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performance target dynamics with a set of sufficient conditions for selecting
design parameters.
Together with the effective use of sensors, effective control of the con-
figuration of the robots’ hardware forms the basic and necessary capabilities
that bring mobile robotic systems closer to autonomy. The possession of the
sensing and control capabilities presented in the first two parts of the book is
indispensable for autonomous mobile robots, and will fuse with higher level
decision-making mechanisms, which focus on more abstract cognitive planning
abilities, to bring forth truly autonomous and intelligent systems.

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