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Books

William A. Gruver

N. Sadati, G. A. Dumont, K. A. Hamed, and W. A. Gruver, Hybrid Control and Motion Planning of Dynamical Legged Locomotion, in Series on Systems Science and Engineering, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2012.

W. A. Gruver and J. C. Boudreaux (eds), Intelligent Manufacturing: Programming Environments for CIM, Advanced Manufacturing Series, Springer-Verlag, London, England, 1993, 280 p.

Journals & Book Chapters

Zuming Bi

Z. Bi, W. A. Gruver, W. J. Zhang, and S. Y. T. Lang, “Automated modeling of modular robotic configurations,” J. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 54, issue 12, 31 December 2006, pp 1015-1025.

Z. M. Bi, W. A. Gruver and S. Y. T. Lang, "Analysis and synthesis of reconfigurable robotic systems," Concurrent Engineering: Research and Application, vol. 12, no. 2, June 2004, pp. 145-153(9).

Edward Chen

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, L. Shannon, “EuTOPIA: Facilitating processor-based DPR systems,” Journal of Next Generation Information Technology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011.

Eman Elghoneimy

E. Elghoneimy and W. A. Gruver, Agent-based decision support and simulation for wood products manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, accepted for publication, July 27, 2012.

O. Uncu and E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak and M. Fleetwood, “Identifying aggregation weights of decision criteria: Application of fuzzy systems to wood product manufacturing,” in Forging New Frontiers: Fuzzy Pioneers I: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, M. Nikravesh.; J. Kacprzyk; L. A. Zadeh, (eds.), vol. 217, pp. 415-435, Springer, 2007.

E. Elghoneimy, O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak and M. Fleetwood, “An intelligent decision-support system for rough mills,” International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, A. Ramirez-Serrano; R. W. Brennan, (eds.), vol. 8, issue 1/2/3, pp. 203-225, Inderscience, 2006.

Feng Gao

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, and W. A. Gruver, "Dynamic Simplification of Three Degree of Freedom Manipulators with Closed Chains," Robotics and Autonomous Systems , Vol 28, 1999, pp 261-269.

F. Gao, X. Liu, and W. A. Gruver, "Performance Evaluation of Two Degree of Freedom Planar Parallel Robots," Mechanisms and Machine Theory , Vol. 33, No. 6, 1998, pp. 661-668.

Wiliam A. Gruver

E. Elghoneimy and W. A. Gruver, “Agent-based decision support and simulation for wood products manufacturing,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, 2013.

K. Akbari Hamed, N. Sadati, W. A. Gruver, and G. A. Dumont, “Stabilization of periodic orbits for planar walking with non-instantaneous double support phase," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, 2012, pp. 685-706.

N. Sadati, K. Akbari Hamed, G. A. Dumont, and W. A. Gruver, “Nonholonomic motion planning based on optimal control for flight phases of planar bipedal running," IET Electronics Letters, Vol. 47, Issue 20, 2011.

K. Akbari Hamed, N. Sadati, W. A. Gruver, and G. A. Dumont, “Exponential stabilization of periodic orbits for running of a three-dimensional monopedal robot," IET Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 5, Issue 11, August 2011.

N. Sadati, G. A. Dumont, K. Akbari Hamed, and W. A. Gruver, “Two-level control scheme for stabilisation of periodic orbits for planar monopedal running," IET Control Theory and Applications, Vol. 5, Issue 13, August 2011.

N. Sadati, K. Akbari Hamed, W. A. Gruver, and G. A. Dumont, “Radial basis function network for exponential stabilisation of periodic orbits for planar bipedal walking,” IETElectronics Letters, Vol. 47, Issue 12, June 2011.

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, L. Shannon, “EuTOPIA: Facilitating processor-based DPR systems,” Journal of Next Generation Information Technology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011.

R. W. Brennan, W. A. Gruver, and K. H. Hall (eds), “Industrial applications of holonic systems,” special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews, January 2011.

K. Akbari Hamed, N. Sadati, W. A. Gruver, and G. A. Dumont, “Continuous-time update laws with radial basis step length for control of bipedal locomotion," IET Electronics Letters, Vol. 46, Issue 21, October 2010.

O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, “Identifying aggregation weights of decision criteria: application of fuzzy systems to wood product manufacturing,” Forging New Frontiers: Fuzzy Pioneers I Series: Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing, Vol. 217, M. Nikravesh.; J. Kacprzyk; L. A. Zadeh, (eds.), Springer, 2007.

E. Elghoneimy, D. B. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, “Intelligent Decision Support System for Rough Mills,” International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Volume 8, No. 1/2/3, 2006.

Z. Bi, W. A. Gruver, W. J. Zhang, and S. Y. T. Lang, “Automated Modeling of Modular Robotic Configurations,” J. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, accepted for publication, Nov. 19, 2005.

E. Elghoneimy, D. B. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, “Intelligent decision support system for rough mills,” International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Volume 8, No. 1/2/3, 2006.

G. C. H. Yeung and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-Agent Immediate Incremental View Maintenance for Data Warehouses," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, Volume 35, Issue 2, March 2005, pp. 305 - 310.

Z. M. Bi, W. A. Gruver and S. Y. T. Lang, "Analysis and Synthesis of Reconfigurable Robotic Systems," Concurrent Engineering: Research and Application, Vol. 54, issue 12, 31 December 2006.

R. W. Brennan, J. H. Christensen, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, D. H. Norrie, and E. van Leeuwen, "Holonic Manufacturing Systems - A Technical Overview," The Industrial Information Technology Handboo k, CRC Press, 2004.

J. Zhang, Q. M. J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Active Head Tracking Based on Chromatic Shape Fitting," Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 17, No. 4, June 2003.

Z. M. Bi, W. A. Gruver and S. Y. T. Lang, "Analysis and Synthesis of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems," Concurrent Engineering: Research and Application, September 2003.

J. Zhang, Q. M. J. Wu, H-T Tsui, and W. A. Gruver, "Binocular Transfer Methods for Point-Feature Tracking of Image Sequences," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C , Vol. 32, No. 4, November 2002, pp 392-405.

S. Liu, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Holonic Coordination and Control of an Automated Guided Vehicle System," Journal of Computer Aided Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2002, pp. 235-250.

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Classification of Grasps," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B , Vol. 31, No. 3, June 2001, pp 436-444.

Luya Li, W.A. Gruver, and Q. Zhang, "Kinematic Control of Redundant Robots Based on the Motion Optimizability Measure," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 31, No. 1, January 2001, pp 155-159.

K. Stanley, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Implementation of Vision-Based Planar Grasp Planning," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. 30, No. 4, Nov. 2000, pp. 517-524.

K. Stanley, Q.M. J. Wu, C. W. de Silva, and W. A. Gruver, "Modular Neural-Visual Servoing with Image Compression Input," Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, pp 1-13.

H. Ozaki, W. A. Gruver, T. Kubo, T. Shimogawa, and C. Lin, "Learning Control using B-Spline Reference Input Curves and its Application to Robot Tracking Control," Trans. of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Vol. 65 (636C), August 1999, pp 3218-3225 (in Japanese).

