Simulation, Modeling, and Programming for Autonomous Robots [electronic resource] : Third International Conference, SIMPAR 2012, Tsukuba, Japan, November 5-8, 2012. Proceedings / edited by Itsuki Noda, Noriaki Ando, Davide Brugali, James J. Kuffner.

Invited Talks -- A Geometric Perspective of Anthropomorphic Embodied Actions -- Cybernics:Fusion of Human, Machine and Information:Robot Suit for the Future.-If Abstraction Is the Answer, What Is the Question? Reasoning for Everyday Manipulation Tasks -- Learning and Behavior Towards Partners Profiling in Human Robot Interaction Contexts -- Motivation-Based Autonomous Behavior Control of Robotic Computer -- An Evaluation Method for Smart Variable Space in Living Space -- Modeling Robot Behavior with CCL -- Visual-Trace Simulation of Concurrent Finite-State Machines for Validation and Model-Checking of Complex Behaviour -- Modeling of Robots Fast Dynamic Simulation of Highly Articulated Robots with Contact via Θ(n2) Time Dense Generalized Inertia Matrix Inversion -- A Differential-Algebraic Multistate Friction Model -- Simulation of Flexible Objects in Robotics -- Continuous Integration for Iterative Validation of Simulated Robot Models -- Software Modeling and Architecture -- Software Abstractions for Simulation and Control of a Continuum Robot -- A Visual Modeling Language for RDIS and ROS Nodes Using AToM3.-PRACSYS: An Extensible Architecture for Composing Motion Controllers and Planners -- RobotML, a Domain-Specific Language to Design, Simulate and Deploy Robotic Applications -- A Java vs. C++ Performance Evaluation: A 3D Modeling Benchmark -- Simulation and Applications A Comparison of Sampling Strategies for Parameter Estimation of a Robot Simulator -- A Framework with a Pedestrian Simulator for Deploying Robots into a Real Environment -- Simulating Complex Robotic Scenarios with MORSE -- Humanoid and Biped Robots Masters' Skill Explained by Visualization of Whole-Body Muscle Activity -- Studying the Effect of Different Optimization Criteria on Humanoid Walking Motions -- Modeling and Simulating Compliant Movements in a Musculoskeletal Bipedal Robot -- Simulation and Experimental Evaluation of the Contribution of Biarticular Gastrocnemius Structure to Joint Synchronization in Human-Inspired Three-Segmented Elastic Legs -- Mobile Robots Graph Optimization with Unstructured Covariance: Fast, Accurate, Linear Approximation -- Mobile Robot SLAM Interacting with Networked Small Intelligent Sensors Distributed in Indoor Environments -- Manipulation Computing 2D Robot Workspace in Parallel with CUDA -- Acquisition of Object Pose from Barcode for Robot Manipulation -- WorkCellSimulator: A 3D Simulator for Intelligent Manufacturing -- Tools and Middleware -- A Meta-model and Toolchain for Improved Interoperability of Robotic Frameworks -- Integrated Software Development for Embedded Robotic Systems -- Combining IEC 61499 Model-Based Design with Component-Based Architecture for Robotics -- A Reuse-Oriented Development Process for Component-Based Robotic Systems -- UAV Simulation SwarmSimX:Real-Time Simulation Environment for Multi-robot Systems.-Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mixed Reality Simulations for Developing UAV Systems -- Comprehensive Simulation of Quadrotor UAVs Using ROS and Gazebo.