Intelligent Robotics and Applications 5th International Conferen
The three volume set LNAI 7506, LNAI 7507 and LNAI 7508 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2012, held in Montreal, Canada, in October 2012. The 197 revised full papers p
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Chun-Yi Su Subhash Rakheja Honghai Liu (Eds.)
Intelligent Robotics and Applications 5th International Conference, ICIRA 2012 Montreal, QC, Canada, October 3-5, 2012 Proceedings, Part II
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Series Editors Randy Goebel, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada Jörg Siekmann, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany Wolfgang Wahlster, DFKI and University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany Volume Editors Chun-Yi Su Concordia University Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada E-mail: [email protected] Subhash Rakheja Concordia University Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada E-mail: [email protected] Honghai Liu The University of Portsmouth School of Creative Technologies Portsmouth, PO1 2DJ, UK E-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 0302-9743 e-ISSN 1611-3349 ISBN 978-3-642-33514-3 e-ISBN 978-3-642-33515-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33515-0 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2012946931 CR Subject Classification (1998): I.2.8-11, I.5.3-4, I.4.8-9, K.4.2, J.2, J.3, C.3, C.2, G.1.10 LNCS Sublibrary: SL 7 – Artificial Intelligence © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Typesetting: Camera-ready by author, data conversion by Scientific Publishing Services, Chennai, India Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
The Organizing Committee of the 5th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications aimed to facilitate interaction among participants in the field of intelligent robotics, automation, and mechatronics. Through this conference, the committee intended to enhance the sharing of individual experiences and expertise in intelligent robotics with particular emphasis on technical challenges associated with varied applications such as biomedical applications, industrial automations, surveillance, and sustainable mobility. The 5th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications was most successful in attracting 271 submissions addressing state-