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, and W. A. Gruver, "Dynamic Simplification of Three Degree of Freedom Manipulators with Closed Chains," Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol 28, 1999, pp 261-269.

W. A. Gruver, "Robotics," chapter in Encyclopedia of Science and Technology , 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., New York, NY, 1999.

F. Gao, X. Liu, and W. A. Gruver, "Performance Evaluation of Two Degree of Freedom Planar Parallel Robots," Mechanisms and Machine Theor, Vol. 33, No. 6, 1998, pp. 661-668.

G. Guo and W. A. Gruver, "Dynamic Grasp Planning for Multifingered Hands Based on Asymptotic Stability," IEEE Trans. on System, Man and Cybernetics, October 1996, pp 764-768.

W. A. Gruver, "Robotics," chapter in Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., New York, NY, 1995.

W. A. Gruver, "Intelligent Robotics in Manufacturing, Rehabilitation, and Service: An Overview," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol 41, No. 1, Feb 1994, pp 4-11.

G. Guo, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Optimal Design of a Six-Bar Linkage with One Degree of Freedom for an Anthropomorphic Three-Jointed Finger Mechanism," Proc. of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers , Part H, Journal of Engineering Medicine, Vol 207, 1993, pp 185-191.

A. Goshtasby and W. A. Gruver, "Design of a Single-Lens Stereo Camera System," Pattern Recognition , Vol 26, No. 6, June 1993, pp 923-938.

C.L. Shih, W. A. Gruver, T. T. Lee "Inverse Kinematics and Inverse Dynamics for Control of a Biped Walking Machine" J. Robotic Systems, Vol 10, No 4, June 1993, pp 531-555.

A. Arakawa, K. Saito, and W. A. Gruver, "Automated Infrared Imaging Temperature Measurement with Application to Upward Flame Spread Studies. Part I.," J. of Combustion and Flame, Vol 92, 1993, pp 222-230.

G. Guo, X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "A Concentric Mechanical Gripper with One Degree-of-Freedom," Journal of Robotics - Chinese Society of Automation, Vol. 6, No. 5, 1992, pp 57-59, in Chinese.

G. Guo, W. A. Gruver, and X. Qian "A New Design for a Dextrous Robotic Hand Mechanism" IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol 12, August 1992, pp 35-38.

C. L. Shih and W. A. Gruver, "Control of a Biped Robot in the Double Support Phase," IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol SMC-22, No. 4, July/August 1992, pp 729-735.

H. Wang, T.T. Lee, and W. A. Gruver, "Neuromorphic Control of a Three-Link Biped Walking Machine," IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol. SMC-22, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1992, pp 164-169.

G. Guo, W. A. Gruver, and Q. X. Zhang, "Optimal Grasps for Planar Multi-Fingered Robot Hands," IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, SMC-22, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1992, pp 193-198.

Dilip Kotak

E. Elghomeimy, D. B. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, “Intelligent Decision Support System for Rough Mills,” International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, Volume 8, No. 1/2/3, 2006.

E. Elghomeimy, D. B. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, "Intelligent Decision Support System for Rough Mills," International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, accepted for publication March 31, 2005.

R. W. Brennan, J. H. Christensen, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, D. H. Norrie, and E. van Leeuwen, "Holonic Manufacturing Systems - A Technical Overview," Industrial Information Technology Handbook, CRC Press, 2004.

S. Liu, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Holonic coordination and control of an automated guided vehicle system," Journal of Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2002, pp 235-250.

Luya Li

Luya Li, W. A. Gruver, and Q. Zhang, "Kinematic Control of Redundant Robots Based on the Motion Optimizability Measure," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 31, No. 1, January 2001, pp 155-159

Luya Li, W. A. Gruver, and Q. Zhang, "Kinematic Control of Redundant Robots Based on the Motion Optimizability Measure," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 30, No. 6, Dec. 2000.

Shiming Liu

S. Liu, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Holonic coordination and control of an automated guided vehicle system," Journal of Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2002, pp 235-250.

Hiroki Ozaki

Dorian Sabaz

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, L. Shannon, “EuTOPIA: Facilitating processor-based DPR systems,” Journal of Next Generation Information Technology, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2011.

Kevin Stanley

K. Stanley, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Implementation of Vision-Based Planar Grasp Planning," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. 30, No. 4, Nov. 2000, pp. 517-524.

K. Stanley, Q.M. J. Wu, C. W. de Silva, and W. A. Gruver, "Modular neural-visual servoing with image compression input," Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, pp 1-13.

Mihaela Ulieru

M. Ulieru, "Fuzzy Logic in Diagnosis: Possibilistic Networks" Fuzzy Logic, J. Baldwin (ed.), John Wiley &Sons, 1996.

Ozge Uncu

Jonathan Wu

J. Zhang, Q. M. J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Active head tracking based on chromatic shape fitting," Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 17, No. 4, June 2003.

J. Zhang, Q. M. J. Wu, H-T Tsui, and W. A. Gruver, "Binocular transfer methods for point-feature tracking of image sequences," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, Vol. 32, No. 4, November 2002, pp 392-405.

K. Stanley, Q.M. J. Wu, C. W. de Silva, and W. A. Gruver, "Modular neural-visual servoing with image compression input," Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2001, pp 1-13.

Gary Yeung

G. C. H. Yeung and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-agent immediate incremental view maintenance for data warehouses," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A, Volume 35, Issue 2, March 2005, pp. 305 - 310.

Jichuan Zhang

G. Guo, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Optimal design of a six-bar linkage with one degree of freedom for an anthropomorphic three-jointed finger mechanism," Proc. of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H, Journal of Engineering Medicine, Vol. 207, 1993, pp 185-191.

Yuru Zhang

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Classification of grasps," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol. 31, No. 3, June 2001, pp 436-444.

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, and W. A. Gruver, "Dynamic Simplification of Three Degree of Freedom Manipulators with Closed Chains," Robotics and Autonomous Systems , Vol 28, 1999, pp 261-269.

Conference Papers

Zafeer Alibhai

C. Ng, Z. Alibhai, D. Sabaz, O. Uncu, and W. A. Gruver, "Framework for Developing Distributed Systems in a Peer-to-Peer Environment," Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, D. Sabaz, Z. Alibhai, and C. Ng, "GRIDBSCAN: GRId Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise," Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

S. Ovcharenko, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, W. A. Gruver, and D. Sabaz, “Implementation of a wireless distributed intelligent system,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

D. Sabaz, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, and W. A. Gruver, “Multi-agent framework for distributed trading,” Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

Z. Alibhai, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and D. Sabaz, "Distributed coordination of micro-grids using bilateral contracts," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, October 2004.

Z. Alibhai, R. Lum, A. Huster, W.A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Coordination of Distributed Energy Resources," Proc. of the NAFIPS 2004 Conference , North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Banff, AB, Canada, June 2004.

Zuming Bi

Z. M. Bi, W. A. Gruver, and W. J. Zhang, "Adaptability of reconfigurable robotic systems," Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taipei, Taiwan, Sept 2003.

