Computational Kinematics: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Computational Kinematics

Part I: Applications.- Inherently Balanced Double Bennett Linkage, by Volkert Van der Wijk.- 3D revolute joint with clearance in multibody systems, by Narendra Akhadkar, Vincent Acary, Bernard Brogliato.- Kinematics and Bifurcation of a Twofold-Symmetric 8-bar Linkage, by Zhao Tang, Dimiter Zlatanov, Jian sheng Dai.- A Novel Kinematic Model of Spatial Four-bar Linkage RSPS for Testing Accuracy of Actual R-Pairs with Ball-bar, by Zhi Wang, Delun Wang, Xiaopeng Li, Huimin Dong, Shudong Yu.- Model Reduction Methods for optimal Follow-the-Leader Movements of Binary Actuated, Hyper-Redundant Robots, by Svenja Tappe, Dairong Yu, Jens Kotlarski, Tobias Ortmaier.- Kinematic Design of a Lighting Robotic Arm for Operating Room, by Juan Sebastian Sandoval Arevalo, Laurence Nouaille, Gérard Poisson, Yves Parmantier.- Elastostatic Modelling of a Wooden Parallel Robot, by Lila Kaci, Clément Boudaud, Sébastien Briot, Philippe Martinet.- Towards an autonomous airborne robotic agent, by Daniel Soto-Guerrero, Gabriel Ramírez Torres, Jean-Pierre Gazeau.- Autonomous March Control For Humanoid Robot Animation In A Virtual Reality Environment, by Victor Andaluz, Santiago Guaman, Jorge Sánchez.- Control Based On Linear Algebra For Mobile Manipulators, by Victor Andaluz, Paola Velasco, Edison Sásig, William Chicaiza.- Modeling And Kinematic Nonlinear Control Of Aerial Mobile Manipulators, by Victor Andaluz, Jessica Ortiz, Franklin Silva, Luis Proaño, José Perez, Alex Erazo, Christian Carvajal.- Path Planning Based On Visual Feedback Between Terrestrial And Aerial Robots Cooperation, by Jessica Ortiz Moreano, Víctor Andaluz, Cristhian Zapata, Alex Vega.- Part II: Biomechanics.- Dynamic analysis and control of a Hybrid serial/Cable driven robot for lower-limb rehabilitation, by Mourad Ismail Samir, Lahouar and Lotfi Romdhane.- Kinematic analysis of Active Ankle using computational algebraic geometry, by Shivesh Kumar, Abhilash Nayak, Bertold Bongardt, Andreas Mueller, Frank Kirchner.- Optimization of a Redundant Serial Spherical Mechanism for Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery, by Carl Nelson, Med Amine Laribi, Said Zeghloul.- Kinematic Analysis for a Prostate Biopsy Parallel Robot using Study parameters, by Doina Pisla, Iosif Birlescu, Bogdan Gherman, Paul Tucan, Calin Vaida, Nicolae Plitea, Nicolae Crisan, Corina Radu.- Optimum Walking of the Bioloid Humanoid Robot on a Rectilinear Path, by Alfonso Pamanes, Gabriela Reyes, Jesus Fierro, Victor Nunez.- A new experimental set-up for training multi-parameter gaits, by Sami Bennour, Houssein LAMINE, Lotfi Romdhane.- Part III: Cable Robots.- Comprehensive dynamic study of an unloaded walking within a cable-based gait trainer, by Houssein Lamine, Sami Bennour, Lotfi Romdhane.- A Cable-Driven Robot for Upper Limb Rehabilitation Inspired by the Mirror Therapy, by Lukas Tappeiner, Erika Ottaviano, Manfred Husty.- Computing cross-sections of the workspace of cable-driven parallel robots with 6 sagging cables, by Jean-Pierre Merlet.- Efficient Computation of the Workspace Boundary, its Properties and Derivatives for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, by Andreas Pott.- Application of the Rigid Finite Element Method to the Simulation of Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, by Philipp Tempel, Andreas Schmidt, Bernard Haasdonk, Andreas Pott.- Part IV: Cams/Gear.- Evaluating the knot vector to synthesize the cam motion using NURBS, by Thi Thanh Nga Nguyen, Stefan Kurtenbach, Mathias Hüsing, Burkhard Corves.- Kinematics of biplanetary epicyclic gears, by Stanislaw Zawislak.- Part V: Optimization.- Dynamic synthesis of a multibody system: a comparative study between genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization techniques, by Mohamed Amine Ben Abdallah, Imed Khemili, Med Amine Laribi, Nizar Aifaoui.- Robust Design Methodology of Topologically optimized components under the effect of uncertainties, by Joshua Amrith Raj, Arshad Javed.- Kinematic and dynamic modeling and base inertial parameters determination of the Qu