Superflexible robot programming reduces the profitable batch sizes of industrial robots. The paper presents a new way to determine the trajectory for welding robots based on the Intelligent Space concept. The system uses two cameras and edge detection with other image processing algorithms to find the welding path in the image. The three dimensional trajectory is obtained by stereo vision; afterwards it is transformed to the actual robot language.

Nowadays, all researchers go toward searching about renewable energy sources, and that searching direction comes as a reasonable result from believing in renewable energy as a future energy sources. In this paper, we present how to build a mathematical model of a PV panel by Matlab/Simulink and show different equations, which represent PV panel. In additional to analyzing PV panel output Power in different conditions respect to temperature degree, solar radiation level. By using the designed PV model, we be able to analyze the solar system and know how it will behave before implementing it. Moreover, we present one of the most famous MPPT algorithms (Perturb & Observation, “P&O”) with PV panel, in order to keep a constant value of PV output power. We also illustrate a mathematical model of DC-DC converter “Buck/Boost” converter in our case.

This paper proposes the development of a human–robot cooperative tele-micromanipulation system through a network. We have developed a novel single-master (PHANToM haptic device) multi-slave (6-d.o.f. parallel manipulator) scaled tele-micromanipulation system which enables human operators to perform meso or small-size object manipulation such as assembly or manufacturing with sufficient telepresence. It is expected to improve the human's operability and the overall dexterity of conventional tele-micromanipulation systems. To overcome the problems of the multiple parallel mechanism manipulator, virtual kinematic mapping is considered, based on the manipulability analysis of the workspace. The pick-and-place experiment results prove the validity of the developed single-master multi-slave system.

Our research team has developed a system and methodology for measuring psycho-physiological parameters, which can be used to determine the level of fatigue and fitness of the person being measured. This article describes the electroencephalography (EEG) part of this system. This article covers the technical and mathematical background of EEG measurement, the selection and implementation of the measurement tool in the development environment, and the development of the measurement and processing algorithm. The result is a system that can detect, digitize, and process the digitized signal from the brain, and save the processed signal in an XML database.

In this article, a hybrid powertrain for the Volkswagen (VW) Crafter is designed using the Model-In-The-Loop (MIL) method. An enhanced Proportional-Integral (PI) control technique based on integral cost functions is developed by carrying out a time-based simulation in MATLAB/Simulink software to realize the optimal fuel economy of the vehicle. Moreover, a comparative study is conducted between the vehicle’s hybrid and pure electric versions to assess the optimal battery energy consumption per unit distance traveled. Communication within our vehicles’ Electronic Control Units (ECUs) is facilitated by a message-based protocol called a Controller Area Network (CAN). Consequently, this paper presents an online CAN Bus data analysis using the Hardware-In-The-Loop (HIL) method. This method uses a standard frame, J1939 CAN protocol, implemented with Net CAN Plus 110 hardware. A graphical user interface is developed on a host Personal Computer (PC) using LabVIEW for decoding the acquired raw CAN data to physical values. The simulation results reveal that the proposed controller is promising and suitable for realizing optimal performance over the HIL method.