International Conference on Robotics and Automation

2003

An atlas framework for scalable mapping
by: Michael Bosse, Paul M. Newman, John J. Leonard, Martin Soika, Wendelin Feiten, Seth J. Teller
Multi-agent cooperative manipulation with uncertainty: a neural net-based game theoretic approach
by: Qingguo Li, Shahram Payandeh
Rhythmic Movement by Neural Oscillator with Periodic Stimulus
by: Hiroaki Hirai, Fumio Miyazaki
Development of parallel manipulator "NINJA" with ultra-high-acceleration
by: Kiyoshi Nagai, Masaharu Matsumoto, Ken'ichiro Kimura, Ban Masuhara
Time-optimal cooperative control of multiple robot vehicles
by: Tomonari Furukawa, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte, Gamini Dissanayake
Modeling the kinematics and dynamics of compliant contact
by: Vincent Duindam, Stefano Stramigioli
Microassembly of 3-D MEMS structures utilizing a MEMS microgripper with a robotic manipulator
by: Nikolai Dechev, William L. Cleghorn, James K. Mills
Under-actuated passive adaptive grasp humanoid robot hand with control of grasping force
by: Wenzeng Zhang, Qiang Chen, Zhenguo Sun, Dongbin Zhao
Autonomous feature-based exploration
by: Paul M. Newman, Michael Bosse, John J. Leonard
Proposal and evaluation of natural language human-robot interface system based on conversation theory
by: Yasushi Nakauchi, Piyawat Naphattalung, Takeshi Takahashi, Takashi Matsubara, Eiichi Kashiwagi
An auto-teach/re-teach implementation of industrial robots for bio-product manufacturing automation
by: WeiMin Tao, Bert Larson, Clay Kim
Two-dimensional signal transmission technology for robotics
by: Hiroyuki Shinoda, Naoya Asamura, Mitsuhiro Hakozaki, Xinyu Wang
Exponential control law for a multi-degree of freedom mobile robot
by: Gabriel Ramírez, Saïd Zeghloul
Coordinate-Free Formulation of a 3-2-1 Wire-Based Tracking Device Using Cayley-Menger Determinants
by: Federico Thomas, Erika Ottaviano, Lluís Ros, Marco Ceccarelli
3-D nanomanipulation using atomic force microscopy
by: Guangyong Li, Ning Xi, Mengmeng Yu, Wai-keung Fung
A distributed route planning method for multiple mobile robots using lagrangian decomposition technique
by: Tatsushi Nishi, Masakazu Ando, Masami Konishi, Jun Imai
Constructing rheologically deformable virtual objects
by: Masafumi Kimura, Yuuta Sugiyama, Seiji Tomokuni, Shinichi Hirai
Face direction-based human-computer interface using image observation and EMG signal for the disabled
by: Inhyuk Moon, Kyunghoon Kim, Jeicheong Ryu, Museong Mun
Motion planning for multiple mobile robots using dynamic networks
by: Christopher M. Clark, Stephen Rock, Jean-Claude Latombe
Intelligent control of an experimental articulated leg for a galloping machine
by: Luther R. Palmer, David E. Orin, Duane W. Marhefka, James P. Schmiedeler, Kenneth J. Waldron
Viewpoint selection for object reconstruction using only local geometric features
by: K. Jonnalagadda, Ronald Lumia, Gregory P. Starr, John Wood
Hierarchical velocity field control for robot manipulators
by: Javier Moreno, Rafael Kelly
Synthesis of walking primitive databases for biped robots in 3D-environments
by: Joachin Denk, Günther Schmidt
Spatial motion constraints: theory and demonstrations for robot guidance using virtual fixtures
by: Panadda Marayong, Ming Li, Allison M. Okamura, Gregory D. Hager
Overview of Coded Light Projection Techniques for Automatic 3D Profiling
by: Jordi Pagès, Joaquim Salvi, Rafael García, Carles Matabosch
Inverse dynamics and simulation of a 3-DOF spatial parallel manipulator
by: Yu-Wen Li, Jin-Song Wang, Li-Ping Wang, Xin-Jun Liu
Implementing configuration dependent gaits in a self-reconfigurable robot
by: Kasper Støy, Wei-Min Shen, Peter M. Will
Experiments in nonsmooth control of distributed manipulation
by: Todd D. Murphey, Joel W. Burdick, J. Burgess, A. Homyk
Design of a redundantly actuated leg mechanism
by: Byung Rok So, Byung-Ju Yi, Whee Kuk Kim, Sang-Rok Oh, Jonil Park, Young Soo Kim
Measurement method for compliance of vertical-multi-articulated robot -application to 7-DOF robot PA-10-
by: Toru Tsumugiwa, Ryuichi Yokogawa, Kei Hara
Biomimetic sensor suite for flight control of a micromechanical flying insect: design and experimental results
by: Wei-Chung Wu, Luca Schenato, Robert J. Wood, Ronald S. Fearing
Examination by Software Simulation on Preliminary-Announcement and Display of Mobile Robot's Following Action by Lamp or Blowouts
by: Takafumi Matsumaru, Hisashi Endo, Tomotaka Ito
An optimization-based approach for distributed project scheduling
by: Ming Ni, Peter B. Luh, Bryan Moser
Design of a static anti-windup compensator that optimizes L/sub 2/ performance: an LMI based approach
by: Nobutaka Wada, Masami Saeki
Recognizing surface properties using impedance perception
by: Ryo Kikuuwe, Tsuneo Yoshikawa
Calculating possible local displacement of curve objects using improved screw theory
by: Jun Takamatsu, Koichi Ogawara, Hiroshi Kimura, Katsushi Ikeuchi
A computer-aided probing strategy for workpiece localization
by: Zehnhua Xiong, Michael Yu Wang, Zexiang Li
Fast and accurate vision-based pattern detection and identification
by: James Bruce, Manuela M. Veloso
Dexterous manipulation from pinching to power grasping -strategy selection according to object dimensions and grasping position