Edward Chen

V. Gusev-Lesau, E. Chen, W. A. Gruver, and D. Sabaz, “Embedded Linux for concurrent dynamic partially reconfigurable FPGA systems,” Proc. of the 2012 NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, Nürnberg, Germany, June 2012. (received best student paper award)

E. Chen, V. G. Lesau, D. Sabaz, L. Shannon, and W. A. Gruver, “Dynamic Partial Reconfiguration of FPGA Framework For Agent Systems,” Proc. of the 2011 Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, Toulouse, France, Aug. 2011.

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, and L. Shannon, “Replacement of the fixed Multi-PR Region Model with a flexible, dynamic PR Domain for DPR Systems,” Proc. of the International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology 2008 (ICFPT'08), Taipei, Taiwan, December 2008.

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, and W. A. Gruver, JADE and JXTA Extensions for the Implementation of Distributed Systems, Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, and W. A. Gruver, “Wireless distributed systems with JADE,” Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, October 2004.

Chang Deng

C. Deng, O. Uncu, and W. A. Gruver, “Image Segmentation Using Joint Clustering Analysis of Attribute Data and Relationship Data,” Proc. of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 2007.

Eman Elghoneimy

E. Elghoneimy and W. A. Gruver, “Agent-based manufacturing systems: A survey,” Proc. of the IEEE SMC International Conference on Distributed Human-Machine Systems, 2008, pp. 127-132.

E. Elghoneimy, O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver and D. B. Kotak, “Simulation and decision support models for rough mills: A multi-agent perspective,” Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics, 2005, pp. 3723-3728.

O. Uncu, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and M. Fleetwood, “Identifying aggregation weights of decision criteria: application of fuzzy systems to wood product manufacturing,” Proc. of the Berkeley Initiative in Soft Computing (BISC’05) Symposium, University of California, Berkeley, CA, November 2005.

O. Uncu, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, D. Kotak and M. Fleetwood, “Jag sequencing in rough mill operations,” Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics,2005, pp. 300-305.

N. Siu, E. Elghoneimy, Yunli Wang, W. A. Gruver, M. Fleetwood and D. B. Kotak, “Rough mill component scheduling: Heuristic search versus genetic algorithms,” Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2004, pp. 4226-4231.

Y. Wang, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, M. Fleetwood and D. B. Kotak, “A fuzzy multiple decision support for jag selection,” Proc. of the Annual Meeting of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, 2004, pp. 717-722.

Feng Gao

F. Gao, W. A. Gruver, and M. Smith, "Evaluation of Dexterity and Velocity for the Design of Robotic Mechanisms," Proc. of the International Conference on Progress in Materials and Manufacturing (IPMM97), Sydney, Australia, July 1997

F. Gao and W. A. Gruver, "Criteria Based Analysis of Three Degree of Freedom Planar Robotic Manipulators," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics, Monterey, CA, July 1997.

F. Gao and W. A. Gruver, "Performance Evaluation Criteria for Analysis and Design of Robotic Mechanisms," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.

F. Gao, F. Guy, and W. A. Gruver, "Criteria Based Analysis and Design of Three Degree of Freedom Planar Manipulators," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, Yidong Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Evaluating the Quality of Grasp Configurations for Dextrous Hands," Proc. of 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, Yidong Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Dimensional Synthesis of a Flexible Gripper with a High Degree of Stability," Proc. of 1996 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Beijing, P.R. China, October 1996, pp 1025-1030.

Yuru Zhang, Feng Gao, and W. A. Gruver, "Determination of Contact Forces in Grasping," Proc. of 1996 International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Munich, Germany, September 1996.

F. Gao and W. A. Gruver, "The Global Conditioning Index in the Solution Space of Two Degree of Freedom Planar Parallel Manipulators," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, Vol. 5, pp. 4055-4059.

William A. Gruver

E. Chen, V. Gusev, D. Sabaz, L. Shannon, and W. A. Gruver, “Dynamic partial reconfigurable FPGA framework for agent systems,” 5 th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, Toulouse, France, August 2011.

Eman Elghoneimy and W. A. Gruver, “Intelligent decision support and agent-based techniques applied to wood manufacturing,” Proc. of the 2011 International Symposium on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence, Salamanca, Spain, April 2011.

D. B. Kotak and W. A. Gruver, “Distributed intelligent RFID systems,” Proc. of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 2009.

Junchul Kim, Younghan Jung, Xuenan Cui , Hakil Kim, and W. A. Gruver, “Fast feature extraction in object recognition using parallel processing on CPU and GPU,” Proc. of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 2009.

D. B. Kotak and W. A. Gruver, “Distributed intelligent RFID systems,” Proc. of the 2009 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 2009.

K. Thomas, W. A. Gruver, D. Sabaz, and C. Ng, “A Hybrid Protocol Architecture for Peer-to-Peer Control Based on SIP and UPnP.” Proc. of the 2009 IEEE International Systems Conference, Vancouver, BC Canada, March 2009.

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, and L. Shannon, “Replacement of the fixed Multi-PR Region Model with a flexible, dynamic PR Domain for DPR Systems, Proc. of the International Conference on Field-Programmable Technology 2008 (ICFPT'08), Taipei, Taiwan, December 2008.

E. Elghoneimy and W. A. Gruver, “Agent-based manufacturing systems: A survey,” Proc. of the IEEE SMC International Conference on Distributed Human-Machine Systems, Linz, Austria, August 2008, pp. 127-132.

H. Gabbar and W. A. Gruver, “Engineering Design Aspects of a Hybrid Energy Supply Unit (HENSU),” Proc. of the 2nd International Workshop on Computational Intelligence & Applications, Okayama, Japan, December 2006.

C. Ng, Z. Alibhai, D. Sabaz, O. Uncu, and W. A. Gruver, Framework for Developing Distributed Systems in a Peer-to-Peer Environment, Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and D. Sabaz, GRIDBSCAN: GRId Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise, Proc. of the 2006 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Taipei, Taiwan, October 2006.

O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, “Application of genetic algorithm on Grid density-based spatial clustering, The Sixth International Conference on Simulated Evolution and Learning (SEAL'06), in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Hefei, China, October 2006.

O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and I. B. Turksen, “Fuzzy grid density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise,” Proc. of the 5th International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Sakarya, Turkey, May 2006.

S. Ovcharenko, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, W. A. Gruver, and D. Sabaz, “Implementation of a Wireless Distributed Intelligent System,” Proc. of the 2006 International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

D. Sabaz, Z. Alibhai, C. Ng, W. A. Gruver, “Multi-Agent Framework for Distributed Trading, “Proc. of the 2006 International Workshop on Intelligent Distributed Systems, Prague, Czech Republic, June 2006.

O. Uncu, E. Elghomeimy, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and M. Fleetwood, “A Model for Identifying Aggregation Operator Weights Using a Fuzzy Rulebase and Genetic Algorithms: Application to the Wood Products Manufacturing Industry,” Proc. of the BISC’05 Symposium, University of California, Berkeley, CA, November 2005.

