Robotics and Energetic Systems Group


Publications List

Advanced Actuation

Applied Control Systems

Biomedical

Crane Control

Education

Energy Conservation

Engineering Systems

Fault Detection

Flexible Robotics

Fluidic and Hydraulic Systems

Force/Torque Measurement and Control

Friction

Fuzzy Logic

Haptic Interface

Kinematics

Learning Control

Man-Machine Systems

Mechanisms

Meso/Micro/Nano Scale Systems

Military Applications

Mobile Manipulators

Modeling and Simulation

Navigation and Control of Mobile Robots

Nanotechnology

Overviews and Surveys

Power Supplies and Systems

Reasoning and Decision Making

Redundant Systems

Remote, Teleoperated, and Telerobotic Systems

Robot Manipulators

Sensitivity Analysis

Ship-Based Control

Underactuated Systems

Visual Servoing

Waste Remediation Applications


Advanced Actuation

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Applied Control Systems

Rowe, J. C., A Microcomputer-Based Flowmeter for Determining Average Liquid Phase Flow in a Two-Phase Fluid, Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant Technical Manuscript K/PS-5000, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1982.

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Biomedical

Ferrell, T. L., F. G. Pin, L. J. Love, J. F. Jansen, K. W. Tobin, R. Farahi, J. R. Price, V. Paquit, D. Hedden, F. Meriaudeau, and R. Seulin, "Intelli-Cath: Toward Automated Needle-Insertion Systems and Intelligent Catheters," Proceedings of the 13th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality (MMVR) Conference, Long Beach, Calif., January 26–29, 2005.

Noakes, M. W. and W. E. Dixon, "Ergonomic Interface Concepts for Minimally Invasive, Remote, and Virtual Surgical Systems," 12th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Newport Beach, California, January 15–17, 2004, pp. 275–277.

Jung, D. L, W. E. Dixon, and F. G. Pin, "Automated Kinematic Generator for Surgical Robotic Systems, 12th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference, Newport Beach, California, January 15–17, 2004, pp. 144–146.

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Crane Control


Fang, Y., W. E. Dixon, D. M. Dawson, and E. Zergeroglu, "Nonlinear Coupling Control Laws for a 3-DOF Overhead Crane System," IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics 8(3), 418–423 (2003) .

Fang, Y., W. E. Dixon, D. M. Dawson, and E. Zergeroglu, "Nonlinear Coupling Control Laws for a 3-DOF Overhead Crane System," Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Orlando, Fla., December 4–7, 2001, pp. 3766–3771.

Fang, Y., E. Zergeroglu, W. E. Dixon, and D. M. Dawson, "Nonlinear Coupling Control Laws for an Overhead Crane System," Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Mexico City, Mexico, September 5–7, 2001, pp. 639–644.

Kress, R. L., J. F. Jansen, and M. W. Noakes, "Implementation of Damped Oscillation Motion Control on an AC Induction Motor Driven Crane," Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, August 15–17, 1994.

Kress, R. L., J. F. Jansen, and M. W. Noakes, "Experimental Implementation of a Robust Damped-Oscillation Control Algorithm on a Full-Sized, Two-Degree-Of-Freedom, AC Induction Motor-Driven Crane," Proceedings of the Fifth Int. Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Maui, Hawaii, August 14–18, 1994, Vol. 5, pp. 585–592.

Noakes, M. W., R. L. Kress, and G. T. Appleton, "Implementation of Damped-oscillation Crane Control for Existing AC Induction Motor-driven Facility Cranes," Proceedings of the ANS Fifth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 25–30, 1993.

Noakes, M. W. and J. F. Jansen, "Generalized Inputs for Damped-Vibration Control of Suspended Payloads," Robotics and Autonomous Systems 10, 199–205 (1992).

Noakes, M. W. and J. F. Jansen, "Shaping Inputs to Reduce Vibration for Suspended Payloads," Proceedings of the 4th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991.

Noakes, M. W., B. J. Petterson, and J. C. Werner, "An Application of Oscillation-Damped Motion for Suspended Payloads to the Advanced Integrated Maintenance System," Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the American Nuclear Society, Nashville, Tenn., June 10–14, 1990.

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Education


Love, L. J., "Robot Simulation," pp. 21-1–21-7 in Robotics and Automation Handbook, CRC Press, Inc., 2004.

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, B. T. Costic, and M. S. de Queiroz, "A MATLAB-Based Control Systems Laboratory Experience for Undergraduate Students: Towards Standardization and Shared Resources," IEEE Transactions on Education 45(3), 218–226 (2002).

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, B. T. Costic, and M. S. de Queiroz, "Towards the Standardization of a MATLAB-Based Control Systems Laboratory Experience for Undergraduate Students," Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Arlington, Va., June 2001, pp. 1161–1166.

Love, L. and S. Dickerson, "Mechanical Systems Lab: A Real Life Approach to Teaching Engineering," Proceedings of the 1994 ASME-WAM, Chicago, Ill., November 1994.

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Energy Conservation


Boercker, F. D. and M. W. Noakes, Metered Energy Savings from Installing Microprocessor Controls of Space Heating Systems in Army Buildings: Final Report - ECIP Project Validation, ORNL/CON-242, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 1987.

Boercker, F. D., M. W. Noakes, and W. L. Turnage, Energy Savings from FM Radio Control of Setback Thermostats in Army Buildings: Final Report - ECIP Project Validation, ORNL/CON-232, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 1987.

Boercker, F. D. and M. W. Noakes, DOD: Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP), Phases I & II: ECIP Project Validation Design Plan, ORNL/TM-8931, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., December 1985.

Boercker, F. D., M. W. Noakes, and K. Carr, DOD: Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP), Phases I & II: ECIP Project Validation Design Plan, ORNL/TM-9589, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., July 1985.

Boercker, F. D., M. W. Noakes, and W. L. Turnage, DOD: Energy Conservation Investment Program (ECIP), Phases I & II: ECIP Project Validation Design Plan, ORNL/TM-8930/P2, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., February 1985.

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Engineering Systems

Dixon, W. E., A. Behal, D. M. Dawson, and S. Nagarkatti, Nonlinear Control of Engineering Systems: A Lyapunov-Based Approach, Birkhäuser Boston, 2003 (ISBN: 0-8176-4265-X).

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Fault Detection


Dixon, W. E., I. D. Walker, and D. M. Dawson, "Fault Detection for Wheeled Mobile Robots with Parametric Uncertainty," Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Como, Italy, July 2001, pp. 1245–1250.

Dixon, W. E., I. D. Walker, D. M. Dawson, and J. P. Hartranft, "Fault Detection for Robotic Manipulators with Parametric Uncertainty: A Prediction Error Based Approach," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, Calif., April 2000, pp. 3628–3634.

Dixon, W. E., I. D. Walker, D. M. Dawson, and J. P. Hartranft, "Fault Detection for Robot Manipulators with Parametric Uncertainty: A Prediction Error Based Approach," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 16(6), pp. 689–699 (2000).

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Flexible Robotics


Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, D. M. Dawson, and M. W. Hannan, "Global Adaptive Partial State Feedback Tracking Control of Rigid-Link Flexible-Joint Robots," Robotica 18(3), pp. 325–336 (2000).

Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, D. M. Dawson, and M. W. Hannan, "Global Adaptive Partial State Feedback Tracking Control of Rigid-Link Flexible-Joint Robots," Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Atlanta, Ga., September 1999, pp. 281–286.

Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, D. M. Dawson, and M. W. Hannan, "Experimental Video of a Controller for Flexible Joint Robots," Video Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Atlanta, Ga., September 1999.

Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, D. M. Dawson, and M. S. de Queiroz, "Global Output Feedback Tracking Control for Rigid-Link Flexible-Joint Robots," Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, Belgium, May 1998, pp. 498–504.

Love, L., R. Kress, and J. Jansen, "Modeling and Control of Flexible Robots with Prismatic Links," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, N. Mex., April 1997, Vol. 2, pp. 825–832.

Love, L. J., R. L. Kress, and J. F. Jansen, "Control of Flexible Robots with Prismatic Joints and Hydraulic Drives," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 1997.

Love, L. and R. Kress, "A Comparative Study of Flexure Control on Long Reach Manipulators with Prismatic Joints," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 1997.

Love, L. J., "Control Issues Related to Bilateral Teleoperation of Long-Reach, Flexible Manipulators," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April–May 1, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 232–238.

Love, L. and D. Magee, "Command Filtering and Path Planning for Remote Manipulation of a Long Reach Flexible Robot," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., 1996, Vol. 1, pp. 810–815.

Love, L., D. Magee, and W. Book, "A Comparison of Joint Control Algorithms for Teleoperated Pick and Place Tasks Using a Flexible Manipulator," Proceedings of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference, San Antonio, Tex., October 1994.

Jansen, J. F., Control and Analysis of a Single-Link Flexible Beam with Experimental Verification, ORNL/TM-12198, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., December 1992.

Jansen, J. F., S. M. Babcock, R. L. Kress, and W. R. Hamel, "Bench-Scale Experiments in Long-Reach Manipulation for Waste Storage Tank Remediation," Proceedings of the ANS International Meeting, Chicago, Ill., November 15–20, 1992.

Jansen, J. F., S. March-Leuba, D. S. Kwon, S. M. Babcock, B. L. Burks, R. L. Kress, and W. R. Hamel, Long-Reach Manipulation for Waste Storage Tank Remediation - FY 1991 Report, ORNL/TM-11999, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 1992.

Jansen, J. F., S. M. Babcock, R. L. Kress, B. L. Burks, and W. Hamel, "Long Reach Manipulation for Underground Storage Tank Remediation," Proceedings of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., December 1991, pp. 67–73.

Noakes, M. W. and J. F. Jansen, "Shaping Inputs to Reduce Vibration for Suspended Payloads," American Nuclear Society, Proceedings of the Fourth ANS Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991.

Alberts, T., E. Bayo, L. Love, and H. Moulin, "Experiments in End Point Positioning of a Flexible Manipulator Using Inverse Dynamics Approach and Passive Damping," Proceedings of the 1990 American Control Conference, San Diego, Calif., 1990.

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Fluidic and Hydraulic Systems


Love, L., "Ferrofluid Field Induced Flow for Microfluidic Applications," IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics 10(1), 68–76 (2005).