by: Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Hayato Ioka, Toshio Fukuda, Kensaku Kanada
Robot motion decision-making system in unknown environments
by: S. Boonphoapichart, S. Komada, T. Hori, William A. Gruver
Stiffness analysis of the humanoid robot WABIAN-RIV: modelling
by: Giuseppe Carbone, Hun-ok Lim, Atsuo Takanishi, Marco Ceccarelli
Design and implementation of a behavior-based control and learning architecture for mobile robots
by: Il Hong Suh, Sanghoon Lee, Bong Oh Kim, Byung-Ju Yi, Sang-Rok Oh
Evaluation of shadow range finder: SRF for planetary surface exploration
by: Yasuharu Kunii, Taeko Gotoh
DLR hand II: hard- and software architecture for information processing
by: Steffen Haidacher, Jörg Butterfaß, Max Fischer, Markus Grebenstein, K. Joehl, K. Kunze, M. Nickel, N. Seitz, Gerd Hirzinger
Design and Foot Contact of a Leg Mechanism with a Flexible Gear System
by: Kin Huat Low, Aiqiang Yang
Dynamic control for a tentacle manipulator with SMA actuators
by: Mircea Ivanescu, Nicu Bizdoaca, Deniela Pana
Outdoor exploration and SLAM using a compressed filter
by: John Folkesson, Henrik I. Christensen
Motion analysis of a kinematically redundant seven-DOF manipulator under the singularity-consistent method
by: Dragomir N. Nenchev, Yuichi Tsumaki
Positioning control of the arm of the humanoid robot by linear visual servoing
by: Kyota Namba, Noriaki Maru
PCG: a foothold selection algorithm for spider robot locomotion in 2D tunnels
by: Amir Shapiro, Elon Rimon
Identifiability of geometric parameters of 6-DPF PKM systems using a minimum set of pose error data
by: Tian Huang, Jinsong Wang, Derek G. Chetwynd, David J. Whitehouse
Student performance evaluation in web based access to robot supported laboratories
by: H. E. Motuk, Aydan M. Erkmen, Ismet Erkmen
The current opinion on the use of rohots for landmine detection
by: S. Rajasekharan, C. Kambhampati
CVT control of an omnidirectional mobile robot with steerable omnidirectional wheels for energy efficient drive
by: Kyung-Seok Byun, Jae-Bok Song
A new mental model for humanoid robots for human friendly communication -introduction of learning system, mood vector and second order equations of emotion
by: Hiroyasu Miwa, Tetsuya Okuchi, Kazuko Itoh, Hideaki Takanobu, Atsuo Takanishi
Learning self-organizing maps for navigation in dynamic worlds
by: Rui Araújo, Gonçalo Gouveia, Nuno Santos
A data mining based clustering approach to group technology
by: Mu-Chen Chen, Hsiao-Pin Wu, Chia-Ping Lin
Learning to role-switch in multi-robot systems
by: Eric Martinson, Ronald C. Arkin
Computing C-space entropy for view planning with a generic range sensor model
by: Pengpeng Wang, Kamal K. Gupta
Integrated modeling and robust control for full-envelope flight of robotic helicopters
by: Marco La Civita, George Papageorgiou, William C. Messner, Takeo Kanade
Automatic detection and response to environmental change
by: Scott Lenser, Manuela M. Veloso
Supply chain planning with order/setup costs and capacity constraints a new Lagrangian relaxation approach
by: Haoxun Chen, Chengbin Chu
An Order n Dynamic Simulator for a Humanoid Robot with a Virtual Spring-Damper Contact Model
by: Yoonkwon Hwang, Eiichi Inohira, Atsushi Konno, Masaru Uchiyama
Real-time path planning with deadlock avoidance of multiple cleaning robots
by: Chaomin Luo, Simon X. Yang, Deborah A. Stacey
Visual navigation of an autonomous robot using white line recognition
by: Huaming Li, Changhai Xu, Sionglin Xiao, Xinhe Xu
Scout Robot Motion Model
by: Sascha Stoeter, Ian T. Burt, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
A hybrid-systems approach to potential field navigation for a multi-robot team
by: Jing Ren, Kenneth A. McIsaac
Learning new representations and goals for autonomous robots
by: Williams Paquier, Raja Chatila
Novel Touch Sensor with Piezoelectric Thin Film for Microbial Separation
by: Fumihito Arai, Kouhei Motoo, Paul G. R. Kwon, Toshio Fukuda, Akihiko Ichikawa, Tohoru Katsuragi
Force passivity in fixturing and grasping
by: Michael Yu Wang, Yun-Hui Liu
Automated multisensor polyhedral model acquisition
by: D. Ortin, J. M. M. Montiel, Andrew Zisserman
Inverse dynamics of gel robots made of electro-active polymer gel
by: Mihoko Otake, Yoshiharu Kagami, Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue
Narrative situation assessment for human-robot interaction
by: Björn Jensen, Roland Philippsen, Roland Siegwart
Fuzzy Petri nets for monitoring and recovery
by: Daniel Racoceanu, Eugenia Minca, Noureddine Zerhouni
Robot recognizes three simultaneous speech by active audition
by: Kazuhiro Nakadai, Hiroshi G. Okuno, Hiroaki Kitano
Evolution of the NASA/DARPA robonaut control system
by: Myron A. Diftler, Robert Platt Jr., C. J. Culbert, Robert O. Ambrose, William Bluethmann
Mobility analysis of a 3-5R parallel mechanism family
by: Qinchuan Li, Zhen Huang
State variance constrained fuzzy controller design for nonlinear TORA systems with minimizing control input energy
by: Wen-Jer Chang, Sheng-Ming Wu
Development of a smart robotic gripper for shape and vibration control of flexible payloads: theory and experiments
by: Edward J. Park, Gary Li, James K. Mills
