Intelligent human-machine systems in a modern communication infrastructure

This paper summarizes our view on intelligent cooperative control of human-machine systems. Taking recent advances of intelligent system integration in the field of mechatronics and successes using artificial neural networks, fuzzy logic and genetic algorithms, the field of intelligent control (IC) and intelligent human-machine systems is alive and exciting with a promising future. We focus on two aspects of modern intelligent control and robotic systems: (a) human-machine systems and (b) telerobotics using a broadband communication network infrastructure. In both areas we try to anticipate the future and discuss promising directions of research to approach the realization of more intelligent systems.