Handling Uncertainty and Networked Structure in Robot Control

This
book focuses on two challenges posed in robot control by the increasing
adoption of robots in the everyday human environment: uncertainty and networked
communication. Part
I of the book describes learning control to address environmental uncertainty.
Part II discusses state estimation, active sensing, and complex scenario
perception to tackle sensing uncertainty. Part III
completes the book with control of networked robots and multi-robot teams.

Each chapter features in-depth technical coverage and case studies
highlighting the applicability of the techniques, with real robots or in
simulation. Platforms include mobile ground, aerial, and underwater robots, as
well as humanoid robots and robot arms. Source code and experimental data are
available at http://extras.springer.com.

The text gathers contributions from academic and industry experts,
and offers a valuable resource for researchers or graduate students in robot
control and perception. It also benefits researchers in related areas, such as
computer vision, nonlinear and learning control, and multi-agent systems.