Studying the Feasibility of Energy Harvesting in a Mobile Sensor Network
by: Mohammad H. Rahimi, Hardik Shah, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, John S. Heidemann, Deborah Estrin
14: a new parallel mechanism for Scara motions
by: Sébastien Krut, Olivier Company, Michel Benoit, Hiromichi Ota, François Pierrot
Passivity analysis of sampled-data interactive systems
by: Ravi Hebbar, Wyatt S. Newman
Improvement of passive elements for wearable haptic displays
by: Sadao Kawamura, Katsuya Kanaoka, Yuichiro Nakayama, Jinwoo Jeon, Daisuke Fujimoto
Improved analysis of D
by: Craig A. Tovey, Sam Greenberg, Sven Koenig
/spl mu/NAV: a minimalist approach to navigation
by: Alessandro Scalzo, Antonio Sgorbissa, Renato Zaccaria
Visual servoing based on dynamic vision
by: Ali Alhaj, Christophe Collewet, François Chaumette
A navigation framework for multiple mobile robots and its application at the Expo.02 exhibition
by: Kai O. Arras, Roland Philippsen, Nicola Tomatis, Marc De Battista, Martin Schilt, Roland Siegwart
An easily reconfigurable robotic assembly system
by: Yusuke Maeda, Haruka Kikuchi, Hidemitsu Izawa, Hiroki Ogawa, Masao Sugi, Tamio Arai
New finishing system for metallic molds using a hybrid motion/force control
by: Fusaomi Nagata, Keigo Watanabe, Yukihiro Kusumoto, Kunihiro Tsuda, Kiminori Yasuda, Kazuhiko Yokoyama, Naoki Mori
Detection of Classes of Features for Automated Robot Programming
by: Markus Vincze, Andreas Pichler, Georg Biegelbauer
Design of an advanced tool guiding system for robotic surgery
by: Jan Peirs, Dominiek Reynaerts, Hendrik Van Brussel, Gudrun De Gersem, Hsiao-Wei Tang
A ciliary based 8-legged walking micro robot using cast IPMC actuators
by: Byungkyu Kim, Jaewook Ryu, Younkoo Jeong, Younghun Tak, Byungmok Kim, Jong-Oh Park
Proprioceptive Control for a Robotic Vehicle over Geometric Obstacles
by: Kenneth J. Waldron, Ronald C. Arkin, Douglas Bakkum, Ernest Merrill, Muhammad Abdallah
Motion control of biped robots using a single-chip drive
by: Sung-Nam Oh, Kab-Il Kim, Seungchul Lim
Real-time estimation of facial expression intensity
by: Ka Keung Lee, Yangsheng Xu
Design and modeling of classes of spatial reactionless manipulators
by: Abbas Fattah, Sunil Kumar Agrawal
Reinforcement learning congestion controller for multimedia surveillance system
by: Ming-Chang Hsiao, Kao-Shing Hwang, Shun-Wen Tan, Cheng-Shong Wu
Autonomous reactive control for simulated humanoids
by: Petros Faloutsos, Michiel van de Panne, Demetri Terzopoulos
Motion planning for a three-limbed climbing robot in vertical natural terrain
by: Timothy Bretl, Stephen Rock, Jean-Claude Latombe
The application and verification of banker's algorithm for deadlock avoidance in flexible manufacturing system with spin
by: Gang Xu, Zhiming Wu
Control of locomotion and head configuration of 3D snake robot (SMA)
by: Masaki Yamakita, Minoru Hashimoto, Takeshi Yamada
Trajectory generation for constant velocity target motion estimation using monocular vision
by: Eric W. Frew, Stephen M. Rock
Adaptive running of a quadruped robot on irregular terrain based on biological concepts
by: Zu Guang Zhang, Yasuhiro Fukuoka, Hiroshi Kimura
Putting the 'I' in 'team': an ego-centric approach to cooperative localization
by: Andrew Howard, Maja J. Mataric, Gaurav S. Sukhatme
An in-parallel actuated manipulator with redundant actuators for gross and fine motions
by: Yukio Takeda, Kazuki Ichikawa, Hiroaki Funabashi, Kazuya Hirose
Integrating terrain maps into a reactive navigation strategy
by: Ayanna M. Howard, Barry Wagner, Homayoun Seraji
Robotic force control using observer-based strict positive real impedance control
by: Rolf Johansson, Anders Robertsson
Generating whole body motions for a biped humanoid robot from captured human dances
by: Shinichiro Nakaoka, Atsushi Nakazawa, Kazuhito Yokoi, Hirohisa Hirukawa, Katsushi Ikeuchi
ERCN merged nets for modeling degraded behavior and parallel processes in semiconductor manufacturing systems
by: MuDer Jeng, Xiaolan Xie, Sheng-Luen Chung
Interactive rendering of deformable objects based on a filling sphere modeling approach
by: François Conti, Oussama Khatib, Charles Baur
A passive robot system for measuring spacesuit joint damping parameters
by: H. Wang, X. H. Gao, M. H. Jin, L. B. Du, J. D. Zhao, H. Y. Hu, H. G. Cai, T. Q. Li, H. Liu
A miniature inspection robot negotiating pipes of widely varying diameter
by: Koichi Suzumori, Shuichi Wakimoto, Masanori Takata
Identification of the dynamic parameters of the orthoglide
by: Sylvain Guegan, Wisama Khalil, Philippe Lemoine
Sufficient conditions for admittance to ensure planar force-assembly in multi-point frictionless contact
by: Shuguang Huang, Joseph M. Schimmels
Design of an artificial mark to determine 3D pose by monocular vision
by: Rie Katsuki, Jun Ota, Takahisa Mizuta, Tomomi Kito, Tamio Arai, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Tsuyoshi Nishiyama
A new approach for structural credit assignment in distributed reinforcement learning systems
by: Yu Zhong, Guochang Gu, Rubo Zhang
Pico-Newton Order Force Measurement Using a Calibrated Carbon Nanotube Probe by Electromechanical Resonance