Chen, J., W. E. Dixon, J. R. Wagner, and D. M. Dawson, "Exponential Tracking Control of a Hydraulic Proportional Directional Valve and Cylinder via Integrator Backstepping," Proceedings of the 2002 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, La., November 17–22, 2002.

Love, L. J., R. L. Kress, and B. L. Burks, "Modeling Teleoperated Tank Waste Removal at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing 5(1), 73–85 (1999).

Kress, R. L, J. F. Jansen, and L. J. Love, "Hydraulic Manipulator Design, Analysis, and Control at Oak Ridge National Laboratory," Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing 5(1), 57–71 (1999).

Love, L, R. Kress, and J. Jansen, "Control of Hydraulically Actuated Flexible Robots with Prismatic Links," IEEE Control Systems Magazine 18(1) pp.34–41 (1998).

Basher, A. and L. Love, "Hydraulic Actuator Modeling and Simulation," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 1997.

Kress, R., J. Jansen, L. Love, and A. Basher, Hydraulic Manipulator Design, Analysis, and Control at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL/TM-13300, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1996.

Pin, F. G. and E. C. Long, "Numerical Simulations of Cooling Tower Plumes," ASME Heat Transf. in Heat Rej. Syst. 37, 83–88 (1984).

Pin, F. G. and J. E. Molyneux, The Behavior of Moist Buoyant Turbulent Plumes from Isolated Sources of Moisture and Heat, ORNL/TM-8358, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1982.

Pin, F. G., The Behavior of Moist Buoyant Plumes from Natural Draught Cooling Tower, (B.M.B.P.) E.I.S. Report, October 1981.

Pin, F. G., "A Study on Atmospheric Turbulent Convection from Isolated Sources of Moisture and Heat," Ph.D. dissertation, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (1981).

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Force/Torque Measurement and Control


Dixon, W. E. and E. Zergeroglu, "Comments on Sliding-Mode Motion/Force Control of Constrained Robots," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 45(8), pp. 1576–1577 (2000).

Randolph, J., S. Babcock, B. Burks, W. Dixon, J. Jansen, L. Love, and J. Younkin, Force/Torque Testing of a Simulated Waste Dislodging and Conveyance System, ORNL/TM-13279, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1997.

Love, L. and W. Book, "Contact Stability Analysis of Virtual Walls," Proceedings of the 1995 ASME-WAM, San Francisco, Calif., November 12–17, 1995.

Love, L. and W. Book, "Environment Estimation for Enhanced Impedance Control," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, May 1995.

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Controller Design for a Force-Reflecting Teleoperator System with Kinematically Dissimilar Master and Slave," ASME J. of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control 114(4), 641–649 (1992).

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Use of Force-Measuring Transducers in Manipulator Control Part I - Theory," Proceedings of the Society of Experimental Mechanics Conference, Milwaukee, Wis., June 9–12, 1991.

Kress, R. L. and J. F. Jansen, "Use of Force-Measuring Transducers in Manipulator Control Part II - Implementation," Proceedings of the Society of Experimental Mechanics Conference, Milwaukee, Wis., June 9–12, 1991.

Jansen, J. F., R. L. Kress, S. M. Babcock, and W. R. Hamel, "Stiffness Control of Teleoperators with Redundant, Dissimilar Kinematics," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on System Engineering, Pittsburgh, Pa., August 9–11, 1990.

Jansen, J. F. and J. N. Herndon, "Design of A Telerobotic Controller with Joint Torque Sensors Using 2-Port Network Theory," Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July 18–20, 1990.

Noakes, M. W., "An Expert System for Tuning Force-Reflecting Servomanipulators," Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 18–20, 1990.

Noakes, M. W., "An Expert System Applied to the Controls Tuning of Digital Force-Reflecting Servomanipulators," a thesis presented for the Master of Science Degree, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, December 1989.

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Friction


Feemster, M., D. M. Dawson, A. Behal, and W. E. Dixon, "Tracking Control in the Presence of Nonlinear Dynamic Frictional Effects: Robot Extension," Proceedings of the Conference on Control Applications, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, August 1999, pp. 1169–1174.

Feemster, M., D. M. Dawson, A. Behal, and W. E. Dixon, "Tracking Control in the Presence of Nonlinear Dynamic Frictional Effects: Robot Extension," Asian Journal of Control 1(3), 153–168 (1999).

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Fuzzy Logic


Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Resolving Conflicts Between Using Suppression and Inhibition," pp. 151–178 in Fuzzy Logic Techniques for Autonomous Vehicle Navigation. Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 61, eds. D. Driankov and A. Saffiotti, Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2001.

Pin, F. G. and S. R. Bender, "Adding Memory Processing Behaviors to the Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach (FBA): Resolving Limit Cycle Problems in Autonomous Mobile Robots Navigation," Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing 5(1), 31–42 (1999).

Pin, F. G., "A Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach to Sensor-Based Reasoning and Robot Navigation," in Intelligent Control in Robotics and Automation: Sensor-Based Integration, eds. Tarn, Ghosh, and Xi, CRC Press, 1998.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "On Minimal Models and Automated Rule Generation with the Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach for Vehicle Navigation," pp. 265–287 in Applications of Fuzzy Logic: Toward High Machine Intelligence Quotient Systems, eds. M. Jamshidi, A. Titli, L. Zadeh, and S. Boverie, Prentice-Hall, New York, 1997.

Pin, F. G., "A Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach to Sensor-Based Robot Control," Proceedings of ISMIS ’96, the Ninth International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, Zakopane, Poland, June 10–13, 1996, pp. 335–345.

Pin, F. G. and S. R. Bender, "Adding Memory Processing Behaviors to the Fuzzy Behaviorist-Based Navigation of Mobile Robots," Proceedings of the World Automation Congress (WAC ’96), Montpellier, France, May 28–30, 1996, Vol. 3, pp. 647–652.

Pin, F. G., "A Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach to Sensor-Based Robot Control," in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 1079: Foundations of Intelligent Systems, pp. 335–345, eds. Z. W. Ras and M. Michalewicz, Springer, 1996.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Rules Using the Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach: The Case of Sensor-Based Robot Navigation," Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing 1(2), 161–178 (1995).

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Automatic Generation of Fuzzy Rules for the Sensor-Based Navigation of a Mobile Robot," Proceedings of ISRAM ’94, the Fifth International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Maui, Hawaii, August 14–18, 1994, pp. 351–358.

Watanabe, Y. and F. G. Pin, "Sensor-Based Navigation of a Mobile Robot Using Automatically Constructed Fuzzy Rules," Proceedings of ICAR ’93, The Sixth International Conference on Advanced Robotics, Tokyo, Japan, November 1–2, 1993, pp. 81–87.

Pin, F. G. and Y .Watanabe, "Driving a Car with Sparse and Imprecise Sensor Data Using VLSI Fuzzy Inferencing Chips and Boards," Proceedings of the 12th IFAC World Congress, Sydney, Australia, July 19–23, 1993, Vol. 5, pp. 561–564.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Using Fuzzy Behaviors for the Outdoor Navigation of a Car with Low-Resolution Sensors," Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Atlanta, Ga., May 2–7, 1993, Vol. 1, pp. 548–553.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Driving a Car Using Reflexive Fuzzy Behaviors," Proceedings of the Second IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, San Francisco, Calif., March 28–April 1, 1993, pp. 1425–1430.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Steps Toward Sensor-Based Vehicle Navigation in Outdoor Environments Using a Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach," International Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems 1(2), 95–107 (1993).

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Sensor-Based Driving of a Car with Fuzzy Inferencing VLSI Chips and Boards," Proceedings of the ISRAM ’92, the 4th International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Sante Fe, N. Mex., November 11–13, 1992, pp. 613–619.

Pin, F. G., H. Watanabe, J. Symon, and R. S. Pattay, "Using Custom-Designed VLSI Fuzzy Inferencing Chips for the Autonomous Navigation of a Mobile Robot," Proceedings of IROS ’92, the 1992 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Raleigh, N.C., July 7–10, 1992, pp. 790–795.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Driving a Car with Custom-Designed Fuzzy Inferencing VLSI Chips and Boards," Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic, Houston, Tex., June 1–3, 1992, pp. 330–342.

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Haptic Interface

Love, L. and W. Book, "Design and Control of a Multiple Degree of Freedom Haptic Interface," Proceedings of the 1994 ASME-WAM, Chicago, Ill., November 1994.

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Kinematics

Fischer, K. N., D. L. Jung, A. L. Cordero, W. E. Dixon, and F. G. Pin, "JFKengine: A Jacobian and Forward Kinematics Generator," ORNL/TM-2002/230, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 2003.

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Learning Control

Dixon, W. E. and J. Chen, "Comments on 'A Composite Energy Function-Based Learning Control Approach for Nonlinear Systems with Time-Varying Parametric Uncertainties'," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 48(9), 1671–1672 (2003).

Fang, Y., W. E. Dixon, D. M. Dawson, and E. Zergeroglu, "Nonlinear Coupling Control Laws for a 3-DOF Overhead Crane System," IEEE Transactions on Mechatronics 8(3), 418–423 (2003).

Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, D. M. Dawson, and B. T. Costic, "Repetitive Learning Control: A Lyapunov-Based Approach," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics -Part B: Cybernetics 32(4), 538–545 (2002).

Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, D. Dawson, and B. T. Costic, "Repetitive Learning Control: A Lyapunov-Based Approach," Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Mexico City, Mexico, September 5–7, 2001, pp. 530–535.

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Man-Machine Systems

Pin, F. G., "Wearable Robotics," CASW 2003, Knoxville, Tenn., Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, October 25–29, 2003 (invited presentation).

Draper, J. V., F. G. Pin, J. C. Rowe, and J. F. Jansen, "Next Generation Munitions Handler: Human-Machine Interface and Preliminary Performance Evaluation," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 25–29, 1999.

Thompson, D. H., S. M. Killough, B. L. Burks, and J. V. Draper, "The Design of the Human Computer Interface on the Telerobotic Small Emplacement Excavator," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 73, 457–58 (1995).

Draper, J. V. and M. W. Noakes, "Fundamental Issues in the Application of Teleoperation, Robotics, and Supervisory Control," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Sixth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, J. C. Rowe, J. V. Draper, and G. R. Sandness, "Human Factors Based Implementation of the Remote Characterization System High-Level Control Station," Proceedings of the Fourth DOE Industry/University/Lab Forum on Robotics for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Albuquerque, N. Mex., July 20–21, 1993.

