Modeling and Simulations of Robotic Systems using Soft Computing

Dr.Rega Rajendra did Bachelor and Master degrees in Mechanical Engineering with Specilization in Production Engineering at University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, and pursued PhD programme at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He main interests are in the field of manufacturing and metrology. He has keen interest in Soft Computing applications to Robotics. He is currently working in Osmania University, Hyderabad, India Prof. D.K. Pratihar received his Ph.D. from IIT Kanpur, India in 2000. He received University Gold Medal, A.M. Das Memorial Medal, Institution of Engineers¿ (I) Medal, and others. He completed his post-doctoral studies in Germany under the AvH Fellowship Programme. He is working as a Professor of IIT Kharagpur, India. His research areas include robotics, soft computing and manufacturing science. He has published more than 150 papers. He has written a textbook on ¿Soft Computing¿, co-authored another textbook on ¿Analytical Engineering Mechanics¿, edited a book on ¿Intelligent and Autonomous Systems¿, co-authored a reference book on ¿Modeling and Analysis of Six-legged Robots¿. He is in editorial board of ten Internatio