by: Fumihito Arai, Masahiro Nakajima, Lixin Dong, Toshio Fukuda
Realization of an autonomous search for sound blowing parameters for an anthropomorphic flutist robot
by: Shuzo Isoda, Manabu Maeda, Yuji Hiramatsu, Yu Ogura, Hideaki Takanobu, Atsuo Takanishi, Kunimitsu Wakamatsu
Dynamic modeling of a parallel robot. application to a surgical simulator
by: Nicolas Leroy, Annermarie M. Kökösy, Wilfrid Perruquetti
Web-based hardware-neutral sequential controller
by: Chiaming Yen, Wujeng Li, Jui Cheng Lin
Perceptual navigation strategy: a unified approach to interception of ground balls and fly balls
by: Keshav Mundhra, Thomas Sugar, Michael McBeath
Lateral path following GPS-based control of a small-size unmanned blimp
by: Emmanuel Hygounenc, Philippe Souères
Control of a 3-dimensional snake-like robot
by: Shugen Ma, Yoshihiro Ohmameuda, Kousuke Inoue, Bin Li
Digital polymer motor for robotic applications
by: H. R. Choi, K. M. Jung, J. W. Kwak, S. W. Lee, H. M. Kim, J. W. Jeon, J. D. Nam
Novel approach in the adaptive control of systems having strongly nonlinear coupling between their umnodeled internal degrees of freedom
by: Imre J. Rudas, Krzysztof Kozlowski, József K. Tar, Karel Jezernik
Template based control of hexapedal running
by: Uluc Saranli, Daniel E. Koditschek
Trajectory control of a flexible space manipulator utilizing a macro-micro architecture
by: T. W. Yang, Z. Q. Sun, S. K. Tso, W. L. Xu
Double spherical joint and backlash clutch for lower limbs of humanoids
by: Masafumi Okada, Tetsuya Shinohara, Tatsuya Gotoh, Shigeki Ban, Yoshihiko Nakamura
Development of an automatic mold polishing system
by: Ming J. Tsai, Jau-Lung Chang, Jian-Feng Haung
A new localization system for autonomous robots
by: Sergio Hernández, Carlos A. Morales, Jesús M. Torres, Leopoldo Acosta
Adapting navigation strategies using motions patterns of people
by: Maren Bennewitz, Wolfram Burgard, Sebastian Thrun
A biologically inspired four legged walking robot
by: S. Peng, C. P. Lam, G. R. Cole
On the force capability of underactuated fingers
by: Lionel Birglen, Clément Gosselin
Strategy acquirement by survival robots in outdoor environment
by: Pitoyo Hartono, Keishiro Tabe, Kenji Suzuki, Shuji Hashimoto
Outdoor navigation of a mobile robot between buildings based on DGPS and odometry data fusion
by: Kazunori Ohno, Takashi Tsubouchi, Bunji Shigematsu, Shoichi Maeyama, Shin'ichi Yuta
Optimal design of parallel manipulators via LMI approach
by: Yun Jiang Lou, G. F. Liu, Z. X. Li
Sliding control for linear uncertain systems
by: Chin-Wang Tao, Mei-Lang Chan, W. Y. Wang
The development of the advanced carrier system by IDC (intelligent data career)
by: M. Sameshima, N. Kawauchi, T. Oomichi
Platform-Based AS/RS for Container Storage
by: Chuanyu Chen, Shell-Ying Huang, Wen-Jing Hsu, Ah Cheong Toh, Chee Kit Loh
Connectivity-through-time protocols for dynamic wireless networks to support mobile robot teams
by: Nageswara S. V. Rao, Qishi Wu, S. Sitharama Iyengar, Arul Manickam
Using learned visual landmarks for intelligent topological navigation of mobile robots
by: Mario Mata, Jose M. Armingol, Arturo de la Escalera, Miguel Angel Salichs
Autonomous hovering control and test for micro air vehicle
by: Huai-yu Wu, Zhao-ying Zhou, Dong Sun
Ultrasonic self-localization and pose tracking of an autonomous mobile robot via fuzzy adaptive extended information filtering
by: Hung-Hsing Lin, Ching-Chih Tsai, Jui-Cheng Hsu, Chih-Fu Chang
Vision-based 2.5D terrain modeling for humanoid locomotion
by: Satoshi Kagami, Koichi Nishiwaki, James J. Kuffner Jr., Kei Okada, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue
Robot trajectory integration for painting automotive parts with multiple patches
by: Heping Chen, Ning Xi, Zhouhua Wei, Yifan Chen, Jeffrey Dahl
Remote control of a mobile robot using distance-based reflective force
by: J. B. Park, B. H. Lee, M. S. Kim
Development of a mobile robot for visually guided handling of material
by: T. I. James Tsay, M. S. Hsu, R. X. Lin
Visual transformations in gesture imitation: what you see is what you do
by: Manuel Cabido-Lopes, José Santos-Victor
Genetic algorithm based path planning for a mobile robot
by: Jianping Tu, Simon X. Yang
Touching stomach by air
by: Makoto Kaneko, Tomohiro Kawahara, Satoshi Matsunaga, Toshio Tsuji, Shinji Tanaka
Robodaemon -a device independent, network-oriented, modular mobile robot controller
by: Gregory Dudek, Robert Sim
Behavior developing environment for the large-DOF muscle-driven humanoid equipped with numerous sensors
by: Ikuo Mizuuchi, Tomoaki Yoshikai, Daisuke Sato, Shigenori Yoshida, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue
Functional assessment of hand orthopedic disorders using a sensorised glove: preliminary results
by: Silvestro Micera, Ettore Cavallaro, Rossella Belli, Franco Zaccone, Eugenio Guglielmelli, Paolo Dario, Diego Collarini, Bruno Martinelli, Chiara Santin, Renzo Marcovich
Conflict-free routing of AGVs on the mesh topology based on a discrete-time model
by: Jianyang Zeng, Wen-Jing Hsu
Location estimation and trajectory prediction of moving lateral vehicle using two wheel shapes information in 2-D lateral vehicle images by 3-D computer vision techniques
by: Chih-Chiun Lai, Wen-Hsiang Tsai