Pin, F. G., L. E. Parker, and F. DePiero, "On the Design and Development of a Human-Robot Synergistic System," Robotics and Autonomous Systems 10(2-3), 161–184 (1992).

Parker, L. E. and F. G. Pin, "Man-Robot Symbiosis: A Framework for Cooperative Intelligence and Control," Proceedings of the 1988 SPIE Cambridge Symposium: Space Station Automation, No. 4: Advances in Intelligent Robot Systems, Cambridge, Mass., November 1–6, 1988, Vol. 1006, 94–103.

Hamel, W. R. and F. G. Pin, "The Man-Robot Symbiosis Project," presentation for the 15th Annual WATTec Interdisciplinary Conference and Exhibition, Knoxville, Tenn., February 16–19, 1988.

B. S. Richardson, J. Sorensen, and J. Soderstrom, "Explaining the Social and Psychological Impacts of a Nuclear Power Plant Accident," J. Appl. Soc. Physhol. 17, pp. 16–36 (1987).

Parker, L. E. and F. G. Pin, "Architecture for Dynamic Task Allocation in a Man-Robot Symbiotic System," Proceedings of the 1987 SPIE Cambridge Symposium on Intelligent Robot and Computer Vision Conference, Cambridge, Mass., November 1–6, 1987, pp. 95–102.

Parker, L. E. and F. G. Pin, "Methodology for Dynamic Task Allocation in a Man-Machine System," Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, Charlotte, N.C., October 14–17, 1987, pp. 488–495.

Parker, L. E. and F. G. Pin, "Dynamic Task Allocation for a Man-Machine Symbiosis System," Proceedings of the Goddard Conference on Space Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Greenbelt, Md., May 13–14, 1987.

Parker, L. E. and F. G. Pin, "A Methodology for Dynamic Task Allocation in a Man-Machine System," in Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, eds. Ras and Zemankova, North Holland Press, 488–495, 1987.

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Mechanisms

Pin, F. G., J. F. Jansen, R. F. Lind, P. D. Lloyd, L. J. Love, J. C. Rowe, and C. L. Fitzgerald, Jr., "Compact Agile Material Mover (CAMM) for Shipboard Transport of Large Payloads," Proceedings of ShipTech 2007, Biloxi, Miss., January 30–31, 2007.

Pin, F. G. and S. M. Killough, "A New Family of Omnidirectional and Holonomic Wheeled Platforms for Mobile Robots," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 10(4), 480–489 (1994).

Pin, F. G. and S. M. Killough, "Omni-Directional and Holonomic Rolling Platform with Decoupled Rotational and Translational Degrees-of-Freedom," U.S. Patent #5,374,879, Official Gazette, 1808, December 20, 1994.

Pin, F. G. and S. M. Killough, "Omnidirectional Holonomic Platforms," Proceedings of the Twelfth Symposium on Energy Engineering Sciences, Argonne, Ill., April 27–29, 1994, pp. 169–176.

Pin F. G. and S. M. Killough, "A Fully Omnidirectional and Holonomic Rolling Platform," R&D-100 Award Entry—1993.

Killough, S. M. and F. G. Pin, "Design of an Omnidirectional and Holonomic Wheeled Platform Prototype," Proceedings of the 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nice, France, May 10–15, 1992, pp. 84–90.

Killough, S. M. and F. G. Pin, "A Fully Omnidirectional Wheeled Assembly for Robotic Vehicles," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tenn., June 10–14, 1990, Vol. 61, pp. 425–426.

Killough, S. M. and F. G. Pin, "A Fully Omnidirectional Wheeled Assembly for Robotic Vehicles," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 61, 425–426 (1990).

Pin, F. G., "Etude de la Commutation sous Couple dans les Boites a Vitesse Automatiques," Pont-a-Mousson Rept. 06-1977.

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Meso/Micro/Nano Scale Systems

Love, L. J., L. W. Yeary, J. W. Moon, T. J. Phelps, and A. J. Rondinone, "Characterization of Bio-Synthesized Magnetic Nanoparticles," Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Monterey, Calif., July 24–28, 2005, pp. 111–115.

Love, L. J., J. F. Jansen, T. E. McKnight, Y. Roh, T. J. Phelps, L. Yeary, and T. Cunningham, "Ferrofluid Field Induced Flow for Microfluidic Applications," IEEE Transactions, on Mechatronics 10(1), 68–76 (2005).

Love., L. J., J. F. Jansen, T. E. McKnight, Y. Roh, and T. J. Phelps, "A Magnetocaloric Pump for Microfluidic Applications," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience 3(2), 101–110 (2004).

Love, L. J., J. F. Jansen, T. E. McKnight, Y. Roh, and T. J. Phelps, "A Magnetocaloric Pump for Lab-on-a-Chip Technology: Phase I Report," ORNL/TM-2003/245, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., October 2003.

Varma, V. K. and W. E. Dixon, "Design of a Piezoelectric Meso-Scale Mobile Robot: A Compliant Amplification Approach," Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, D.C., May 11–15, 2002, pp. 1137–1142.

Kress, R., L. J. Love, and J. F. Jansen, "Human De-Amplifier Manipulator Concept," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 27–May 1, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 247–253.

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Military Applications

Pin, F. G., J. F. Jansen, R. F. Lind, P. D. Lloyd, L. J. Love, J. C. Rowe, and C. L. Fitzgerald, Jr., "Compact Agile Material Mover (CAMM) for Shipboard Transport of Large Payloads," Proceedings of ShipTech 2007, Biloxi, Miss., January 30–31, 2007.

Love, L. J., J. F. Jansen, and F. G. Pin, "On the Modeling of Robots Operating on Ships," Proceedings of the IEEE 2004 International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2004), New Orleans, La., April 26–May 1, 2004, Vol. 3, pp. 2436–2443.

Love, L. J., J. F. Jansen, and F. G. Pin, "Compensation of Wave-Induced Motion and Force Phenomena for Ship-Based High Performance Robotic and Human Amplifying Systems," ORNL/TM-2003/233, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., October 2003.

Jansen, J. F., J. F. Birdwell, A. C. Boynton, H. P. Crowell, III, W. K. Durfee, J. D. Gongola, S. M. Killough, D. J. Leo, R. F. Lind, L. J. Love, M. Mungiole, F. G. Pin, B. S. Richardson, J. C. Rowe, O. A. Velev, and T. Zambrano, Phase I Report: DARPA Exoskeleton Program, ed. B. S. Richardson, ORNL/TM-2003/216, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., January 2004.

Jansen, J. F., B. S. Richardson, F. G. Pin, R. F. Lind, and J. F. Birdwell, Exoskeleton for Soldier Enhancement Systems Feasibility Study, ORNL/TM-2000/256, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2000.

Draper, J. V., F. G. Pin, and J. B. Chesser, Robotics and Automation for Flight Deck Aircraft Servicing, ORNL/TM-13717, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1999.

Speaks, D. M., C. T. Kring, P. D. Lloyd, T. L. Ray, W. B. Jatko, "Automated Ammunition Logistics for the Crusader Program", Proceedings of the 7th American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Handling, Savannah, Ga., April 27–May 1, 1997, Vol. 2, pp.1059–66.

Draper, J. V., F. G. Pin, J. C. Rowe, and J. F. Jansen, "Next Generation Munitions Handler: Human-Machine Interface and Preliminary Performance Evaluation," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 8th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 25–29, 1999.

Bradley, E. C., S. M. Killough, and J. C. Rowe, "Demonstration of the Smart Crane Ammunition Transfer System," Proceedings of the Am. Soc. Civ. Eng. Specialty Conference on Robotics for Challenging Environments, Albuquerque, N. Mex., June 1–6, 1996.

Baker, J. E., J. V. Draper, F. G. Pin, A. H. Primm, and S. Shekhar, "Conceptual Design of an Aircraft Automated Coating Removal System," Proceedings of the World Automation Congress (WAC ’96), Montpellier, France, May 28–30, 1996, Vol. 3, pp. 43–49.

Cassiday, B. K., G. J. Koury, and F. G. Pin, "Defining the Next Generation Munitions Handler," Proceedings of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Computing and Aerospace 10th Conference, San Antonio, Tex., March 28–30, 1995, pp. 1–6.

Bradley, E. C., S. M. Killough, and J. C. Rowe, "Smart Crane Ammunition Transfer System," Proceedings of the ANS 6th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995, pp. 893–897.

Chesser, J. B., J. F. Jansen, P. D. Lloyd, and V. K. Varma, "Development of an Automated Fuzing Station for the Future Armored Resupply Vehicle," Proceedings of the 6th American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995, Vol. 2, pp. 885–92.

Speaks, D. M., J. B. Chesser, P. D. Lloyd, E. D. Miller, T. L. Ray, and B. S. Weil, "Development of an Automated Ammunition Processing System for Battlefield Use," Proceedings of the 6th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995, Vol. 2, pp. 869–876.

Varma, V. K., P. D. Lloyd, J. B. Chesser, J. F. Jansen, and C. T. Kring, Automated Artillery Ammunition Fuzing Using a Passive Compliance Device, ORNL/TM-13112, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1995.

Burks, B. L., S. M. Killough, D. H. Thompson, and R. A. Rissi, "Telerobotic Excavation System for Unexploded Ordnance Retrieval," Proceedings of the 26th DOD Explosives Safety Seminar, Miami, Fla., August 16–18, 1994.

Burks, B. L., S. M. Killough, D. H. Thompson, and M. A. Dinkins, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Demonstration Using the Telerobotic Small Emplacement Excavator, ORNL/TM-12770, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1994.

Glassell, R. L., P. D. Lloyd and R. L. Kress, "Control System for the Future Armor Rearm System," Proceedings of the 5th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 26–29, 1993, p. 297.

Burks, B. L., S. M. Killough, D. H. Thompson, and M. A. Dinkins, "Telerobotic Excavation for Buried Waste and Unexploded Ordnance Retrieval," Proceedings of the Range Cleanup Workshop, Monterey, Calif., March 23–25, 1993, Vol. 2, p. 7.

Ray, T. L., R. L. Glassell, W. H. Glover, J. H. Hannah, R. L. Kress, P. D. Lloyd, and K. U. Vandergriff, Technology Demonstration for Automated Ammunition Reloading of Heavy Armored Systems, ORNL/TM-12376, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1993.

