This book reports on advances in sensing modeling and control methods for different robotic
platforms such as multi-degree of freedom robotic arms unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous
mobile platforms. Based on 2018 Symposium on Mechatronics Robotics and Control (SMTRC'18)
held as part of the 2018 CSME International Congress in York University Toronto Canada the
book covers a variety of topics from filtering and state estimation to adaptive control of
reconfigurable robots and more. Next-generation systems with advanced control planning
perception and interaction capabilities will achieve functionalities far beyond today's
technology. Two key challenges remaining for advanced robot technologies are related to sensing
and control in robotic systems. Advanced perception is needed to navigate changing
environments. Adaptive and intelligent control systems must be developed to enable operation in
unstructured and dynamic environments. Theselected chapters in this book focus on both of the
aforementioned areas and highlight the main trends and challenges in robot sensing and control.
The first part of the book introduces chapters which focus on advanced perception and sensing
for robotics applications. They include sensor filtering and state estimation for bipedal
robots and motion capture systems analysis. The second part focuses on different modeling and
control methods for robotic systems including flight control for UAVs multi-variable robust
control for modular and reconfigurable robotics and control for precision micromanipulation.