A strategy and a fast testing algorithm for object caging by multiple cooperative robots
by: ZhiDong Wang, Vijay Kumar, Yasuhisa Hirata, Kazuhiro Kosuge
Multi-robot task allocation: analyzing the complexity and optimality of key architectures
by: Brian P. Gerkey, Maja J. Mataric
Smart neuro-fuzzy based control of a rotary hammer drill
by: Christian W. Frey, A. Jacubasch, Helge-Björn Kuntze, R. Plietsch
Conceptual Design and Kinematic Analysis of a 3-DOF Robot Wrist
by: Meng Li, Tian Huang, Zhanxian Li
Nonholonomic dynamic rolling control of reconfigurable 5R closed kinematic chain robot with passive joints
by: Tasuku Yamawaki, Osamu Mori, Toru Omata
A comparative study of geometric algorithms for real-time grasping force optimization
by: Guanfeng F. Liu, J. J. Xu, Zexiang Li
Self-positioning with an omni-directional stereo system
by: Jyun-ichi Eino, Toshinobu Takashi, Jyun-ichi Takiguchi, Takumi Hashizume
A fast collision-free path planning method for a general robot manipulator
by: Shingo Ando
A new method for motion planning of redundant manipulators using singular configurations
by: José Alfonso Pámanes García, José Luis Zapata D.
Extracting optimal paths from roadmaps for motion planning
by: Jinsuck Kim, Roger A. Pearce, Nancy M. Amato
Moving Obstacle Detection for a Skid-Steered Vehicle Endowed with a Single 2-D Laser Scanner
by: Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos, Nikos Skounakis
Predictive display models for tele-manipulation from uncalibrated camera-capture of scene geometry and appearance
by: Keith Yerex, Dana Cobzas, Martin Jägersand
STOMP: a software architecture for the design and simulation of UAV-based sensor networks
by: Erik D. Jones, Randy S. Roberts, T. C. Steve Hsia
Cable-suspended planar parallel robots with redundant cables: controllers with positive cable tensions
by: So-Ryeok Oh, Sunil Kumar Agrawal
Collision detection system for manipulator based on adaptive impedance control law
by: Shinya Morlinaga, Kazuhiro Kosuge
The FeTouch project
by: B. la Torre, Domenico Prattichizzo, Federico Barbagli, Antonio Vicino
Impedance controller and its clinical use of the remote ultrasound diagnostic system
by: Norihiro Koizumi, Shin'ichi Warisawa, Hiroyuki Hashizuma, Mamoru Mitsuishi
Vision-based kinernatic calibration of a H4 parallel mechanism
by: Pierre Renaud, Nicolas Andreff, Frédéric Marquet, Philippe Martinet
Real-time vision-based contour following with laser pointer
by: Wen-Chung Chang, Mong-Lu Chai
Co-operative control of internet based multi-robot systems witb force reflection
by: Wang Tai Lo, Yun-Hui Liu, Imad Elhajj, Ning Xi, Yinghai Shi, Yuechao Wang
Contact Phase Invariant Control for Humanoid Robot Based on Variable Impedant Inverted Pendulum Model
by: Tomomichi Sugihara, Yoshihiko Nakamura
Functional colonoscope robot system
by: Byungkyu Kim, Younkoo Jeong, Hyun-young Lim, Jong-Oh Park, Arianna Menciassi, Paolo Dario
Planning velocities of free sliding objects for dynamic manipulation
by: Qingguo Li, Shahram Payandeh
GA-based robust H/sub 2/ controller design approach for active suspension systems
by: Chein-Chung Sun, Huan-Yuan Chung, Wen-Jer Chang
Firm standing of legged mobile manipulator
by: Takashi Tagawa, Yasumichi Aiyama, Hisashi Osumi
Design of a 6 DOF haptic master for telcoperation of a mobile manipulator
by: Dongseok Ryu, Changhyun Cho, Munsang Kim, Jae-Bok Song
A scalable approach to human-robot interaction
by: Ashley Tews, Maja J. Mataric, Gaurav S. Sukhatme
A novel potential-based path planning of 3-D articulated robots with moving bases
by: Chien-Chou Lin, Chi-Chun Pan, Jen-Hui Chuang
A Branch-and-Prune Algorithm for Solving Systems of Distance Constraints
by: Josep Maria Porta, Federico Thomas, Lluís Ros, Carme Torras
The haptic scissors: cutting in virtual environments
by: Allison M. Okamura, Robert J. Webster III, Jason T. Nolin, K. W. Johnson, H. Jafry
Layered multi agent architecture with dynamic reconfigurability
by: Eiichi Inohira, Atsushi Konno, Masaru Uchiyama
Error-tolerant execution of complex robot tasks based on skill primitives
by: Ulrike Thomas, Bernd Finkemeyer, Torsten Kröger, Friedrich M. Wahl
Nano/micro technologies for single molecule manipulation and detection
by: Tza-Huei Wang, Chih-Ming Ho
A telemanipulation system for psychophysical investigation of haptic interaction
by: B. J. Unger, Roberta L. Klatzky, Ralph L. Hollis
Motor learning model using reinforcement learning with neural internal model
by: Jun Izawa, Toshiyuki Kondo, Koji Ito
Smooth path planning by using visibility graph-like method
by: Tomomi Kito, Jun Ota, Rie Katsuki, Takahisa Mizuta, Tamio Arai, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Tsuyoshi Nishiyama
Learning about objects through action -initial steps towards artificial cognition
by: Paul Fitzpatrick, Giorgio Metta, Lorenzo Natale, Ajit Rao, Giulio Sandini
Frontal Plane Algorithms for Dynamic Bipedal Walking
by: Chee-Meng Chew, Gill A. Pratt
Robustness of image-based visual servoing with respect to depth distribution error
by: Ezio Malis, Patrick Rives
Multi mobile robot navigation using distributed value function reinforcement learning
by: Sharareh Babvey, Omid Momtahan, Mohammad Reza Meybodi