Sousk, S. F., F. G. Pin, and C. D. Crane, "Motion Planning for the Universal Self-Deployable Cargo Handler (USDCH)," Proceedings of the U.S. Army Science Conference, Durham, N.C., June 12–15, 1990, Vol. 3, pp. 369–382.

Corbett, G. K., S. M. Killough, B. S. Richardon, and M. Herman, "A Human Factors Testbed for Ground-Vehicle Telerobotics Research," Proceedings of the IEEE 1990 Southeastcon, New Orleans, La., April 1–4, 1990, Vol. 2, pp. 618–620.

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Mobile Manipulators

Pin, F. G., K. A. Morgansen, F. A. Tulloch, C. J. Hacker, and K. B. Gower, "Motion Planning for Mobile Manipulators with a Non-Holonomic Constraint Using the FSP (Full Space Parameterization) Method," Journal of Robotic Systems 13(11), 723–736 (1996).

Pin, F. G., J.-C. Culioli, and D. B. Reister, "Using Minimax Approaches to Plan Optimal Task Commutation Configurations for Combined Mobile Platform-Manipulator Systems," IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 10(1), 44–54 (1994).

Reister, D. B., M. A. Unseren, J. E. Baker, and F. G. Pin, "Experimental Investigations of Sensor-Based Surface Following Tasks by a Mobile Manipulator," Proceedings of ISER ’93, the Third International Symposium on Experimental Robotics, Kyoto, Japan, October 27–29, 1993, pp. 110–114.

Pin, F. G. and J.-C. Culioli, "Optimal Positioning of Combined Mobile Platform-Manipulator Systems for Material Handling Tasks," Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems 6(2-3), 165–182 (1992).

McDonnell, J. R., B. L. Andersen, W. C. Page, and F. G. Pin, "Mobile Manipulator Configuration Optimization Using Evolutionary Programming," Proceedings of the First Annual Conference on Evolutionary Programming, La Jolla, Calif., February 21–22, 1992, pp. 52–62.

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Modeling and Simulation

Dixon, W. E., D. Moses, I. D. Walker, and D. M. Dawson, "A Simulink-Based Robotic Toolkit for Simulation and Control of the PUMA 560 Robot Manipulator," Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Maui, Hawaii, November 2001, pp. 2202–2207.

Love, L., R. Kress, and K. Bills, "Simulation Tools for Robotic and Teleoperated Hazardous Waste Removal," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, N. Mex., April 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 66–71.

Bills, K. and L. Love, "Simulation Tools for Hazardous Waste Removal," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 887–893.

Kress, R. and L. Love, "The Virtual Robotics Laboratory," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 611–619.

Love, L., T. Alberts, and D. Soloway, "A Versatile Real Time Robot Control Architecture Using Off-the-Shelf General Purpose Components," Proceedings of the 1990 ASME Computers in Mechanical Engineering, Boston, Mass., August 1990.

Hicks, E., J. V. Conopask, P. E. Mihlmester, D. B. Reister, L. D. Trowbridge, and F. G. Pin, "RAMSGAS: A Microcomputer-Based World Gas Market Model," Proceedings of the 14th Energy Technology Conference and Exposition, Washington, D.C., April 14–16, 1987.

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Nanotechnology

Moon, J.-W., L. W. Yeary, A. J. Rondinone, C. J. Rawn, M. J. Kirkham, Y. Roh, L. J. Love, and T. J. Phelps, "Magnetic Response of Microbially Synthesized Transition Metal- and Lanthanide-Substituted Nano-Sized Magnetites," Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 313, 283–292 (2007).

Moon, J., Roh, Y., Yeary, L. W., Lauf, R. J., Rawn, C. J., Love, L. J., Phelps, T. J., “Microbial formation of lanthanide-substituted magnetites by Thermoanaerobacter sp. TOR-39,” Extremophiles (2007).

L. J. Love, "Ferrofluids," Mc-Graw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 10th ed., Vol. 7, 2007.

Yeary, L. W., J. W. Moon, L. J. Love, C. J. Rawn, A. J. Rondinone, J. R. Thompson, T. J. Phelps, "Biosynthesized Magnetic (ZNxFe1-x)Fe2O4 Nanoparticles," presented at the American Crystallographic Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 22–26, 2006.

Yeary, L. W., Ji-Won Moon, L. J. Love, J. R. Thompson, C. J. Rawn, and T. J. Phelps, "Magnetic Properties of Biosynthesized Magnetite Nanoparticles," IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 41(12), 4384–4389 (2005).

Rawn, C. J., L. W. Yeary, T. J. Phelps, L. J. Love, J. W. Moon, A. J. Rondinone, J. R. Thompson, A. Madden, and M. E. Madden, "Magnetic Characteristics of Metal-Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles Produced by Thermoanaerobacter Ethanolics," presented at the American Geophysical Union Conference, San Francisco, Calif., December 5–9, 2005.

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Navigation and Control of Mobile Robots

Pazderski, D., K. Kozlowshi, and W. E. Dixon, "Tracking and Regulation Control of a Skid-Steering Vehicle," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Tenth International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments, Gainesville, Florida, March 28–April 1, 2004, pp. 369–376.

Dixon, W. E., M. S. de Queiroz, D. M. Dawson, and T. J. Flynn, “Adaptive Tracking and Regulation Control of a Wheeled Mobile Robot with Controller/Update Law Modularity,” IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology 12(1), 138–147 (2004).

Dixon, W. E., M. S. de Queiroz, and D. M. Dawson, "Adaptive Tracking and Regulation Control of a Wheeled Mobile Robot with Controller/Update Law Modularity," Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, D.C., May 11–15, 2002, pp. 2620–2625.

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, E. Zergeroglu, and A. Behal, Nonlinear Control of Wheeled Mobile Robots, Vol. 262 Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., 2000.

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, and E. Zergeroglu, "Tracking and Regulation Control of a Mobile Robot System with Kinematic Disturbances: A Variable Structure-Like Approach," Transactions of the ASME: Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control 122, 616–623 (2000).

Dixon, W. E., Z. P. Jiang, and D. M. Dawson, "Global Exponential Setpoint Control of Wheeled Mobile Robots: A Lyapunov Approach," Automatica 36(11), 1741–1746 (2000).

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, E. Zergeroglu, and F. Zhang, "Robust Tracking and Regulation Control for Mobile Robots," International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control: Special Issue on Control of Underactuated Nonlinear Systems 10, 199–216 (2000).

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, F. Zhang, and E. Zergeroglu, "Global Exponential Tracking Control of A Mobile Robot System via a PE Condition," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics -Part B: Cybernetics 30(1), 129–142 (2000).

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, and E. Zergeroglu, "Robust Control of a Mobile Robot System with Kinematic Disturbances," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Anchorage, Alaska, September 2000, pp. 437–442.

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, F. Zhang, and E. Zergeroglu, "Global Exponential Tracking Control of A Mobile Robot System via a PE Condition," Proceedings of the 38th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Phoenix, Ariz., December 1999, pp. 4822–4827.

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, F. Zhang, and E. Zergeroglu, "Global Exponential Setpoint Control of Mobile Robots," Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, Atlanta, Ga., September 1999, pp. 683–688.

Dixon, W. E., D. M. Dawson, E. Zergeroglu, and F. Zhang, "Robust Tracking Control of a Mobile Robot System," Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, August 1999, pp. 1015–1020.

Anderson, M. O., M. D. McKay, and B. S. Richardson, "Multirobot Automated Indoor Floor Characterization Team," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, Minn., April 22–28, 1996, Vol. 2, pp. 1750–1753.

Richardson, B. S., D. C. Haley, A. M. Dudar, and C. R. Ward, "A Mobile Automated Characterization System (MACS) for Indoor Floor Characterization," Proceedings of the 6th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995.

Pin, F. G. and H. Watanabe, "Autonomous Navigation of a Mobile Robot Using the Behaviorist Theory and VLSI Fuzzy Inferencing Chips," pp. 175–190 in Industrial Applications of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems, eds. J. Yen, R. Langari, and L. A. Zadeh, IEEE Press, 1995.

Reister, D. B. and F. G. Pin, "Time Optimal Trajectories for Mobile Robots with Two Independently-Driven Wheels," International Journal of Robotics Research 13(1), 38–54 (1994).

Reister, D. B., M. A. Unseren, J. E. Baker, and F. G. Pin, "Experimental Investigations of Sensor-Based Surface Following Tasks by a Mobile Manipulator," pp. 514–527 in Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, eds. T. Yoshikawa and F. Miyazaki, Springer-Verlag, 1994.

Reister, D. B., M. A. Unseren, J. E. Baker, and F. G. Pin, Experimental Investigations of Sensor-Based Surface Following Performed by a Mobile Manipulator, ORNL/TM-12864, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1994.

Iyengar, S. S., F. G. Pin, J. Graham, V. G. Hegde, and P. Graham, "A Concurrent Control Architecture for Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Asynchronous Production Systems," Automation in Construction 1(4), 371–401 (1993).

Pin, F. G., H. Watanabe, J. Symon, and R. S. Pattay, "Autonomous Navigation of a Mobile Robot Using Custom-Designed Qualitative Reasoning VLSI Chips and Boards," Proceedings of the 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nice, France, May 10–15, 1992, pp. 123–128.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Sensor-Based Driving of a Car with Fuzzy Inferencing VLSI Chips and Boards," Robotics and Manufacturing, eds. Jamshidi, Lumia, Mullins, and Shahinpoor, ASME Press 4, 613–619 (1992).

Reister, D. B. and F. G. Pin, Time Optimal Trajectories for Mobile Robots with Two Independently Driven Wheels, ORNL/TM-12070, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1992.

Vasseur, H. A., F. G. Pin, and J. R. Taylor, "Navigation of Car-Like Mobile Robots in Obstructed Environments Using Convex Polygonal Cells," Robotics and Autonomous Systems 10(2-3), 133–146 (1992).

Pin, F. G. and R. S. Pattay, "Control of Autonomous Mobile Robots Using Custom-Designed Qualitative Reasoning VLSI Chips and Boards," Proceedings of the Ninth Symposium on Energy Engineering Sciences, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., May 13–15, 1991, pp. 141–148.

