A state-of-the-art review on robotic sensors originating from a NATO workshop. Topics explored: sensor development and technology, multisensor integration techniques, application area requirements motivating sensor development directions.

Inhalt
I: Sensor Development.- Fast Sensory Control of Robot Manipulators.- Force/Torque and Tactile Sensors for Sensor-Based Manipulator Control.- 3D Range Imaging Sensors.- An Alternative Robotic Proboscis.- Dynamic Robot Vision.- 2D and 3D Image Sensors.- Tactile Sensing Using an Optical Transduction Method.- Absolute Position Measurement Using Pseudo-Random Encoding.- Silicon Tactile Image Sensors.- Multiresolutional Laser Radar.- Olfaction Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors and Neural Networks.- Development Environment for Tactile Systems.- Video-Speed Triangulation Range Imaging.- Image Sensors for Real-Time 3D Acquisition: Part 1.- Image Sensors for Real-Time 3D Acquisition: Part 2.- Active Sensing with a Dextrous Robotic Hand.- II: Multisensor Integration.- Sensor Integration Using State Estimators.- Multisensory Telerobotic Techniques.- Autochthonous Behaviors Mapping Perception to Action.- Interpreting 3D Lines.- Sensor Data Integration for the Control of an Autonomous Robot.- Cooperation of the Inertial and Visual Systems.- A Sensor Processing Model Incorporating Error Detection and Recovery.- III: Applications.- Recognition Strategies for 3-D Objects in Occluded Environments.- Sensor-Based Robot Control Requirements for Space.- Fast Mobile Robot Guidance.- Neural Signal Understanding for Instrumentation.- An Approach to Real-Time on Line Visual Inspection.