Configuring sensors by user learning for a locomotion aid interface
by: R. Thieffry, E. Monacelli, P. Henaff, S. Delaplace
On addressing the run-cost variance in randomized motion planners
by: Pekka Isto, Martti Mäntylä, Juha O. Tuominen
Multi-robot human-interation and visitor flow management
by: Bjoern Jensen, Gilles Froidevaux, Xavier Greppin, Antoine Lorotte, Laetitia Mayor, Mathieu Meisser, Guy Ramel, Roland Siegwart
Therapy of hemiparetic walking by FES
by: Markus Weber, Friedrich Pfeiffer
Simulating soft tissue cutting using finite element models
by: Cesar Mendoza, Christian Laugier
Kinematic control of a platoon of autonomous vehicles
by: Gianluca Antonelli, Stefano Chiaverini
Task teaching to a force-controlled high-speed parallel robot
by: Daisuke Sato, Takeshi Shitashimizu, Masaru Uchiyama
On energy-minimizing paths on terrains for a mobile robot
by: Zheng Sun, John H. Reif
Probabilistic motion planning for parallel mechanisms
by: J. Cortés, Thierry Siméon
Production cycle-time analysis based on sensor-based stage petri nets for automated manufacturing systems
by: ShihSen Peng, MengChu Zhou
Large-scale servo control using a matrix wire network for driving a large number of actuators
by: Kyu-Jin Cho, Samuel Au, H. Harry Asada
Object-based localization and mapping using loop constraints and geometric prior knowledge
by: Masahiro Tomono, Shin'ichi Yuta
Path-dependent gaze control for obstacle avoidance in vision guided humanoid walking
by: Javier F. Seara, Klaus H. Strobl, Günther Schmidt
3D-odometry for rough terrain - towards real 3D navigation
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Float Arm V: Hyper-Redundant Manipulator with Wire-Driven Weight-Compensation Mechanism
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Region exploration path planning for a mobile robot expressing working environment by grid points
by: Yusuke Fukazawa, Trevai Chomchana, Jun Ota, Hideo Yuasa, Tamio Arai, Hajime Asama
Microrobotics using composite materials: the micromechanical flying insect thorax
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Compliant Constant-Force Mechanism with a Variable Output for Micro/Macro Applications
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On-Line Soil Property Estimation for Autonmous Excavator Vehicles
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Dual Dijkstra search for paths with different topologies
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Rules and control strategies of multi-robot team moving in hierarchical formation
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Sound localization based on mask diffraction
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A general framework for automatic CAD-guided tool planning for surface manufacturing
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Trajectory planning for smooth transition of a biped robot
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Type synthesis of 4-DOF parallel manipulators
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Challenges in VR-based robot teleoperation
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Path trackability and verification for parallel manipulators
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Supply chain performance evaluation: a simulation study
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Adaptive real-time particle filters for robot localization
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High resolution catadioptric omni-directional stereo sensor for robot vision
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Real time data association for FastSLAM
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Vision-based fast and reactive monte-carlo localization
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Implementation of a path planner to improve the usability of a robot dedicated to severely disabled people
by: Mounir Mokhtari, Bessam Abdulrazak, R. Rodriguez, B. Grandjean
Control design for the rotation of crane loads for boom cranes
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Design of a new grasper having XYZ translational motions
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Digital clay: architecture designs for shape-generating mechanisms
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Active sensing for the identification of geometrical parameters during autonomous compliant motion
by: Tine Lefebvre, Herman Bruyninckx, Joris De Schutter
Optimization of grasping by using a required external force set
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Controller synthesis via mapping task sequence to petri nets in multi-agent collaboration applications
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Control and experiments of a multi-purpose bipedal locomotor with parallel mechanism
by: Yusuke Sugahara, Tatsuro Endo, Hun-ok Lim, Atsuo Takanishi
An evaluation of the sequential Monte Carlo technique for simultaneous localisation and map-buildin
by: David C. K. Yuen, Bruce A. MacDonald
Convergence analysis and experimental study of geometric algorithms for real-time grasping force optimization
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Multi-robot team response to a multi-robot opponent team
