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Nowadays, we meet microsystems in a variety of devices used in modern life. They are used, for example, in medicine, biology, industry, home appliances, transport, and aerospace. One of the main problems in the technological development of microsystems is their actuation. Several solutions have been suggested, such as electrostatic, electrothermal, electromagnetic, or piezoelectric actuation, although a valid solution seems to be still out of our reach.Another crucial problem in designing, manufacturing, and operating microsystems for micromanipulation consists in the loss of some basic paradigms commonly used as a source of inspiration at the macroscale. The differences in designing at the two different scales may have either positive or negative effects. For example, an unthinkable structure in the day–life domain, as, for example, a long “cantilever” bridge over the Hudson river, would become possible after downscaling “everything” from road dimensions to the micro-world. Alternatively, a fantastic electric motor that works very well in our world, by virtue of the basic principles of electromagnetism, would become useless if scaled back to the micro cosmos.This book opens a small window on the world of research, presenting a group of papers that try to respond to the challenge of increasing the efficiency and functionality of modern microsystems. A final little section is also dedicated to the development of new teaching methods successfully adopted in some university courses.

Microsystems --- Micromanipulation --- NEMS --- MEMS --- Microactuators --- Microgrippers --- Control --- Kinematics --- Dynamics

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The present work contains a selection of research that is focused on the development of the kinematics; in this way, we can find the evolution of the kinematics in recent years, like applications in navigation systems, parallel robots, manipulators, and mobile robots. This work also includes new methods for the analysis in different applications, which are important in the proposal of new paradigms. Modeling is presented in applications oriented to a better understanding of biosystems; on the other hand, we also have applications of intelligent systems that enrich and complement the analysis of movement and position. Definitely, we hope that the present research work enriches and contributes with ideas and elements of interest for each of our readers.

Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology --- Robotics --- Kinematics --- Biomechanics

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Numerous problems in engineering and biology can be described, characterized, and analyzed in kinematics terms. In classical machinery and robotics the most distinctive characteristic is constrained motion of multi-degree-of-freedom kinematic chains. Robotic arms and manipulators have become essential devices in industrial applications and medicine. This book provides the reader with an updated look at the current trends in kinematics methods and applications. Section 1 deals with kinematics of linkages and includes analysis of cam mechanisms and transformation of rotary motion into oscillation. Section 2 covers compliant mechanisms, whereby elastically deformable parts are part of the mechanism. Finally, Section 3 deals with kinematics of spacecrafts and satellites in the contexts of global navigation systems and of space robot analysis.

Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology --- Physics --- Classical Mechanics --- Kinematics

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How humans plan and execute their actions has always been a fascinating topic for neuroscience and psychology. In particular, kinematics studies have contributed to shed light on how very basic actions (e.g. reaching-grasping) are affected by manipulating target properties, visually or linguistically presented stimuli, absence or presence of contextual information. Interestingly, recent studies have also shown how the social context in which actions take place and their relevance for human interactions can also affect the execution of very simple actions. This research topic aims to bring together researchers from psychology and neuroscience with a special focus on the use of kinematics analysis for the study of socially relevant aspects of cognition (e.g. action observation, competition/cooperation, complementary actions, coordination, shared emotions and so on).

kinematics --- social cognition --- action observation --- Imitation --- Joint Action --- complementary actions --- Cooperation and competition --- Embodied Cognition

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The biennial Congress of the Italian Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine (SIPMO) is an International meeting dedicated to the growing diagnostic challenges in the oral pathology and medicine field. The III International and XV National edition will be a chance to discuss clinical conditions which are unusual, rare, or difficult to define. Many consolidated national and international research groups will be involved in the debate and discussion through special guest lecturers, academic dissertations, single clinical case presentations, posters, and degree thesis discussions. The SIPMO Congress took place from the 17th to the 19th of October 2019 in Bari (Italy), and the enclosed copy of Proceedings is a non-exhaustive collection of abstracts from the SIPMO 2019 contributions.

fault-tolerant control --- thruster fault --- fault detection and isolation --- fault accommodation --- ROV --- remotely operated vehicle --- underwater vehicle --- marine robotics --- underwater human–robot interaction --- gesture-based language --- field trials --- underwater vehicle-manipulator system --- autonomy --- low-level control --- position control --- force control --- parallel control --- dynamic modelling --- actuator constraints --- kinematics --- dynamics --- intelligent control --- automation systems --- submersible vehicles --- obstacle avoidance --- ocean research --- guidance, navigation and control --- approximated optimal control --- unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) --- marine systems --- vehicle dynamics --- simulation model --- overcome strong sea current --- unmanned surface vehicle --- maneuverability identification --- second path planning --- motion constraints --- viscous hydrodynamics --- numerical calculation --- underwater manipulator --- RSSI --- WLAN --- airmax --- path loss --- free space --- two-ray --- typhoon disaster --- deep learning --- VGI --- text classification --- artificial lateral system --- flow sensing --- object obstacle avoidance --- underwater robot --- aerial underwater vehicle --- dynamics --- modeling --- cross-medium --- robust control --- nonlinear systems --- backstepping control --- sliding mode control --- Lyapunov stability --- autonomous underwater vehicle