The book at hand on “New Approaches in Automation and Robotics” offers in
22 chapters a collection of recent developments in automation, robotics as well as
control theory. It is dedicated to researchers in science and industry, students, and
practicing engineers, who wish to update and enhance their knowledge on modern
methods and innovative applications.
The authors and editor of this book wish to motivate people, especially under-
graduate students, to get involved with the interesting field of robotics and mecha-
tronics. We hope that the ideas and concepts presented in this book are useful for
your own work and could contribute to problem solving in similar applications as
well. It is clear, however, that the wide area of automation and robotics can only be
highlighted at several spots but not completely covered by a single book.
The editor would like to thank all the authors for their valuable contributions to
this book. Special thanks to Editors in Chief of International Journal of Advanced
Robotic Systems for their effort in making this book possible.
Editor
Harald Aschemann
Chair of Mechatronics
University of Rostock
18059 Rostock
Germany
Harald.Aschemann@uni-rostock.de
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