by: James Bruce, Michael H. Bowling, Brett Browning, Manuela M. Veloso
Synthetic gecko foot-hair micro/nano-structures for future wall-climbing robots
by: Metin Sitti, Ronald S. Fearing
Feature-based localization using scannable visibility sectors
by: Jinsuck Kim, Roger A. Pearce, Nancy M. Amato
Automatic EMG Feature Evaluation for Controlling a Prosthetic Hand Using a Supervised Feature Mining Method: An Intelligent Approach
by: Han-Pang Huang, Yi-Hung Liu, Chun-Shin Wong
Experimental identification and evaluation of performance of a 2DOF haptic display
by: Antonio Frisoli, Massimo Bergamasco
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DNA microarray manufacturing factory automation
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Slack variable method for state variable constraint
by: Takeuchi Hiroki
The lane recognition and vehicle detection at night for a camera-assisted car on highway
by: Ming-Yang Chern, Ping-Cheng Hou
On the trajectory formation of the human arm constrained by the external environment
by: Ken Ohta, Mikhail M. Svinin, Zhi Wei Luo, Shigeyuki Hosoe
Polymer-based new type of micropump for bio-medical application
by: Shuxiang Guo, Kinji Asaka
Analysis of dynamics of passive walking from storage energy and supply rate
by: Akihito Sano, Yoshito Ikemata, Hideo Fujimoto
DLR hand II: experiments and experiences with an anthropomorphic hand
by: Christoph Borst, Max Fischer, Steffen Haidacher, Hong Liu, Gerd Hirzinger
Strategies of human-robot interaction for automatic microassembly
by: Antoine Ferreira
Landing control of acrobat robot (SMB) satisfying various constraints
by: Teruyoshi Sadahiro, Masaki Yamakita
Heterogeneous implementation of an adaptive robotic sensing team
by: Bradley Kratochvil, Ian T. Burt, Andrew Drenner, Derek Goerke, Bennett Jackson, Colin McMillen, Christopher Olson, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, Adam Pfeifer, Sascha Stoeter, Kristen Stubbs, David Waletzko
Affect-sensitive human-robot cooperation-theory and experiments
by: Pramila Rani, Nilanjan Sarkar, Craig A. Smith
Uncertainty-Driven Viewpoint Planning for 3D Object Measurements
by: Y. F. Li, Z. G. Liu
The latest robot systems which reinforce manufacturing sector
by: Shinsuke Sakakibara
Reliable position estimation method of the service robot by map matching
by: Dongheui Lee, Woojin Chung, Munsang Kim
Modeling of ultrasound sensor for pipe inspection
by: Francisco Gómez, Kaspar Althoefer, Lakmal D. Seneviratne
An adaptive motion prediction model for trajectory planner systems
by: Ashraf Elnagar, A. M. Hussein
A wireless temperature measurement guide rod for internal bone fixation surgery
by: Raymond H. W. Lam, Wen J. Li, Ning Xi
Control of biomimetic locomotion via averaging theory
by: Patricio A. Vela, Joel W. Burdick
3D Modeling of Historic Sites Using Range and Image Data
by: Peter K. Allen, Ioannis Stamos, Alejandro Troccoli, Benjamin Smith, Marius Leordeanu, Y. C. Hsu
Abstraction and control for groups of fully-actuated planar robots
by: Calin Belta, Vijay Kumar
Vision-based linear motion estimation for unmanned underwater vehicles
by: Massimo Caccia
Dynamically reconfigurable visual sensing for 3D perception
by: S. Y. Chen, You-fu Li
Development of a soft-fingertip and its modeling based on force distribution
by: Kwi-Ho Oark, Byoung-Ho Kim, Shinichi Hirai
A novel approach to fault diagnostics and prognostics
by: C. Kwan, X. Zhang, R. Xu, L. Haynes
The bridge test for sampling narrow passages with probabilistic roadmap planners
by: David Hsu, Tingting Jiang, John H. Reif, Zheng Sun
Foveated observation of shape and motion
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Explicit communication in designing efficient cooperative mobile robotic system
by: Y. K. Lam, E. K. Wong, C. K. Loo
Adaptive gait for a quadruped robot on 3D path planning
by: Hiroshi Igarashi, Masayoshi Kakikura
Passivity monitor and software limiter which guarantee asymptotic stability of robot control systems
by: Katsuya Kanaoka, Tsuneo Yoshikawa
Workspace deformation based teleoperation forthe increase of movementprecision
by: Alicia Casals, L. Muñoz, Josep Amat
Internal posture sensing for a flexible frame modular mobile robot
by: Roy Merrell, Mark A. Minor
Estimation of the flexural states of a macro-micro manipulator using acceleration data
by: Kourosh Parsa, Jorge Angeles, Arun K. Misra
Implementation of autonomous fuzzy garage-parking control by an FPGA-based car-like mobile robot using infrared sensors
by: Tzuu-Hseng S. Li, Shih-Jie Chang, Yi-Xiang Chen
Planning and control of UGV formations in a dynamic environment: a practical framework with experiments
by: Yongxing Hao, Benjamin Laxton, Sunil Kumar Agrawal, Edward Lee, Eric Benson
Efficient contact state graph generation for assembly applications
by: Feng Pan, Joseph M. Schimmels
Bilateral time-scaling for control of task freedoms of a constrained nonholonomic system
by: Siddhartha S. Srinivasa, Michael Erdmann, Matthew T. Mason
Visual human machine interface by gestures
by: Manel Frigola, Josep Fernández, Joan Aranda
Improvement of product sustainability
by: Meimei Gao, MengChu Zhou, Fei-Yue Wang