R. Lum, D. B. Kotak, and W. A. Gruver, “Multi-Agent Coordination of Distributed Energy Systems.” Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

O. Uncu, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and M. Fleetwood, “Jag Sequencing in Rough Mill Operations,” Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005

E. Elghoneimy, O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, “Simulation and Decision Support Models for Rough Mills: A Multi-Agent Perspective,” Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

W. A. Gruver and D. Sabaz, “Distributed intelligent systems: What makes them intelligent,” Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Symposium on Microwave, Antenna, Propagation and EMC Technologies for Wireless Communications (MAPE 2005), Beijing, China, August 2005.

R. Lum, D. B. Kotak, and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-Agent Coordination of Distributed Energy Systems." Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

O. Uncu, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and M. Fleetwood, "Jag Sequencing in Rough Mill Operations," Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

E. Chen, D. Sabaz, and W. A. Gruver, "Wireless distributed systems with JADE," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Den Haag, Netherlands, October 2004.

D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, and M. H. Smith, "Distributed systems with agents and holons," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Den Haag, Netherlands, October 2004.

C. Ng, D. Sabaz, and W. A. Gruver, "VNET: A distributed algorithm simulator for wireless peer-to-peer networks," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Den Haag, Netherlands, October 2004.

S. Logie, D. Sabaz, and W. A. Gruver, "Sliding window distributed combinatorial scheduling using JADE," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Den Haag, Netherlands, October 2004.

D. Kotak and W. A. Gruver, "System architecture for fuel cell based intelligent and distributed energy applications," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Den Haag, Netherlands, October 2004.

N. Siu, E. Elghoneimy, Y. Wang, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and M. Fleetwood," Rough Mill Component Scheduling: Heuristic Search versus Genetic Algorithms," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Den Haag, Netherlands, October 2004.

Jichuan Zhang, D. Jin, Yurong Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Design of a powered gait orthosis and controller," Proc. of the Canadian Seating & Mobility Conference, Vancouver, BC Canada September 2004.

Y. Wang, E. Elghoneimy, and W. A. Gruver, "Fuzzy Multiple Decision Support for Jag Selection," Proc. of the NAFIPS 2004 Conference , North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Banff, AB, Canada, June 2004.

Y. Wang, D. Kotak, Martin Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, A Distributed Decision Support System for Lumber Jag Selection for a Rough Mill, Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics ," Washington, DC USA, October 2003.

Scott Logie, Dorian Sabaz, and William A. Gruver, "Combinatorial Sliding Window Scheduling for Distributed Systems," Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics ," Washington, DC USA, October 2003.

W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, E. H. van Leeuwen, and D. Norrie, "Holonic Manufacturing Systems-Phase 2," Proc. of the International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems (HoloMAS 2003) , Prague, Czech Republic, September 2003.

Z. M. Bi, W. A. Gruver, and W. J. Zhang, "Adaptability of Reconfigurable Robotic Systems," Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Taipei, Taiwan, May 2003.

S. Boonphoapichart, S. Komada, T. Hori, and W. A. Gruver, "Fuzzy Decision-Making for Robot Motion Control In Unknown Environments," Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Taipei, Taiwan, May 2003.

A. Zuo, K. Stanley, Jonathan Wu, W. A. Gruver, "A Hybrid Stereo Matching Algorithm Guided by the 2D Affine Transform for the Short Baseline Stereo," Proc. of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics ," Hammamet, Tunisia, October 2002.

A. Zuo, K. Stanley, Jonathan Wu, W. A. Gruver, "Virtual Viewpoint Synthesis in Multiview System Based on Affine Transfer," Proc. of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Hammamet, Tunisia, October 2002.

A. Zuo, Q. M. J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Stereo Vision Guided Control of a Stewart Platform," Proc. of the 17th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control ," Vancouver, Canada, October 2002.

H. O. Dimo, D. Jin, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Variable Structure Control of a Redundant Robotic Manipulator," Proc. of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics ," Hammamet, Tunisia, October 2002.

D. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, "Operational Scheduling For Rough Mills Using A Virtual Manufacturing Environment," Proc. of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics ," Tucson, AZ, October 2001.

H. O. Dimo, D. Jin, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Vibration Control of a Redundant Robot for Grinding," Proc. of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics ," Tucson, AZ, October 2001.

K. Stanley, Jonathan Wu, and W. A. Gruver, A Hybrid Neural Network Based Visual Servoing Robotic System, Proc. of the Joint International Fuzzy systems Association World Congress and the Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society , Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

G. Yeung, W. A. Gruver, and D. Kotak, "A Multi-Agent Approach to Achieve Strong View Consistency in Operational Data Stores," Proc. of the Joint International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress and the Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society , Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

Y. Zhang, Z. Han, H. Zhang, X. Shang, T. Wang, W. Guo, Design and Control of the BUAA Four-Fingered Hand, Proc. of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, Seoul, Korea, May 2001.

S. Liu, W. A. Gruver, S. Bardi, and D. Kotak, "Holonic Manufacturing System for Distributed Control of Automatic Guided Vehicles," Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Nashville, TN, October 2000.

D. Jin, R. Zhang, Jichuan Zhang, R. Wang and W. A. Gruver, "An Intelligent Above-Knee Prosthesis with EMG-Based Terrain Identification," Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Nashville, TN, October 2000.

K. Stanley, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, An Intelligent Vision Guided Teleoperation System for File Manipulation and Office Automation, Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Nashville, TN, October 2000.

D. Kotak, S. Bardi, W. A. Gruver, and K. Zohrevand, "Comparison of Hierarchical and Holonic Shop Floor Control using a Virtual Manufacturing Environment," Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man & Cybernetics, Nashville, TN, October 2000.

K. Stanley, J. Wu, A. Jerbi, and W. A. Gruver, "Fast Two Dimensional Image Based Grasp Planning," Proc. of the 1999 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics & Systems , Kyongju, Korea, October 1999.

J. Li, Yuru Zhang, Q. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, " An Algorithm for the Kinematics of Dexterous Manipulation, Proc. of 1999 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics , Tokyo, Japan, October 1999

T. Zhang, M. Smith, and W. A. Gruver, "Enterprise Team Scheduling by Genetic Search," Proc. Intl. Conf. Progress in Materials & Manufacturing , Maui, Hawaii, July 1999.

Kevin Stanley, C. W. Desilva, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Neural Network-Based Vision Guided Robotics," Proc. of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation , Detroit, MI, May 1999.

Tiehua Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Fuzzy-Neural Tuned Genetic Algorithm Applied to Large-Space Constraint Satisfaction," Proc. of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics , San Diego, CA, October 1998.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Fault-Tolerant Control of Redundant Robots by Dual-Optimization," Proc. of 1998 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics & Systems, Victoria, Canada, October 1998.

T. Zhang, K. Stanley, M. H. Smith, and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-Agent Techniques in Holonic Manufacturing Systems," Proc. of 2nd International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems , Sakarya, Turkey, August 7-8, 1998.

M. Smith, M. Lee, T. Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Fuzzy Control and Stability Analysis of the Acrobot," Proc. of FUZZ-IEEE Conference , Anchorage, Alaska, May 1988.

Jianjun Li and W. A. Gruver, "An Electrorheological Damper for Vibration Control," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Leuven, Belgium, May 1998).