Vasseur, H. A., F. G. Pin, and J. R. Taylor, "Navigation of a Car-Like Mobile Robot Using a Decomposition of the Environment in Convex Cells," Proceedings of the 1991 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Sacramento, Calif., April 7–12, 1991, pp. 1496–1502.

Pin, F. G. and H. A. Vasseur, "Autonomous Trajectory Generation for Mobile Robots with Non-Holonomic and Steering Angle Constraints," Proceedings of the IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Motion Control, Istanbul, Turkey, August 20–22, 1990, pp. 295–299.

Vasseur, H. A. and F. G. Pin, "Trajectory Generation for Car-Like Robots," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tenn., June 10–14, 1990, Vol. 61, pp. 421–422.

Vasseur, H. A. and F. G. Pin, "Trajectory Generation for Car-Like Robots," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 61, 421–422 (1990).

Barnett, D. L., A. Sabharwal, G. de Saussure, F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "Robot Navigation Research at CESAR," Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE International Conference on Decision and Control, Tampa, Fla., December 13–15, 1989, Vol. 2, pp. 1162–1166.

Pin, F. G., M. Beckerman, P. F. Spelt, J. T. Robinson, and C. R. Weisbin, "Autonomous Mobile Robot Research Using the HERMIES-III Robot," Proceedings of the 1989 IROS International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, "The Autonomous Mobile Robot and Its Application," Tsukuba, Japan, September 1989, pp. 251–256.

Mann, R. C., C. R. Weisbin, and F. G. Pin, "Research in Mobile Robotics at ORNL/CESAR," Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE International Conference on Systems Engineering, Dayton, Ohio, August 1989, pp. 367–371.

Harber, K. S. and F. G. Pin, eds., Proceedings of the 1989 CESAR/CEA Workshop on Autonomous Mobile Robots, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 30–June 1, 1989.

Killough, S. M. and W. R. Hamel, "Sensor Capabilities for the HERMIES Experimental Robot," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 13–16,1989.

Manges, W. W., W. R. Hamel, C. R. Weisbin, J. R. Einstein, B. L. Burks, D. H. Thompson, R. R. Feezell, and S. M. Killough, "Development of the HERMIES-III Mobile Robot Research Testbed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory," Proceedings of the ANS 3rd Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 13–16, 1989.

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Analysis and Control of a Three-Degree-of-Freedom Robot Platform," Journal of Mechanical Working Technology 20, 295–304 (1989).

Weisbin, C. R., G. de Saussure, J. R. Einstein, F. G. Pin, and E. Heer, "Autonomous Mobile Robot Navigation and Learning," IEEE Computer 22(6), 29–35 (1989).

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Overviews and Surveys

Robotic and Manufacturing Systems—Recent Results in Research, Development, and Applications, Vol. 3, eds. M. Jamshidi, F. G. Pin, and F. Pierrot, TSI Press, Albuquerque, N. Mex., 1996.

Robotics and Manufacturing—Recent Trends in Research and Applications, Vol. 6, eds. M. Jamshidi, F. G. Pin, and P. Dauchez, ASME Press, New York, 1996.

Pin, F. G., "Robotics and Intelligent Systems Research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory," Guest Editorial of Special Issue, Robotics and Autonomous Systems 10(2-3), 81–84 (1992).

Weisbin, C. R., W. R. Hamel, D. P. Kuban, S. A. Meacham, and F. G. Pin, "The Robotics and Intelligent Systems Program at ORNL," Robotica 7, 101–111 (1989).

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Power Supplies and Systems

Richardson, B. S., J. F. Birdwell, Jr., F. G. Pin, J. F. Jansen, and R. F. Lind, "Sodium Borohydride Based Power System," Journal of Power Sources 145(1), 21–29 (2005).

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Reasoning and Decision Making

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Navigation of Mobile Robots Using a Fuzzy Behaviorist Approach and Custom-Designed Fuzzy Inferencing Boards," Robotica 12(6), 491–503 (1994).

Pin, F. G., "On Approximate Reasoning and Minimal Models for the Development of Robust Outdoor Vehicle Navigation Schemes," Proceedings of ICAR ’93, The Sixth International Conference on Advanced Robotics, Tokyo, Japan, November 1–2, 1993, pp. 257–262.

Pin, F. G. and Y. Watanabe, "Mobile Robot Navigation Using Qualitative Reasoning," Proceedings of the 1993 ANS Topical Meeting on Remote Systems and Robotics, Knoxville, Tenn., April 26–29, 1993, pp. 525–530.

Iyengar, S. S., A. S. Sabharwal, F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "Asynchronous Production System for Control of an Autonomous Mobile Robot in Real Time Environment," Journal of Applied Artificial Intelligence 6, 485–509 (1992).

Pin, F. G., P. F. R. Belmans, S. Hruska, C. Steidley, and L. E. Parker, "Robotic Learning from Distributed Sensory Sources," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics 21(5), 1216–1223 (1991).

Spelt, P. F., G. de Saussure, E. Lyness, F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "Learning by an Autonomous Robot at a Process Control Panel," IEEE Expert 4(4), 8–16 (1989).

Sabharwal, A., S. S. Iyengar, C. R. Weisbin, and F. G. Pin, "Asynchronous Production Systems," Knowledge-Based Systems 2(2), 117–127 (1989).

Reister, D. B. and M. W. Noakes, "Design of An Obstacle Avoidance Systems for AIMS," Proceedings of the 1989 SPIE Cambridge Symposium, Advances in Intelligent Robotics Systems, Cambridge, Mass., November 6–11, 1989.

de Saussure, G., P. F. Spelt, S. M. Killough, F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "Automatic Learning by an Autonomous Mobile Robot," Proceedings of the ANS Third Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 13–16, 1989.

Sabharwal, A. S., A. E. Amawy, S. S. Iyengar, G. de Saussure, F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "Asynchronous Production Systems: Implementation Issues," Proceedings of COMCON 88: Conference on Advances in Controls and Communications, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1989.

Pin, F. G., G. de Saussure, P. F. Spelt, S. M. Killough, and C. R. Weisbin, "Recent CESAR Research Activities in Sensor Based Reasoning for Autonomous Machines," Proceedings of the First IROS International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Tokyo, Japan, October 31–November 2, 1988, pp. 417–421.

Sabharwal, A. S., S. S. Iyengar, G. de Saussure, C. R. Weisbin, and F. G. Pin, "Asynchronous Production Systems for Real-Time Expert Systems," Proceedings of the Avignon ’88 Eighth International Workshop on Expert Systems and Their Applications, Nanterre, France, May 30–June 3, 1988, pp. 113–146.

Burks, B. L., D. L. Barnett, S. M. Killough, R. C. Mann, and F. G. Pin, "Dealing with Unanticipated Events in Autonomous Navigation," Proceedings of the 26th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Los Angeles, Calif., December 9–11, 1987, pp. 1808–1813.

Goldstein, M., F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "3-D World Modeling for an Autonomous Robot," Proceedings of the 1987 SPIE Symposium on Intelligent Robot and Computer Vision Conference, Cambridge, Mass., November 1987, Vol. 852, pp. 116–125.

Goldstein, M., F. G. Pin, and C. R. Weisbin, "3-D World Modeling for a Mobile Robot," Proceedings of the Goddard Conference on Space Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Greenbelt, Md., May 13–14, 1987.

Goldstein, M., F. G. Pin, G. de Saussure, and C. R. Weisbin, "3-D World Modeling Based on Combinatorial Geometry for Autonomous Robot Navigation," Proceedings of the 1987 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Raleigh, N.C., March 30–April 2, 1987, Vol. 2, pp. 727–733.

Goldstein, M., F. G. Pin, G. de Saussure, and C. R. Weisbin, "3-D World Modeling with Updating Capability Based on Combinatorial Geometry," Proceedings of the Space Telerobotics Workshop, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., January 20–22, 1987.

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Redundant Systems

Pin, F. G., L. J. Love, and D. L. Jung, "Automated Kinematic Equations Generation and Constrained Motion Planning Resolution for Modular and Reconfigurable Robots," Proceedings of the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, Calif., March 28–April 1, 2004.

Jung, D. L., W. E. Dixon, and F. G. Pin, "Automated Kinematic Generator for Surgical Robotic Systems," Proceedings of the 12th Annual Medicine Meets Reality Conference, Newport Beach, Calif., January 15–17, 2004, pp. 144–146.

Fischer, K. N., D. L. Jung, A. L. Cordero, W. E. Dixon, and F. G. Pin, "JFKengine: A Jacobian and Forward Kinematics Generator," ORNL/TM-2002/230, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 2003.

Dubey, R. and L. Love, "Strategies for Redundancy Resolution of Dual Arm Systems with Passive Elements for Tank Waste Retrieval," Proceedings of the 1997 American Nuclear Society 7th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 27–May 1, 1997, Vol. 2, pp. 880–886.

Pin, F. G., C. J. Hacker, K. B. Gower, and K. A. Morgansen, "Including a Non-Holonomic Constraint in the FSP (Full Space Parameterization) Method for Mobile Manipulators’ Motion Planning," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, N. Mex., April 21–27, 1997, Vol. 4, pp. 2914–2919.

Hacker, C. J., G. A. Fries, and F. G. Pin, Inverse Kinematics of Redundant Systems Driver IKORv1.0–2.0 – Full Space Parameterization with Orientation with Orientation Control Platform Mobility, and Portability, ORNL/TM-13096, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1997.

Pin, F. G., K. A. Morgansen, F. A. Tulloch, and C. J. Hacker, "Motion Planning for Mobile Manipulators Using the FSP (Full Space Parameterization) Approach," Proceedings of ISRAM ’96, the Sixth International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Montpellier, France, May 28–30, 1996, Vol. 6, pp. 739–744.

Morgansen, K. A. and F. G. Pin, "Impact Mitigation Using Kinematic Constraints and the Full Space Parameterization Method," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, Minn., April 22–28, 1996, Vol. 2, pp. 1897–1902.

Pin, F. G. and F. A. Tulloch, "Resolving Kinematic Redundancy with Constraints Using the FSP (Full Space Parameterization) Approach," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, Minn., April 22–28, 1996, Vol. 1, pp. 468–473.

Fries, G. A., C. J. Hacker, and F. G. Pin, FSP (Full Space Parameterization), Version 2.0, ORNL/TM-13021, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1995.

