Robotics and Mechatronics, 1st ed. 2019 Proceedings of the Fifth IFToMM International Symposium on Robotics & Mechatronics (ISRM 2017) Mechanisms and Machine Science Series, Vol. 72

Architecture choice of a robotic hand for deep-sea exploration based on the expert gestures movements analysis.- A Vision-Based Strategy for a Cost-Effective Flexible Robotic Assembly System without Using RCC Devices and Compliant Control.- A Comparative Survey of Climbing Robots and Arboreal Animals in Scaling Complex Environments.- A Service Baxter Robot in an Office Environment.-The Design of A New Rotary Hexapod with A Single Active Degree of Freedom.- Modelling and model-based control of a four - bar mechanism with a flexible coupler link.- Structural synthesis of 2-DOF, 7-link, 2-basic loops simple and multiple joint mechanisms for robotics.- Numerical synthesis of Stephenson six-bar mechanism using a CAD geometric approach.- Foot Reaction Analysis of Whole Body Dynamic via Screw Theory.- Comparison of motion/force transmissibility in a 3-SPR parallel manipulator and a 6-SPS equivalent mechanism.- Kinematic and Dynamic Dimensional Synthesis of Extended Delta Parallel Robots.- An Influence Based Error Identification for Kinematics Calibration of Serial Robotic Manipulators.- Autonomous welding seam detecting and tracking using vision and sound sensors in robotic gas metal arc welding.- Applications of a 3-Revolute Orientation Sensing Mechanism (3-ROSM) in Controlling a Camera.- Contrast Enhancement Using Region Based Image Fusion in Wavelet Domain.- Real-time monitoring of fatigue cracks in machine parts using microwave and laser imaging techniques.- Modeling and Characterization of the Double Helical Compliant Joint.-Optimization of the Geometry of a Cable-Driven Storage and Retrieval System.- Doppler Sonography: A Tele-Operated Assistant to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorder.- Power Analysis of Epicyclic Gear Transmission for Wind Farm.- Influence of Angular Position of Unbalanced Force on Crack Breathing Mechanism.- The Effect of Elliptical Crack Shape Ratio on the Transverse Trajectory of a Cracked Shaft.- Seismic performance comparison of base-isolated and conventional RC frames compliant with ASCE 7-10 using FAHP method.- A Pitman Style Fiber Bragg Grating Displacement Sensor based on Wedge Cavity Structure.