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Real-Time Control of Redundant Robots With Multiple Criteria," Proc. of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Leuven, Belgium, May 1998.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Fault Tolerant Control of Kinematically Redundant Robots," Proc. of the 1998 World Automation Congres s (WAC98), Anchorage, Alaska, May 1998.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Kinematic Stability of Hybrid Position/Force Control for Redundant Robots," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics , Orlando, FL, October 1997.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Redundancy and Fault-Tolerance in Grasping and Manipulation by Multifingered Hands," Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics , Monterey, CA, July 1997.

F. Gao and W. A. Gruver, "Criteria Based Analysis and Design of Three Degree of Freedom Planar Robotic Manipulators," Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics , Monterey, CA, July 1997.

M. Smith, M. Lee, M. Ulieru, and W. A. Gruver, "Design Limitations of PD versus Fuzzy Controllers for the Acrobot," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Classification of Grasps by Multifingered Robot Hands," Proc. of 1996 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics & Systems, Munich, Germany, September 1996.

Yuru Zhang, Feng Gao, and W. A. Gruver, "Determination of Contact Forces in Grasping," Proc. of 1996 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics & Systems, Munich, Germany, September 1996.

M. Hong S. Payandeh W. A. Gruver, L. Fu, Y.Z. Lei, and B.P. Zhang, "Modeling and Analysis of Flexible Fixturing Systems for Agile Manufacturing," Proc. of 1996 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Beijing, P.R. China, October 1996.

Feng Gao, W. A. Gruver, and Yuru Zhang, "Performance Charts for Design of Robotic Mechanisms with Three Moving Links," Proc. of 1996 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Beijing, P.R. China, October 1996.

Tieuha Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "A High Precision Fuzzy-Neural Controller Based on Data Remodification," Proc. of Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society , Berkeley, CA, June 1996, pp 205-209.

M. Hong, S. Payandeh, and W. A. Gruver, "Flexible Fixturing Planning for Agile Assembly," Proc. of 28th CIRP International Seminar on Manufacturing Systems , Johannesburg, South Africa, May 1996. pp 237-242.

Y. Jin and W. A. Gruver, "Experimental Results for Hybrid Stable Neurocontrol of a Yaskawa Industrial Robot," Proc. of 1996 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Minneapolis, MN, April 1996, pp 3619-3624.

D. Jin, X. Zhang, L. Yao, Y. Dong, and W. A. Gruver, "Influence of Adjustable Friction Moments on Gait Patterns of a Prosthetic Knee with Controllable Moment," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 509-512.

D. Jin, W. D. Pilkey, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Analytical Evaluation of an Energy Storing Foot Prosthesis," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 513-517.

H. Wang, C. Xue, and W. A. Gruver, "Neural Network Control of a Parallel Manipulator," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 2934-2938.

L. Li, Q. Zhang, Z. Yang, and W. A. Gruver, "Control of Redundant Manipulators by Dual-Optimization," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 2516-2521.

W. Chen, Q. Zhang, Z. Yang, and W. A. Gruver, "A New Approach to the Kinematic Control of Redundant Manipulators," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 2528-2533.

W. Chen, Q. Zhang, Z. Yang, and W. A. Gruver, "Optimizing Multiple Performance Criteria in Redundant Manipulators by Subtask-Priority Control," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 2534-2539.

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Force Distribution of Power Grasps Based on the Controllability of Contact Forces," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 83-88.

X. Ren, W. A. Gruver, and Z. N. Li, "An Intelligent Service Robot using Purposive Vision," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 3684-3689.

F. Gao, X. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "The Global Conditioning Index in the Solution Space of Two Degree of Freedom Planar Parallel Manipulators," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 4055-4058.

G. Wang, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Gripping Force Sensory Feedback for a Myoelectrically Controlled Forearm Prosthesis," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 501-504.

Y. Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "The Selection of Hand Configurations for Power Grasps , Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Symp. on Assembly and Task Planning (ISATP'95) , Pittsburgh, PA, August 1995, pp 73-79.

J. Li, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "An Electrorheological Fluid Damper for Robots," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, pp 2631-2636.

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Definition and Force Distribution of Power Grasps," Proc. of 1995 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, pp 1373-1378.

J. S. Wang, B. P. Zhang, G. Guo, and W. A. Gruver, "An Omnidirectional Dual Tripod Walking Machine: Modeling and Motion Strategy, Proc. of 1994 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , San Antonio, TX, October 1994, pp 243-248.

X. Zhou, Q.X. Zhang, W. A. Gruver, and G. Guo "Distance and Position Accuracy for Industrial Robots," Proc. of 1994 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics & Systems , Munich, Germany, September 1994, pp 1399-1404.

L. Li, Q.X. Zhang, Z. Yang, W. A. Gruver, and G. Guo, "Control of Redundant Robots Based on the Motion Optimizability Measure," Proc. of 1994 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Diego, CA, May 1994, pp 3271-3276.

Y. Zhang, B. P. Zhang, G. Guo, and W. A. Gruver, "A Model-Based Specification Technique and its Application to Protocol Development for Manufacturing Automation," Proc. of 1993 ASME Winter Annual Meeting , DSC-Vol. 50/PED-Vol. 63, Symposium on Mechatronics, ASME, Dec 1993, pp 159-163.

J. S. Wang, B. P. Zhang, G. Guo, and W. A. Gruver, "An Omnidirectional Dual-Tripod Walking Machine: Mechanism Design and Control," Proc. of 1993 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , LeTouquet, France, October 1993, Vol 4, pp 385-390.

G. Guo and W. A. Gruver, "Optimal Distribution of Fingertip Force Functions in Dynamic Grasping," Proc. of 1993 International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Atlanta, GA, May 1993, pp 3-971 to 3-977

G. Guo, K. Jin, and J. P. Sadler, and W. A. Gruver, "Master-Slave Control of a Multifingered Robot Hand," Proc. of 9th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Newark, NJ, August 1993.

T. Oizumi, K. Saito, and W. A. Gruver, "Intelligent Sensing in Automated Fire Extinguishment Based on Fuzzy Reasoning" Proc. of Interflam '93, Oxford, England, March 1993, pp 281-286.

G. Guo, J. Zhang, G. Wang, and W. A. Gruver, "Kinematics and Workspace Analysis of a Patient Care Robot," Proc. of Modern Design: Manufacturing and Measurement (MODMM '93) , Beijing, China, May 1993, pp 157-163.

G. Guo, X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "A Concentric Robot Gripper with One Degree-of-Freedom for Cylindrical Workpieces," Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics , Chicago, IL, October 1992, pp 1133-1135.

G. Guo, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Dynamics of Multifingered Robot Hands with Elastic Joints," Proc. of the 1992 International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing , Santa Fe, NM, November 1992, pp 513-518.

Z. Katz, G. Guo, and W. A. Gruver "Fiber Optics Method for Object Recognition with Multifingered Robot Hands," Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Control, Instrumentation, and Automation, San Diego, CA, November 1992, pp 762-766.

T. Oizumi, K. Saito, and W. A. Gruver, "A Fire Sensing and Extinguishment System Using Fuzzy Reasoning and Neural Networks," Proc. of the IFToMM International Symposium , Nagoya, Japan, September 1992, pp 81-86.

