Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots

Plenary papers: recent topics on robotic technologies, T. Fukuda et al; modelling of load sensing during the stance phase of cockroach walking, S. Ramasubramanian et al; legged robot at MIT - what's new since Railbert, G.A. Pratt. Theory and simulation - I: control of a hopping machine, V.B. Larin; design and control of a biped walking and jogging robot, M. Gienger et al; mobility, singularity, and geometry of parallel robots, P. Kool; proving asymptotic stability of a walking cycle for a five DOF biped robot model, J.W. Grizzle et al; on stability of a walking machine in dynamic motion, W. Brockmann et al; control algorithm for hexapod with adaptation of its body, V. Budanov. Control - I: prototype of universal adaptive control system for quasi-resonance drive, T. Akinfiev et al; adaptive neural control of walking robots with guaranteed stability, M.J. Randall et al; navigation of autonomous robots using fuzzy neural networks, J. Markusek et al; control of legged planar hopping with radical basis function neural networks, K.D. Maier et al; single support static balancing of a 12 DOF biped robot, D. Akdas, G.A. Medrano-Cerda; an adaptive controller of a climbing robot, A. Gimenez et al; advanced motion control for automation systems, D.J. Brown et al. Locomotion - I: legs or wheels? WHEELEG - a hybrid solution, G. Muscato, G. Nunnari; optimal foot trajectory for a climbing robot, J.C. Grieco et al; on gait stability of hexapods walking omni-directionally, J. Qian et al; development of multi-legged walking robot with articulated body, P. Blazevic et al; application of a maximum stiffness rule for pneumatically driven legs of a walking robot, G. Granosik, E. Jezierski. Theory and simulation - II: reliability aspects for mobile machines, K. Lauridsen, P. Christensen; force control of six-legged robot for service operations, A. Schneider, U. Schmucker; modelling issues and optimal control of minimal energy biped walking, M. Hardt et al; modelling, simulation, and conception of parallel climbing robots for construction and service, R. Saltaren et al. (Part contents).