Morgansen, K. A. and F. G. Pin, Enhanced Code for the Full Space Parameterization Approach to Solving Underspecified Systems of Algebraic Equations, ORNL/TM-12816, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1995.

Pin, F. G., P. F. R. Belmans, J.-C. Culioli, D. D. Carlson, and F. A. Tulloch, "A New Solution Method for the Inverse Kinematic Joint Velocity Calculations of Redundant Manipulators," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Diego, Calif., May 8–13, 1994, pp. 96–102.

Bangs, A. L., F. G. Pin, and S. M. Killough, "An Implementation of Redundancy Resolution and Stability Monitoring for a Material Handling Vehicle," Proceedings of the IEEE/IES Intelligent Vehicles ’92, Detroit, Mich., July 1–2, 1992.

Pin, F. G. and J.-C. Culioli, "Optimal Positioning of Redundant Manipulator-Platform Systems for Maximum Task Efficiency," Proceedings of ISRAM ’90, Third International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July 18–20, 1990, pp. 489–495.

Pin, F. G. and J.-C. Culioli, "Multi-Criteria Position and Configuration Optimization for Redundant Platform/Manipulator," Proceedings of IROS ’90, the 1990 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, Japan, July 3–6, 1990, pp. 103–107.

Pin, F. G. and J.-C. Culioli, "Optimal Positioning of Redundant Manipulator-Platform Systems for Maximum Task Efficiency," Robotics and Manufacturing 3, eds. M. Jamshidi and M. Saif, ASME Press, 489-495 (1990).

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Remote, Teleoperated, and Telerobotic Systems

Hamel, W. R. and M. W. Noakes, "Recent Telerobotics Systems Developments at the University of Tennessee," Proceedings of the ANS 2006 International Joint Topical Meeting:  Sharing Solutions for Emergencies and Hazardous Environments (9th Emergency Preparedness and Response/11th Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments), Salt Lake City, Utah, American Nuclear Society, February 12–15, 2006.

Zhou, R., W. R. Hamel, A. S. Hariharan, and M. W. Noakes, "Using the WAM as a Master Controller," Proceedings of the ANS 2006 International Joint Topical Meeting:  Sharing Solutions for Emergencies and Hazardous Environments (9th Emergency Preparedness and Response/11th Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments), Salt Lake City, Utah, American Nuclear Society, February 12–15, 2006.

Burgess, T. W., M. W. Noakes, and P. T. Spampinato, "Robotics Scoping Study to Evaluate Advances in Robotics Technologies that Support Enhanced Efficiencies for Yucca Mountains Repository Operations," Proceedings of the DOE-OCRWM, WM Symposia, Tucson, Arizona, February 27–March 4, 2005.

Noakes, M. W., "Saw Blade Chatter Detection and Correction—Developing the Smart Tooling Concept for Remote Manipulation," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Robotics and Remote Systems for Hazardous Environments, Gainesville, Florida, March 28–April 1, 2004.

Love, L. J. and W. J. Book, "Force Reflecting Teleoperation with Adaptive Impedance Control," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics—Part B: Cybernetics 34(1), 159–165 (2004).

Jansen, J. F., R. F. Lind, L. J. Love, and J. B. Chesser, "Modeling and Testing of a Novel Piezoelectric Pump," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2004), New Orleans, La., April 26–May 1, 2004, pp. 5238–5243.

Burks, B. L., M. Huffer, S. Gabbert, M. Starke, M. J. Rennich, T. W. Burgess, S. M. Killough, and J C. Rowe, "Portable Manipulator Systems for Remote Maintenance at the ORNL Spallation Neutron Source Project," Proceedings of the 10th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Gainesvill, Florida, March 28–April 1, 2004, pp. 391–396.

Love, L. J. and W. J. Book, "Force Reflecting Teleoperation with Adaptive Impedance Control," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics—Part B: Cybernetics 34(1), 159–165 (2004).

Jansen, J. F., R. F. Lind, J. B. Chesser, and L. J. Love, "Design, Analysis, Fabrication, and Testing of a Novel Piezoelectric Pump," ORNL/TM-2003/188, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., October 2003.

Dixon, W. E. and L. J. Love, "Lyapunov-Based Visual Servo Control for Robotic Deactivation and Decommisioning," Proceedings of the ANS Spectrum 2002: International Conference on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management, Reno, Nev., August 4-8, 2002.

Pin, F. G., J. F. Jansen, R. F. Lind, J. C. Rowe, J. V. Draper, D. L. Conner, and T. L. Ray, Next Generation Munitions Handler – Advanced Telerobotics Technologies Demonstrator (NGMH-ATTD): Demonstration and Evaluation Report, ORNL/TM-13736, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 1999.

Noakes, M. W. and W. R. Hamel, "Robot Task Space Analyzer Integration and Testing," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Spectrum 2002, Reno, Nev., August 4–8, 2002.

Noakes, M. W. and W. D. Willis, "Compact Remote Operator Console Development, Deployments, and Technology Transfer," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Spectrum 2002, Reno, Nev., August 4–8, 2002.

Noakes, M. W., L. J. Love, and P. D. Lloyd, "Telerobotic Planning and Control for DOE D&D Operations," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Washington, D.C., May 11–15, 2002, Vol. 4, pp. 3485–3492.

Noakes, M. W., D. C. Haley, and R. Vagnetti, "Deployment of Remote Systems in U.S. Department of Energy Decontaminaton and Decommissioning Projects," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Spectrum 2000, Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24–28, 2000.

Noakes, M. W., "Dual Arm Work Module Development and Applications," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Eighth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 25–29, 1999.

Noakes, M. W., "Scarab III Remote Vehicle Deployment for Waste Retrieval and Tank Inspection," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Eighth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 25–29, 1999.

Noakes, M. W., "Remote Dismantlement Tasks for the CP5 Reactor: Implementation, Operation, and Lessons Learned," Proceedings of the Spectrum 98 International Conference on Decommissioning and Decontamination and on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management, Denver, Colo., September 13–18, 1998.

M. W. Noakes, "CP5 Reactor Remote Dismantlement Activities: Lessons Learned in the Integration of New Technology in an Operations Environment," Proceedings of the Advanced Robotics Beyond 2000, 29th International Symposium on Robotics, Birmingham, UK, April 27–May 1, 1998.

Brady, K., T. Tarn, N. Xi, L. Love, P. Lloyd, H. Davis, and B. Burks, "Remote Systems for Waste Retrieval from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Gunite Tanks," International Journal of Robotics Research 17(4), 450–460 (1998).

Book, W. and L Love, "Design of Teleoperators," in Handbook of Industrial Robotics, ed. Shimon Nof, 2nd ed., John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1998.

Brady, K., T. Tarn, N. Xi, L. Love, P. Lloyd, B. Burks, and H. Davis, "A Modular Telerobotic Architecture for Waste Retrieval and Remediation," Proceedings of the 1997 SPIE Symposium on Intelligent Systems and Advanced Manufacturing, Pittsburgh, Pa., October 13–17, 1997.

Noakes, M. W., D. C. Haley, and W. D. Willis, "The Selective Equipment Removal System Dual Arm Work Module," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Seventh Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 27–May 1, 1997.

Hooper, R. and M. W. Noakes, "Kinematic Control Modes for Teleoperation of Redundant Robots," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Seventh Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Augusta, Ga., April 27–May 1, 1997, Vol. 1, pp. 38–43.

Burks, B. L., D. D. Falter, R. L. Glassell, P. D. Lloyd, J. D. Randolph, S. D. Van Hoesen, and M. A. Johnson, "Development and Demonstration of a Remotely Operated Tank Waste Retrieval System for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory," RadWaste Mag. 4(2), 10–16 (1997).

Noakes, M. W., "Remote Dismantlement Activities for the Argonne CP-5 Research Reactor," Proceedings of the Third Annual Conference on Emerging Technologies and Applications in Remote Handling and Robotics, London, U.K., December 2–3, 1996.

Book, W., H. Lane, L. Love, D. Magee, and K. Obergfell, "A Novel Teleoperated Long-Reach Manipulator Testbed and its Remote Capabilities via the Internet," Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE Robotics and Automation Conference, Minneapolis, Minn., 1996, Vol. 2, pp. 1036–1041.

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Hydraulically Powered Dissimilar Teleoperated System Controller Design," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, Minn., April 22–28, 1996, Vol. 3, pp. 2484–2491.

Love, L. and W. Book, "Adaptive Impedance Control for Bilateral Teleoperation of Long Reach, Flexible Manipulators," Proceedings of the 13th IFAC World Congress, San Francisco, Calif., June 30–July 5, 1996.

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Control Issues for a Hydraulically Powered Dissimilar Teleoperated System," Proceedings of the ANS Winter Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., October 29–November 2, 1995.

Chan, T. F., R. V. Dubey, and M. W. Noakes, "Generalized Bilateral Control for Dissimilar Kinematic Teleoperators and Application to D&D Type Tasks," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Sixth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995.

Hamel, W. R., M. W. Noakes, and D. C. Haley, "Telerobotics Philosophy and Concepts Applicable to Decontamination and Dismantlement," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Sixth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995.

Noakes, M. W. and W. E. Dixon, "Application of a Selective Equipment Removal System to D&D Tasks," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Sixth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Monterey, Calif., February 5–10, 1995.

Falter, D. D., S. M. Babcock, B. L. Burks, P. D. Lloyd, J. D. Randolph, J. E. Rutenber, and S. D. Van Hoesen "Remote Systems for Waste Retrieval from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Gunite Tanks," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 73, 466 (1995).

Book, W., L. Love, and M. Farah, "A Teleoperation Testbed for Nuclear Waste Restoration," Proceedings of the 1994 Spectrum Conference, Atlanta, Ga., August 1994.

Hyde, R., S. Walker, S. Barker, C. Tucker, F. Bruneel, J. Wright, B. L. Burks, S. M. Killough, and D. H. Thompson, Remote Excavation System Technology Evaluation Report, Technical Report EGG-2710, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, September 1993.

Burks, B. L., D. H. Thompson, S. M. Killough, and M. A. Dinkins, "Development and Demonstration of a Telerobotic Excavation System," Proceedings of the 7th Annual Workshop on Space Operations, Applications, and Research (SOAR ’93), NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Tex., August 3–5, 1993, Vol. 1, pp. 69–74.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, J. C. Rowe, J. V. Draper, and G. R. Sandness, "Human Factors-Based Implementation of the Remote Characterization System High-Level Control Station," Proceedings of the ANS Fifth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 25–30, 1993, Vol. 1, pp. 493–500.