J. Zhang, G. Guo, and Z. Zu, and W. A. Gruver, "Optimal Design of a Six-Bar Linkage for an Anthropomorphic Three-Jointed Finger Mechanism," Proc. of 1992 ASME Biennial Mechanisms Conference, Phoenix, AZ, September 1992, pp 299-304.

G. Guo, X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "A Single-DOF Multi-Functional Prosthetic Hand Mechanism," Proc. of 1992 ASME Biennial Mechanisms Conference, Phoenix, AZ, September 1992, pp 149-154.

L. Hassebrook, G. Guo, and W. A. Gruver, "Adaptive Sampling Pattern and Mass Feature Extraction for Tactile Object Recognition with a Three-Fingered Hand," Proc. of 1992 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems , Raleigh, NC, July 1992, pp 1591-1596.

T. Oizumi, K. Saito, and W. A. Gruver, "An Intelligent Sensor System for Fire Extinguishment Based on Fuzzy Logic," Proc. of the 1992 Meeting Central States Section/The Combustion Institute, Nashville, TN, April 1992.

G. Guo and X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "A Three-Function Single-DOF Prosthetic Hand Mechanism with Shape Adaptability," extended abstract, Proc. of the Seventh World Congress for Prosthetics and Orthotics (extended abstract), Chicago, IL, June 1992, p 363.

G. Guo, X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "An Automatically Variable Speed Transmission with Self-Adaptability for Prosthetic Hands," Proc. of the Seventh World Congress for Prosthetics and Orthotics (extended abstract), Chicago, IL, June 1992, p 364.

J. Zhang, G. Guo, X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "Motor-Actuated Exo-Skeletal Walking Mechanism," Proc. of the Seventh World Congress for Prosthetics and Orthotics (extended abstract) Chicago, IL, June 1992, p 352.

G. Guo and W. A. Gruver, "Grasp Planning for Multi-Fingered Robot Hands," Proc. of the 1992 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nice, France, May 1992, pp 2284-2289.

G. Guo, L. Hassebrook, and W. A. Gruver, "Tactile Pattern Recognition with Complex Linear Morphology, Proc. of the SPIE Conference on OE/Aerospace Sensing , Hybrid Image and Signal Processing III , Vol 1702, SPIE, Orlando, FL., April 1992, pp 76-87.

G. Guo, W. A. Gruver, and K. Jin, "Elemental Function Approximators for Neural Control of Robotic Systems," Proc. of the 1992 International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Intelligent Control, Louisville, KY, March 1992, pp 265-274.

Victor Gusev-Lesau

E. Chen, V. Gusev, D. Sabaz, L. Shannon, and W. A. Gruver, “Dynamic partial reconfigurable FPGA framework for agent systems,” 5th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, Toulouse, France, August 2011.

Miao Hong

Satoshi Komada

Boonphoapichart, S. Komada, T. Hori, and W. A. Gruver, "Fuzzy decision-making for robot motion control in unknown environments," Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003.

Dilip Kotak

R. Lum, D. B. Kotak, and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-Agent Coordination of Distributed Energy Systems." Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

O. Uncu, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and M. Fleetwood, "Jag Sequencing in Rough Mill Operations," Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

E. Elghoneimy, O. Uncu, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Simulation and Decision Support Models for Rough Mills: A Multi-Agent Perspective," Proc. of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Big Island, Hawaii, USA, October 2005.

Z. Alibhai, W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, and D. Sabaz, "Distributed coordination of micro-grids using bilateral contracts," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, October 2004.

Yunli Wang, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Fuzzy multiple decision support for jag selection," Proc. of the NAFIPS 2004 Conference, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Banff, AB, Canada, June 2004.

Yunli Wang, D. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, A distributed decision support system for lumber jag selection for a rough mill, Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Washington, DC USA, October 2003.

W. A. Gruver, D. B. Kotak, E. H. van Leeuwen, and D. Norrie, "Holonic Manufacturing Systems-Phase 2," Proc. of the International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems (HoloMAS 2003), Prague, Czech Republic, September 2003.

D. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, "Operational scheduling for rough mills using a virtual manufacturing environment," Proc. of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Tucson, AZ, October 2001.

D. Kotak, S. Bardi, W. A. Gruver, and K. Zohrevand, "Comparison of hierarchical and holonic shop floor control using a virtual manufacturing environment," Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Nashville, TN, October 2000.

S. Liu, W. A. Gruver, S. Bardi, and D. Kotak, "Holonic manufacturing system for distributed control of automatic guided vehicles," Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Nashville, TN, October 2000.

Victor Gusev Lesau

Jianjun Li

Jianjun Li and W. A. Gruver, "An electrorheological damper for vibration control," Proc. of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, Leuven, Belgium, May 1998.

Li, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "An electrorheological fluid damper for robots," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, May 1995, pp 2631-2636.

Luya Li

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Fault Tolerant Control of Kinematically Redundant Robots," Proc. of the 1998 World Automation Congres s (WAC98), Anchorage, Alaska, May 1998.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Real-Time Control of Redundant Robots With Multiple Criteria," Proc. of the 1998 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Leuven, Belgium, May 1998.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Kinematic Stability of Hybrid Position/Force Control for Redundant Robots, Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Orlando, FL, October 1997.

Luya Li and W. A. Gruver, "Redundancy and Fault-Tolerance in Grasping and Manipulation by Multifingered Hands," Proc. of the IEEE Conference on Advanced Robotics, Monterey, CA, July 1997.

L. Li, Q. Zhang, Z. Yang, and W. A. Gruver, "Control of Redundant Robots by Dual-Optimization," Proc. of IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995.

L. Li, Q. Zhang, Z. Yang, and W. A. Gruver, "Control of Redundant Robots Based on the Motion Optimizability Measure" Proc. of IEEE International Conf. on Robotics and Automation, San Diego, CA, USA, May 1994.

Shiming Liu

S. Liu, W. A. Gruver, S. Bardi, and D. Kotak, "Holonic Manufacturing System for Distributed Control of Automatic Guided Vehicles," Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics," Nashville, TN, October 2000.

Scott Logie

S. Logie, D. Sabaz, and W. A. Gruver, "Combinatorial sliding window scheduling for distributed systems," Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Washington, DC USA, October 2003.

Colin Ng

Sergey Ovcharenko

Xiao (Simon) Ren

X.O. Ren, William A. Gruver and Z.N. Li, "An Intelligent Service Robot using Purposive Vision," Proc. of the IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol. 4, pp. 3684, 1995.

Z.N. Li, F. Tong and X.O. Ren, "Applying Reciprocal Wedge Transform to Ego Motion," Proc. of the IASTED International Conference on Robotics and Manufacturing, pp. 256-259, 1995.

Dorian Sabaz

E. Chen, V. Gusev, D. Sabaz, L. Shannon, and W. A. Gruver, “Dynamic partial reconfigurable FPGA framework for agent systems,” 5th International Conference on Industrial Applications of Holonic and Multi-Agent Systems, Toulouse, France, August 2011.

D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, and M. H. Smith, "Distributed systems with agents and holons," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, October 2004.

