This work explores the use of the Vocal Joystick (VJ) for robotic limb control using a simulated environment. We demonstrate that continuous vocal control is suitable for realtime manipulation of a 3 joint robotic limb in 2-D. We explore several kinematic models by which joint angles are specified, introducing a hybrid system combining forward and inverse kinematic models. Beyond demonstrating ...

We introduce and evaluate several new models of network growth. Our models are extensions of the FKP model, modifying and improving it in various dimensions. In all these models nodes arrive one by one, and each node is connected to previous nodes by optimizing a trade-off between a geometric objective (“last mile cost”) and a topological objective (“position in the network”). Our new models di...

The identification and authentication are done by passwords, pin number, which is easily cracked by others. Biometrics is a powerful and unique tool based on the functional and behavioral characteristics of the human beings in order to prove their authentication. One of the current trends in biometric human identification is the development of new developing modalities. Knuckle biometrics is on...

In this paper the problem of matching Forward Kinematics (FK) motion of a 3 Dimensional (3D) joint chain to the Inverse Kinematics (IK) movement and vice versa has been addressed. The problem lies at the heart of animating a 3D character having controller and manipulator based rig for animation within any 3D modeling and animation software. The seamless matching has been achieved through the us...

This paper deals with path planning for car-like robot. Usual planners compute paths made of circular arcs tangentially connected by line segments, as these paths are locally optimal. The drawback of these paths is that their curvature proole is not continuous: to follow them precisely, a vehicle must stop and reorient its directing wheels at each curvature discontinuity (transition segment{ ci...

The aim of this study was based on the kinematic parameters, extracted at different stages of performing a forward handspring to determine the interconnection of methodological procedures of learning with the final structure of the movement. The respondent is an active competitor with years of experience, elite athlete, many times Croatian champion, and competitor at European, World Championshi...

Parallel manipulators have separate serial kinematic chains that are linked to the ground and the moving platform at the same time. They have some potential advantages over serial robot manipulators such as high accuracy, greater load capacity, high mechanical rigidity, high velocity and acceleration (Kang et al., 2001; Kang & Mills, 2001). Planar Parallel Manipulators (PPMs), performing two tr...

In this paper, the forward and inverse kinematic relations of a hybrid 6-DOF robotic manipulator, named the H6AR, are presented. The H6AR consists of twin 2-DOF anthropomorphic arms that can move in the vertical plane. These arms are connected, at one end, to a 1-DOF waist and constrained, at the other end, by a novel wrist assembly. The wrist contains an actuator only for the pitching motion a...