Thompson, D. H., B. L. Burks, and S. M. Killough, "Remote Excavation Using the Telerobotic Small Emplacement Excavator," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Fifth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 26–29, 1993.

Kress, R. L. and J. F. Jansen, "Automatic Tuning for a Teleoperated Arm Controller," Proceedings of the 31st Conference on Decision and Control, Tucson, Ariz., December 1992, pp. 2692–2695.

Burks, B. L., S. M. Killough, and D. H. Thompson, "Remote Excavation Using the Telerobotic Small Emplacement Excavator," Proceedings of the ANS/ENS 1992 International Conference, Chicago, Ill., November 15–20, 1992.

Burks, B. L., S. M. Killough, and D. H. Thompson, "Development of a Teleoperated Backhoe for Buried Waste Excavation," Proceedings of the Spectrum 1992, International Topical Meeting on Nuclear and Hazardous Waste Management, Boise, Idaho, August 23–27, 1992.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, and B. L. Burks, "Development of Robotics Technology for Remote Characterization and Remediation of Buried Waste," Proceedings of the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management 33rd Annual Meeting, Orlando, Fla., July 19–22, 1992.

Noakes, M. W., B. S. Richardson, and G. R. Sandness, "Development of a Remote Characterization System for Locating Hazardous Waste," Proceedings of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Nineteenth Annual Technical Symposium and Exhibition, June 23, 1992.

Kress, R. L., J. F. Jansen, and J. W. Haas III, "Robotic Arm Design for a Remotely Deployed, In Situ Waste Characterization Probe," Proceedings of the 1992 Waste Management Conference, Tucson, Ariz., March 1–5, 1992.

Burks, B. L., S. M. Killough, and D. H. Thompson, "Remote Excavation Using the Telerobotic Small Emplacement Excavator," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 66, 559–60 (1992).

Richardson, B. S., M. W. Noakes, B. E. Griebenow, and N. E. Josten, "Buried Waste Remote Survey of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Surface Disposal Area," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society 1991 Winter Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., November 10–14, 1991.

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Control of a Teleoperator System with Redundancy Based on Passivity Conditions," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Sacramento, Calif., April 7–12, 1991, pp. 478–484.

Butler, P. L., R. L. Glassell, and J. C. Rowe, "A Distributed Data Acquisition Software Scheme for the Laboratory Telerobotic Manipulator," Proceedings of the ANS 4th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Handling Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991, pp. 187–94.

Glassell, R. L., P. L. Butler, J. C. Rowe, and S. D. Zimmermann, "Custom Electronic Subsystems for the Laboratory Telerobotic Manipulator," Proceedings of the ANS Fourth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991.

Jansen, J. F., R. L. Kress, S. M. Babcock, and W. R. Hamel, "Controller Design for a Teleoperator System with Dissimilar Kinematics and Force Feedback," Proceedings of the Fourth ANS Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991, pp. 161–170.

Rowe, J. C., P. L. Butler, R. L. Glassell, and J. N. Herndon, "The NASA Laboratory Telerobotic Manipulator Control System Architecture," Proceedings of the ANS 4th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Albuquerque, N. Mex., February 24–28, 1991, pp. 171–78.

Jansen, J. F., R. L. Kress, and S. M. Babcock, "Controller Design for a Force-Reflecting Teleoperator System with Dissimilar Kinematically Master and Slave," Proceedings of the ASME Winter Annual Meeting, Dallas, Tex., November 25–30, 1990.

Kress, R. L., J. F. Jansen, F. W. DePiero, and S. M. Babcock, "Force-Reflecting Control of a Teleoperated System Coupling a Nonredundant Master with a Redundant Slave," Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, July 18–20, 1990.

Corbett, G. K., S. M. Killough, B. S. Richardon, and M. Herman, "A Human Factors Testbed for Ground-Vehicle Telerobotics Research," Proceedings of the IEEE 1990 Southeastcon, New Orleans, La., April 1–4, 1990, Vol. 2, pp. 618–620.

Noakes, M. W., "Teleoperator Servoloop Tuning Using an Expert System," Proceedings of the IEEE Twenty-Second Southeastern Symposium of System Theory, Cookeville, Tenn., March 11–13, 1990.

Herndon, J. N., C. T. Kring, M. J. Feldman, D. P. Kuban, H. L. Martin, J. C. Rowe, W. R. Hamel, "Advanced Remote Handling Developments for High Radiation Applications," Compact Ignition Tokamak Project Remote Maintenance Training Program, Oak Ridge, Tenn., March 6–8, 1990.

Jansen, J. F. and J. N. Herndon, "Design of a Telerobotic Controller with Joint Torque Sensors," Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1990, pp. 1109–1115.

Jansen, J. F. and S. M. Babcock, Bilateral Force Reflection for Teleoperators with Masters and Slaves with Dissimilar and Possibly Redundant Kinematics, ORNL/TM-11326, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., November 1989.

Corbett, G. K., J. F. Jansen, R. L. Kress, and M. W. Noakes, "Modifying a Telerobotic System to Include Robotic Operation by Means of Dynamic Modeling," Proceedings of the Inst. Electr. Electron. Eng. International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Scottsdale, Ariz., May 14–19, 1989.

Costello, H. M., W. R. Hamel, S. M. Killough, and J. C. Rowe, "A Camera Stabilization Technique for a Teleoperated Vehicle," Proceedings of the ANS Third Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 13–16, 1989.

Herndon, J. N., S. M. Babcock, P. L. Butler, H. M. Costello, R. L. Glassell, R. L. Kress, D. P. Kuban, J. C. Rowe, D. M. Williams, and A. J. Meintel, "Telerobotic Manipulator Developments for Ground-Based Space Research," Proceedings of the ANS Third Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 13–16, 1989.

Noakes, M. W., G. K. Corbett, and C. T. Kring, "A Flexible Controls Architecture that Supports Servomanipulator Development," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Third Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 13–16, 1989, Section 10-4, pp. 1–9.

Herndon, J. N., S. M. Babcock, P. L. Butler, H. M. Costello, R. L. Glassell, R. L. Kress, D. P. Kuban, J. C. Rowe, and D. M. Williams, "The Laboratory Telerobotic Manipulator Program," Proceedings of the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, Pasadena, Calif., January 31–February 2, 1989.

Richardson, B. S., G. A. Armstrong, and W. W. Manges, "Telerobotic Vehicle for Evaluating Remote Battlefield Support Operations," Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Research, Education and Applications, pp. 607-12, Albuquerque, N. Mex., November 16-18, 1988.

Costello, H. M., S. M. Killough, J. C. Rowe, and W. R. Hamel, Camera Stabilization Techniques for Ground-Air Teleoperated Vehicles, ORNL/TM-10900, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., November 1988.

Corbett, G. K., M. W. Noakes, and C. T. Kring, "Integration of Robotics and Teleoperation for the Advanced Servomanipulator," Proceedings of the Second International Symposium Robotics and Manufacturing Research, Education and Applications, Albuquerque, N. Mex., November16–18, 1988 in Recent Trends in Research Education and Applications, ASME Press, New York, pp. 597–606, 1988.

Herndon, J. N., C. T. Kring, and J. C. Rowe, "Advanced Remote Handling for Future Applications: The Advanced Integrated Maintenance System," USDOE/FRG Specialists' Meeting on Remote Systems Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 1–3, 1987 (closed conference).

Rowe, J. C., R. F. Spille, and S. D. Zimmermann, "Advanced Servomanipulator Control System," USDOE/FRG Specialists' Meeting on Remote Systems Technology, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., June 1–3, 1987 (closed conference).

Herndon, J. N., C. T. Kring, and J. C. Rowe, "Advanced Remote Handling for Future Applications: The Advanced Integrated Maintenance System," Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting on Remote Systems and Robotics in Hostile Environments, Pasco, Wash., March 29–April 2, 1987.

Kuban, D. P., M. W. Noakes, and E. C. Bradley, "The Advanced Servomanipulator System: Development Status and Preliminary Test Results," Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting on Remote Systems and Robotics in Hostile Environment, Pasco, Wash., March 29–April 2, 1987.

Rowe, J. C., R. F. Spille, and S. D. Zimmermann, "Integrated Digital Control and Man-Machine Interface for Complex Remote Handling Systems," Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting on Remote Systems and Robotics in Hostile Environments, Pasco, Wash., March 29–April 2, 1987.

Rowe, J. C., "Review of the Advanced Integrated Maintenance System," France CEA-USDOE-ORNL Specialists' Meeting on Remote Technology, Marseilles, France, February 19–24, 1987 (closed conference).

Kring, C. T., J. N. Herndon, and J. C. Rowe, "Advanced Remote Handling for Future Nuclear Applications: The Advanced Integrated Maintenance System," Weld. Test. Technology Conference, Knoxville, Tenn., February 17–20, 1987.

Rowe, J. C., R. F. Spille, S. D. Zimmermann," The Advanced Integrated Maintenance System Control Architecture," USDOE/PNC Specialists' Meeting on Remote Systems Technology, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 8–12, 1986 (closed conference).

Rowe, J. C., R. F. Spille, S. D. Zimmermann, "The Advanced Integrated Maintenance System Control Architecture," France/DOE Exchange Meeting, Oak Ridge, Tenn., May 5–9, 1986 (closed conference).

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Robot Manipulators

Dixon, W. E., E. Zergeroglu, and D. M. Dawson, "Global Robust Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators," to appear in Robotica.

Dixon, W. E., "Adaptive Regulation of Amplitude Limited Robot Manipulators with Uncertain Kinematics and Dynamics," Proceedings of the IEEE American Control Conference, June 4–6, 2004, Boston, Mass.

Killough, S. M., "A Sampling End Effector for Steel Waste Tank Walls," Proceedings of the ANS 9th International Topical on Robotics and Remote Systems, Seattle, Wash., March 4–9, 2001.

de Queiroz, M. S., F. Zhang, and W. E. Dixon, "Comments on ‘Redesign of Hybrid Adaptive/Robust Motion Control of Rigid-Link Electrically-Driven Robot Manipulators,’" IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation 16(4), 448–449 (2000).