Kevin Stanley

K. Stanley, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, An Intelligent Vision Guided Teleoperation System for File Manipulation and Office Automation, Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics," Nashville, TN, October 2000

T. Zhang, K. Stanley, M. H. Smith, and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-Agent Techniques in Holonic Manufacturing Systems," Proc. of the 2nd International Symposium on Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Sakarya, Turkey, August 7-8, 1998.

Kevin Thomas

Mihaela Ulieru

M. Ulieru and Michael Smith, "Dynamic Tuning of Parametrized Defuzzification Methods Applied to Automatic Control and Diagnosis," Proc. of FUZZ-IEEE'96, Vol., pp. 707-713, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, September 1996.

M. Ulieru and Michael Smith, "A Hybrid Approach to the Automatic Design of Adaptive Control and Diagnostic Systems," Proc. of the 1996 IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, October 14-17,1996, Beijing, China.

Ozge Uncu

Hongrui Wang

H. Wang and C. Xue, W. A. Gruver, "Neural Network Control of a Parallel Manipulator," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 2934-2938.

Yunli Wang

Yunli Wang, D. Kotak, M. Fleetwood, and W. A. Gruver, A distributed decision support system for lumber jag selection for a rough mill, Proc. of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Washington, DC USA, October 2003.

Yunli Wang, E. Elghoneimy, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, "Fuzzy multiple decision support for jag selection," Proc. of the NAFIPS 2004 Conference, North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Banff, AB, Canada, June 2004.

N. Siu, E. Elghoneimy, Yunli Wang, W. A. Gruver, M. Fleetwood, and D. Kotak, "Rough mill component scheduling using genetic algorithms," Proc. of the 2004 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, The Hague, Netherlands, October 2004.

Jonathan Wu

A. Zuo, K. Stanley, Jonathan Wu, W. A. Gruver, "A hybrid stereo matching algorithm guided by the 2D affine transform for the short baseline stereo," Proc. of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Hammamet, Tunisia, October 2002, pp MP1G1.1-5

A. Zuo, K. Stanley, Jonathan Wu, W. A. Gruver, "Virtual Viewpoint synthesis in a multiview system based on affine transfer," Proc. of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Hammamet, Tunisia, October 2002, pp MP2G5.1-4.

A. Zuo, Q. M. J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Stereo vision guided control of a Stewart Platform," Proc. of the 17th IEEE International Symposium on Intelligent Control," Vancouver, Canada, October 2002.

K. Stanley, Jonathan Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "A hybrid neural network based visual servoing robotic system," Proc. of the Joint International Fuzzy Systems Association World Congress and the Annual Conference of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Vancouver, Canada, July 2001.

K. Stanley, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, An intelligent vision guided teleoperation system for file manipulation and office automation, Proc. of the 2000 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Nashville, TN, October 2000.

K. Stanley, J. Wu, A. Jerbi, and W. A. Gruver, "Fast two dimensional image based grasp planning," Proc. of the 1999 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robotics & Systems, Korea, October 1999.

K. Stanley, C. W. Desilva, J. Wu, and W. A. Gruver, "Neural network-based vision guided robotics," Proc. of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, Detroit, MI, May 1999.

Gary Yeung

Jichuan Zhang

H. O. Dimo, D. Jin, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Variable structure control of a redundant robotic manipulator," Proc. of the 2002 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics," Hammamet, Tunisia, October 2002, pp MP2G4.1-6

D. Jin, W. D. Pilkey, J. Zhang and W. Gruver, "Analytical Evaluation of an Energy-Storing Foot Prosthesis," Proc. of 1995 IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, 1995.

G. Wang, J. Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Gripping Force Sensory Feedback for a Myoelectrically Controlled Forearm Prosthesis," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conference on System, Man and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, 1995.

J. Li, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "An electrorheological fluid damper for robots," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, May 1995, pp 2631-2636.

J. Zhang, G. Wang and W. A. Gruver, "Kinematics and Workspace Analysis of a Patient-Care Robot by Revolute Tensor Calculus," Proc. of the International Conference on Design, Measurement and Manufacturing, Beijing, China, 1994.

Xiaoning Zhang

G. Wang, X. Zhang, and J. Zhang, W. A. Gruver, "Gripping Force Sensory Feedback for a Myoelectrically Controlled Forearm Prosthesis," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conf.on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 501-504.

F. Gao, X. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "The Global Conditioning Index in the Solution Space of Two Degree of Freedom Planar Parallel Manipulators," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conf.on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 4055-4058.

D. Jin, X. Zhang, L. Yao, and Y. Dong, W. A. Gruver, "Influence of Adjustable Friction Moments on Gait Patterns of a Prosthetic Knee with Controllable Moment," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Vancouver, Canada, October 1995, pp 509-512.

J. Li, X. Zhang, J. Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "An Electrorheological Fluid Damper for Robots," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Nagoya, Japan, May 1995, pp 2631-2636.

Tiehua Zhang

M. Smith, M. Lee, T. Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Fuzzy Control and Stability Analysis of the Acrobot," Proc. of the FUZZ-IEEE Conference , Anchorage, Alaska, May 1988.

T. Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "A High Precision Fuzzy-Neural Controller Based on Data Remodification," Proc. of the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Berkeley, CA, June 1996.

Yidong Zhang

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, Yidong Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Evaluating the Quality of Grasp Configurations for Dextrous Hands," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation , Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.

Yuru Zhang

Yuru Zhang, F. Gao, Yidong Zhang, and W. A. Gruver, "Evaluating the Quality of Grasp Configurations for Dextrous Hands," Proc. of the 1997 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Albuquerque, NM, April 1997.

F. Gao, W. A. Gruver, and Yuru Zhang, "Performance charts for design of robotic mechanisms with three moving links," Proc. of the 1996 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Beijing, P.R. China, October 1996.

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Classification of Grasps by Multifingered Robot Hands," Proc. of 1996 International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Munich, Germany, September 1996.

Yuru Zhang, Feng Gao, and W. A. Gruver, "Determination of Contact Forces in Grasping," Proc. of 1996 International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Munich, Germany, September 1996

Yuru Zhang and W. A. Gruver, "Definition and Force Distribution of Power Grasps," Proc. of the 1995 IEEE International Conf. on Robotics and Automation, Vol. 1, Nagoya, Japan, pp. 1373-1378

Yuru Zhang and William A. Gruver, "Selection of Hand Configurations for Power Grasps," Proc. of the IEEE International Symposium on Assembly and Task Planning, pp. 73-79, Pittsburgh, USA, August 10-11, 1995.

Yuru Zhang and William A. Gruver, "Force Distribution of Power Grasps Based on the Controllability of Contact Forces," Proc. of the IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Vol. 1, pp. 83-88, Vancouver, Canada, October 22-25,1995.

Katayoun Zohrevand

Patents

W. Gruver, F. Gao and F. Li, "Six Axis Force/Torque Sensor Using a Parallel Robotic Mechanism," U.S. patent application.

G. Guo, X. Qian, and W. A. Gruver, "Multi-Function Mechanical Hand with Shape Adaption," U.S. Patent #5,378,033, awarded January 3, 1995.

