edited by A Fijany (JPL/Caltech) & A Bejczy (JPL/Caltech)

This book presents an extensive survey of the state-of-the-art research in parallel computational algorithms and architectures for robot manipulator control and simulation. It deals not only with specifics but also includes general and broader issues which serve as a useful foundation to the topic. The educational flavor of the book makes it a necessary resource for researchers, engineers and students wanting to be familiarized with the potential offered by the application of parallel processing to robotic problems, and its current issues and trends.

• Introduction (A K Bejczy & A Fijany)
• Parallel Algorithms and Architectures for Inverse Dynamics Computation (C S G Lee)
• Non-Strict Computation of the Manipulator Inertia Matrix (M Amin-Javaheri & D E Orin)
• Parallel Processing of Robot Control and Simulation (H Kasahara)
• ASPARC: An Algorithmically Specialized Parallel Architecture for Robotics Computations (A Fijany & A K Bejczy)
• Multiprocessor Based Trajectory Generation for Multiple Robotic Devices (R Guptill & S Ahmad)
• Neural Networks for Real-Time Robotic Applications (N B Toomarian et al.)