Zergeroglu, E., W. E. Dixon, A. Behal, and D. M. Dawson, "Adaptive Set-Point Control of Robotic Manipulators with Amplitude-Limited Control Inputs," Robotica 18(2), pp. 171–181 (2000).

Zhang, F., D. M. Dawson, M. S. de Queiroz, and W. E. Dixon, "Global Adaptive Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 45(6), pp. 1203–1208 (2000).

Zergeroglu, E., W. E. Dixon, A. Behal, and D. M. Dawson, "Composite Adaptive Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robotic Manipulators," Proceedings of the 1999 American Control Conference, San Diego, Calif., June 1999, pp. 3013–3017.

Zergeroglu, E., W. E. Dixon, D. Haste, and D. M. Dawson, "Composite Adaptive Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robotic Manipulators," Robotica 17, pp. 591–600 (1999).

Dixon, W. E., M. S. de Queiroz, D. M. Dawson, and F. Zhang, "Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators with Bounded Torque Inputs," Robotica 17, pp. 121–129 (1999).

Dixon, W. E., F. Zhang, D. M. Dawson, and A. Behal, "Global Robust Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators," Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Trieste, Italy, September 1998, pp. 897–901.

Dixon, W. E., M. S. de Queiroz, D. M. Dawson, and F. Zhang, "Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators with Bounded Torque Inputs," Proceedings of the 6th IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Manufacturing, Banff, Canada, July 1998, pp.112–115.

Zhang, F., D. M. Dawson, M. S. de Queiroz, and W. E. Dixon, "Global Adaptive Output Feedback Tracking Control of Robot Manipulators," Proceedings of the 36th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, San Diego, Calif., December 1997, pp. 3634–3639.

Love, L., R. Kress, R. Dubey, A. Gizelar, "Waste Tank Clean-Up Manipulator Modeling and Control," Proceedings of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, N. Mex., April 1997, Vol 1, pp. 662–668.

Killough, S. M., "A Manipulator Kinematic Design for High-Vacuum Operation," Proceedings of the 5th Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 26–29,1993.

Kress, R. L. and J. F. Jansen, "Improved Joint Design for Conventional Industrial Manipulators," Proceedings of the ANS Fifth Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Knoxville, Tenn., April 26–29, 1993.

Noakes, M. W., "An Expert System for Tuning Force-Reflecting Servomanipulators," Robotics and Manufacturing 3, 449–54 (1990).

Jansen, J. F. and R. L. Kress, "Gain Selection for an Independent Joint MRAC for Robotic Manipulators," Proceedings of the Third ANS Topical Meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Charleston, S.C., March 1989.

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Sensitivity Analysis

Worley, B. A., F. G. Pin, J. E. Horwedel, and E. M. Oblow, ADGEN – Adjoint Generator for Computer Models, ORNL/TM-11037, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1989.

Horwedel, J. E., F. G. Pin, B. A. Worley, and E. M. Oblow, "EXAP-Precompiler for the GRESS and ADGEN Automated Sensitivity Calculation Systems," Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc. 56, 301–302 (1988).

Worley, B. A., F. G. Pin, E. M. Oblow, J. E. Horwedel, R. Q. Wright, and R. E. Maerker, "Deterministic Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis for Large-Scale Computer Models," Proceedings of the Tenth Annual DOE Low-Level Waste Management Conference, Denver, Colo., August 30–September 1, 1988.

Horwedel, J. E., B. A. Worley, E. M. Oblow, F. G. Pin, and R. Q. Wright, GRESS Version 0.0 User’s Manual, ORNL/TM-10835, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1988.

Pin, F. G., E. M. Oblow, J. E. Horwedel, and J. L. Lucius, "ADGEN: An Automated Adjoint Code Generator for Large-Scale Sensitivity Analysis," Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc. 55, 311 (1987).

Worley, B. A., E. M. Oblow, F. G. Pin, and R. E. Maerker, "Deterministic Methods for Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis in Large-Scale Computer Models," Proceedings of the International Conference on Geostatistical Sensitivity and Uncertainty Methods for Ground-Water Flow and Radionuclide Transport Modeling, San Francisco, Calif., September 9–14, 1987, pp. 135–154.

Pin, F. G. and E. M. Oblow, "Sensitivity Analysis of Predictive Models with an Automated Adjoint Generator," Proceedings of the Ninth Annual DOE Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, Denver, Colo., August 25–27, 1987.

Pin, F. G., "Automated Sensitivity Analysis: New Tools for Modeling Complex Dynamic Systems," Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Energy Division Specialty Conference, Atlantic City, N.J., April 27–30, 1987, 305–312.

Pin, F. G., J. E. Horwedel, S. U. Pandey, and R. Q. Wright, Automated Coupling of GRESS-Enhanced Versions of Computer Codes, ORNL/TM-10120, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1987.

Pin, F. G., B. A. Worley, E. M. Oblow, R. Q. Wright, and W. V. Harper, "Automated Sensitivity Analysis of the Radionuclide Migration Code UCB-NE-10.2," in High Level Nuclear Waste Disposal, ed. H. C. Burkholder, Battelle Press, Richland, Wash., 713–726 (1986).

Worley, B. A., R. Q. Wright and F. G. Pin, "A Version of ORIGEN2 with Automated Sensitivity-Calculation Capability," Trans. Am. Nuc. Soc. 52, 438 (1986).

Oblow, E. M., F. G. Pin, and R. Q. Wright, "Sensitivity Analysis Using Computer Calculus: A Nuclear Waste Isolation Application," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 94, 46–65 (1986).

Worley, B. A., R. Q. Wright, F. G. Pin, and W. V. Harper, "Application of an Automated Procedure for Adding a Comprehensive Sensitivity Calculation Capability to the ORIGEN2 Point Depletion and Radioactive Decay Code," Nucl. Sci. Eng. 94, 180–191 (1986).

Pin, F. G., B. A. Worley, E. M. Oblow, and R. Q. Wright, "An Automated Sensitivity Analysis Procedure for the Performance Assessment of Nuclear Waste Isolation Systems," Nucl. Chem. Waste Manag. 6, 255–263 (1986).

Pin, F. G., J. E. Horwedel, E. M. Oblow, and J. L. Lucius, "ADGEN: A System for Automated Sensitivity Analysis of Predictive Models," Proceedings of the Eighth Annual DOE Low-Level Waste Management Forum, Denver, Colo., September 22–26, 1986.

Pin, F. G., B. A. Worley, R. E. Maerker, and E. M. Oblow, "A Hybrid Deterministic Procedure for Automated Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis," Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Waste Management and Decontamination and Decommissioning, Niagara Falls, N.Y., September 14–18, 1986.

Worley, B. A., R. Q. Wright, and F. G. Pin, A Finite-Line Heat Transfer Code with Automated Sensitivity Calculation Capability, ORNL/TM-9975, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1986.

Pin, F .G. and R. Q. Wright, GRESS Translation of the ORIGEN2 Code, ORNL/TM-9694, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1986.

Horwedel, J. E. and F. G. Pin, Upgrade of the GRESS (Version D) Precompiler to Allow Triply-Dimensioned Arrays, ORNL/CSD/TM-240, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1986.

Pin, F. G. and B. A. Worley, "Quality Assurance Assessment/Plan for the Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analysis Method Development Project" – Salt Repository Project Office – Control Document, March 1986.

Pin, F. G., B. A. Worley, E. M. Oblow, R. Q. Wright, and W. V. Harper, "Automated Sensitivity Analysis of the Radionuclide Migration Code UCB-NE-10.2," Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting on High-Level Waste Disposal Engineering and Technology, Pasco, Wash., September 24–26, 1985.

Oblow, E. M. and F. G. Pin, "Automating Sensitivity Analysis of Computer Models Using Computer Calculus," Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Participants’ Information Meeting DOE Low-Level Waste Management Program, Las Vegas, Nev., September 11–13, 1985.

Pin, F. G., "Addition of an Automated Sensitivity Calculation Capability to the UCB-NE-10.2 Code Using the GRESS FORTRAN Precompiler," Report to ONWI-SRPO (1985).

Pin, F. G., E. M. Oblow, and R. Q. Wright, Automated Sensitivity Analysis Using the GRESS Language, ORNL-6148, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., 1985.

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Ship-Based Control

Pin, F. G., L. J. Love, J. F. Jansen, R. F. Lind, P. D. Lloyd, and J. C. Rowe, "A Novel Ship Motion Simulation Platform (SMSP) and Ship Motion Compensation for Force-Controlled Systems (SMCFCS)," Proceedings of ShipTech 2007, Biloxi, Miss., January 30–31, 2007.

Behal, A., D. M. Dawson, W. E. Dixon, and Y. Fang, "Tracking and Regulation Control of an Underactuated Surface Vessel with Nonintegrable Dynamics," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 47(3), 495–500 (2002).

Behal, A., W. E. Dixon, D. M. Dawson, and Y. Fang, "Tracking and Regulation Control of an Underactuated Surface Vessel with Nonintegrable Dynamics," Proceedings of the 39th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Sydney, Australia, December 2000, pp. 2150–2155.

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Underactuated Systems

Dixon, W. E. and E. Zergeroglu, "Comments on ‘Adaptive Variable Structure Setpoint Control of Underactuated Robots,’" IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 46(5), 812 (2001).

Zergeroglu, E., W. E. Dixon, D. M. Dawson, and A. Behal, "Lyapunov-Based Set-Point Control of the Acrobot," International Journal of Robotics and Automation 14(4), 161–170 (1999).

Zergeroglu, E., W. E. Dixon, D. M. Dawson, and M. W. Hannan, "Lyapunov-Based Set-Point Control of the Acrobot," Proceedings of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Control Applications, Trieste, Italy, September 1998, pp. 887–891.

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Visual Servoing

Chawda, P. V., W. E. Dixon, T. J. Flynn, E. B. Holcombe, L. J. Love, and J. C. Rowe, "Proof-of-Concept Demonstration Results for Robotic Visual Servo Controllers," ORNL/TM-2004/110, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., September 2004.

Dixon, W. E., Y. Fang, D. M. Dawson, and T. J. Flynn, "Range Identification for Perspective Vision Systems," IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 48(12), 2232–2238 (2003).

Chitrakaran, V., D. M. Dawson, W. E. Dixon, and J. Chen, "Identification of a Mo