Theses

Dave G. Brown, Kinematic Analysis and Simulation of a Personal Services Robot, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, February 1994.

Tim Hardy, Three Dimensional Object Recognition from Low Level Image Features by Parameter Optimization, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, August 1994.

Andreas Huster, Variable Resolution Path Planner for a Three Degree-of-Freedom Planar Manipulator, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 1995.

Jatinder Deol, DSP Controller for a Handing Pendulum, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, January 1996.

Simon X. O. Ren, Visual Guidance for a Mobile Robot using the Generalized Shifted Reciprocal Wedge Transform, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, May 1996.

Gerald Larson, PC-Based Control Software for a Sawmill Ducker Transfer, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 1997.

Bill Ressl, A Real-Time Test Bed for Multifunctional Myoelectric Prosthetic Control, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, May 1997.

Kevin Stanley, Neural Network Vision Guided Robotics, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, May 1997.

Paul R. Christiansen, Sensory Source Identification from Nerve Recordings with Multi-Channel Electrode Arrays, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, July 1997.

Yuqiang Zhang, Real-Time Multi Tasking Control System for a Dextrous Robot Hand, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 1998.

Frank Li, Design of a Six-Axis Fingertip Force/Torque Sensor Based on a Stewart Platform Structure, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 1998.

Kevin Stanley, A Hybrid Motion Vision Guided Robotic System with Image Based Grasp Planning, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, August 1999.

Tony Bao, Real-Time Distributed Control System using CORBA, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, August 1999.

Shiming Liu, Architecture and Coordination of a Holonic Automated Guided Vehicle System, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, December 1999.

Amber Krause, Design and Development of Diagnostic Utilities for a CTP Thermal Head, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, December 1998.

Bill Devries, Design of a Flexible I/O Board for Mobile Robotics, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, 1999

Greg Hall, Analysis and Design of a Phase-Locked Loop System for Use in Computer-to-Plate Imaging, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, 1999.

Julian Houlding, High Level Closed Loop Control System for a 6 DOF Mobile Manipulator Robot and WML Skill Database System, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, March 2000.

Derek Young, 5-Speed Semi-Automatic Transmission Conversion Control System and Actuator Design and Implementation, BASc in Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 2001.

Carmel Cinco, Comparative Analysis of an Automated System to Manufacture Dynamic Displays, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, May 2001.

Ali Solehdin, Soap as a Wire Protocol for XML Messaging, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, August 2001.

Scott Logie, A New Device for Acoustic-Based Measurement of Interocular Pressure, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, September 2001.

Gary Yeung, Multi-Agent Framework for Immediate Incremental View Maintenance in Data Warehousing, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, September 2001.

Simon Li, Methodology, Modeling and Case Studies of Break-in Offence Patterns using Fuzzy Logic and Markov Chains, MEng Project, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, December 2003.

Shahin Raboubi, Comparison of Artificial Neural Networks and their Application, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, September 2004.

Gary Wong, Hardware Design and Implementation for a Wireless Distributed Intelligent System Utilizing 802.11, MEng Project, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, September 2004.

Scott Logie, Distributed Sliding Window Scheduling Implemented in Java for a JADE Agent System, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, November 2004.

Roger Lum, Multi-Agent Coordination of Distributed Energy Generation, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, January 2005.

Edward Chen, Extensions of JADE and JXTA for Implementing a Distributed System, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 2005.

Colin Ng, VNET: A Distributed Framework for Simulating Dynamic Network Topologies, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, August 2005.

Nestor Siu, Rough Mill Component Scheduling Using Genetic Algorithms, BASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, August 2005.

Kevin Stanley, A Flexible Micro Fuel Cell Fabricated Using a Hybrid Fabrication Technique, PhD Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, November 2005.

Sergey Ovcharenko, Mobile Agent Hardware Design for a Distributed Wireless Network, MEng Project, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, April 2006.

Zafeer Alibhai, Distributed Intelligent Coordination Strategies using Auctions, Thesis Supervisor, MASc in Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, September 2006.

Colin Ng, Framework for Developing Distributed Intelligence Systems in a Peer-to-Peer Environment, MASc in Engineering Science, Thesis Supervisor, Simon Fraser University, January 2007.

Chang Deng, Joint Clustering Analysis of Attribute and Relationship Data, MASc in Engineering Science, Thesis Supervisor, Simon Fraser University, October 2008.

Kevin Thomas, Distributed Intelligence Systems for Device Integration and Control, MASc in Engineering Science, Thesis Supervisor, Simon Fraser University, Spring 2010.

Edward Chen, High-Level Abstractions for FPGA-Based Control Systems to Improve Usability and Reduce Design Time, PhD Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Fall 2011.

Chi (Echo) Zhang, P2P Overlay for Distributed Intelligent Systems, MASc Thesis, School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Fall 2011.

Reports

Pierre Toussaint, Recognition of Static and Dynamic Gestures using Neural Networks, IRMS Technical Report, Simon Fraser University, September 30, 1995.

Julien Moullioux, Development of a User Interface to Control the XDH-9A/BH-2 Dextrous Hand in a Windows Environment, IRMS Technical Report, Simon Fraser University, August 29, 1995..

Luc Joudrier, Simulation of the XDH-9A/BH-2 Dextrous Hand in ACT, IRMS Technical Report, August 30, 1995.

Yuqiang Zhang and Hongrui Wang, Kinematic Models of the XDH-9 Robotic Dextrous Hands, IRMS Technical Report, September 1, 1995.

Xianchao Zhao, User's Guide for the XDH-9 Robotic Dexterous Hand, IRMS Laboratory Report, July 3, 1996.

Fabrice Guy, Analysis and Design of Robots with Three Moving Links, IRMS Technical Report, July 27, 1996.

Jerome Stoller, Dynamic Control of a Robot Dexterous Hand under a PC-based Operating System, IRMS Laboratory Report, July 27, 1996.

Anatole Lecuyer, Simulation Tool for a Dextrous Robot Hand: Implementation of Precision Manipulation, IRMS Laboratory Report, July 27, 1996.

Gregoire Teulet-Cote, Design and Simulation of End-Effectors and Fixtures for Flexible Assembly, IRMS Technical Report, July 27, 1996.

Armin Krieger, Implementation of a Dextrous Robot Hand under the QNX Operating System, IRMS Technical Report, September 15, 1996.

D. Sabaz, W. A. Gruver, and D. B. Kotak, Optimizer Requirements and Analysis, IRMS Technical Report, Vol. 1-8, March 2004.

Y. Wang, E. Elghoneimy, M. Fleetwood, D. B. Kotak, and W. A. Gruver, Fuzzy Multiple Deci-sion Support for Jag Selection, IRMS Technical Report, September 15, 2004.

E. Elghoneimy, Rough Mill Production System, IRMS Technical Report, September 15, 2004.

Nestor Siu, E. Elghoneimy, Y. Wang M. Fleetwood, D.B. Kotak, and W.A. Gruver, Rough Mill Component Scheduling: Heuristic Search versus Genetic Algorithms, IRMS Technical Report, October 1, 2004.

O. Uncu, Rough Mill Production System, IRMS Technical Report, October 15, 2004.