to be accomplished in one step in the same reaction tube. This is facilitated through heat extraction of viral RNA, and the use of a thermostable enzyme which can perform reverse transcription and cDNA amplification in the same buffer system. The technique is at least as sensitive as a standard RTPCR. Its use in detecting rotavirus in feces, and hepatitis A virus in infected tissue cultures, is demonstrated. A silica spin column was used to remove RTPCR inhibitors from these samples.</p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 1","pages":"61-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00412.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63413624","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":"MODIFIED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION AND SELECTIVE MEDIA METHODS FOR DETECTION OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN PORK LOIN CHOPS†","authors":"V.J. D'COSTA, S.K. WILLIAMS, G.E. RODRICK","doi":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00377.x","DOIUrl":"10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00377.x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Abstract </b> <i>Selective media, and a modified polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were evaluated for use in the detection and enumeration of</i> Helicobacter pylori <i>in pork loin chops. The chops were treated with tap water, or</i> H. pylori-ATCC 43504, <i>packaged in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film (7 days), or vacuum packaged (24 days), stored at 2C, and analyzed for survival of</i> H. pylori. <i>Modifying the amplification cycles and annealing temperature of the PCR resulted in detection of</i> H. Pylori <i>on inoculated chops.</i> Helicobacter pylori <i>survived for 5, and 10 days on the PVC, and vacuum packaged chops, respectively. Skirrow agar was the most effective medium, when compared to blood agar, and egg yolk emulsion agar.</i></p>","PeriodicalId":50067,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology","volume":"7 2","pages":"81-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1111/j.1745-4581.1999.tb00377.x","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"63411577","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}