@conference {AMC08,
	title = {Physical Human-Robot Interaction: Dependability, Safety, and Performance},
	booktitle = {Proc. 10th Intl. Workshop Advanced Motion Control},
	year = {2008},
	pages = {9-14},
	abstract = {<p>In this paper we discuss the problem of achieving good performance in accuracy and promptness by a robot manipulator under the condition that safety is guaranteed throughout task execution. Intuitively, while a rigid and powerful structure of the arm would favor its performance, lightweight compliant structures are more suitable for safe operation. The quantitative analysis of the resulting design trade-off between safety and performance has a strong impact on how robot mechanisms and controllers should be designed for human-interactive applications. We discuss few different possible concepts for safely actuating joints, and focus on aspects related to the implementation of the mechanics and control of this new class of robots.</p>
},
	keywords = {Embedded Control, Physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI), Robotics},
	author = {A. Bicchi and M. Bavaro and G. Boccadamo and D. De Carli and R. Filippini and G. Grioli and M. Piccigallo and A. Rosi and R. Schiavi and S. Sen and G. Tonietti}
}