Smooth and efficient obstacle avoidance for a tour guide robot
by: Roland Philippsen, Roland Siegwart
Kinematic Modelling of Wheeled Mobile Manipulators
by: Bernard Bayle, Jean-Yves Fourquet, Marc Renaud
Robust task-space control of hydraulic robots
by: O. Becker, I. Pietsch, Jürgen Hesselbach
Optimization-based formation reconfiguration planning for autonomous vehicles
by: Shannon Zelinski, T. John Koo, Shankar Sastry
Post-stabilization for rigid body simulation with contact and constraints
by: Michael B. Cline, Dinesh K. Pai
Application of moment invariants to visual servoing
by: Omar Tahri, François Chaumette
Iconic memory-based onmidirectional route panorama navigation
by: Yasushi Yagi, Kousuke Imai, Masahiko Yachida
Colored timed petri-net and GA based approach to modeling and scheduling for wafer probe center
by: Shun-Yu Lin, Li-Chen Fu, Tsung-Che Chiang, Yi-Shiuan Shen
Better robot tracking accuracy with phase lead compensated ILC
by: Yongqiang Ye, Danwei Wang
Using bayesian programming for multi-sensor multi-target tracking in automotive applications
by: Christophe Coué, Thierry Fraichard, Pierre Bessière, Emmanuel Mazer
A voting stereo matching method for real-time obstacle detection
by: Mohamed Hariti, Yassine Ruichek, Abderrafiaa Koukam
Experimental analysis of an innovative prosthetic hand with proprioceptive sensors
by: Maria Chiara Carrozza, F. Vecchi, F. Sebastiani, G. Cappiello, S. Roccella, Massimiliano Zecca, Roberto Lazzarini, Paolo Dario
Collaborative capturing of experiences with ubiquitous sensors and communication robots
by: Norihiro Hagita, Kiyoshi Kogure, Kenji Mase, Yasuyuki Sumi
Simultaneous localization and mapping with unknown data association using fastSLAM
by: Michael Montemerlo, Sebastian Thrun
Towards a dynamic actuator model for a hexapod robot
by: Dave McMordie, Chris Prahacs, Martin Buehler
Development of a Passively Operating Load-Responsive Transmission
by: Hitoshi Maekawa, Kiyoshi Komoriya
Optimal landmark configuration for vision-based control of mobile robots
by: Darius Burschka, Jeremy Geiman, Gregory D. Hager
High efficient robotic de-palletizing system for the non-flat ceramic industry
by: J. Norberto Pires, Sérgio Paulo
Distributing 3D manufacturing simulations to realize the digital plant
by: Eckhard Freund, Dirk H. Pensky
A truncated least squares approach to the detection of specular highlights in color images
by: Jae Byung Park, Avinash C. Kak
Development and control of autonomous, biped locomotion using efficient modeling, simulation, and optimization techniques
by: Michael Hardt, Oskar von Stryk, Dirk Wollherr, Martin Buss
Motion planning for humanoid walking in a layered environment
by: Tsai-Yen Li, Pei-Feng Chen, Pei-Zhi Huang
Type synthesis of 5-DOF parallel manipulators
by: Qinchuan Li, Zhen Huang
A general framework for sampling on the medial axis of the free space
by: Jyh-Ming Lien, Shawna L. Thomas, Nancy M. Amato
Intelligent diagnosis method of multi-fault state for plant machinery using wavelet analysis, genetic programming and possibility theory
by: Peng Chen, Masatoshi Taniguchi, Toshio Toyota
Running pattern generation and its evaluation using a realistic humanoid model
by: Takashi Nagasaki, Shuuji Kajita, Kazuhito Yokoi, Kenji Kaneko, Kazuo Tanie
Platform technology for manipulation of cells, proteins and DNA
by: Gwo-Bin Lee, Long-Ming Fu
Development of remote microsurgery robot and new surgical procedure for deep and narrow space
by: Koji Ikuta, Keiichi Yamamoto, Keiji Sasaki
A system for volumetric robotic mapping of abandoned mines
by: Sebastian Thrun, Dirk Hähnel, David Ferguson, Michael Montemerlo, Rudolph Triebel, Wolfram Burgard, Christopher Baker, Zachary Omohundro, Scott Thayer, William Whittaker
Learning human control strategy for dynamically stable robots: support vector machine approach
by: Yongsheng Ou, Yangsheng Xu
A behaviour-based manipulator for multi-robot transport tasks
by: Antonios K. Bouloubasis, Gerard T. McKee, Paul S. Schneider
A tele-operated humanoid robot drives a backhoe
by: Hitoshi Hasunuma, Katsumi Nakashima, Masami Kobayashi, Fumisato Mifune, Yoshitaka Yanagihara, Takao Ueno, Kazuhisa Ohya, Kazuhito Yokoi
A leg configuration sensory system for dynamical body state estimates in a hexapod robot
by: Pei-Chun Lin, Haldun Komsuoglu, Daniel E. Koditschek
Workspace and dexterity analyses of hexaslide machine tools
by: A. B. Koteswara Rao, P. V. M. Rao, S. K. Saha
A new algorithm of adaptive iterative learning control for uncertain robotic systems
by: Chun-Te Hsu, Chiang-Ju Chien, Chia-Yu Yao
Online humanoid walking control system and a moving coal tracking experiment
by: Koichi Nishiwaki, Satoshi Kagami, James J. Kuffner Jr., Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue
An experimental study of hybrid switched system approaches to visual servoing
by: Nicholas R. Gans, Seth Hutchinson
Micro air vehicle. architecture and implementation
by: Huai-yu Wu, Dong Sun, Zhao-ying Zhou, Shen-shu Xiong, Xiao-hao Wang
Impact when robots act wisely
by: Eunjeong Lee, Juyi Park, Cheryl B. Schrader, Pyung Hun Chang
A method for handling multiple roadmaps and its use for complex manipulation planning
by: Fabien Gravot, Rachid Alami
Design of all-accelerometer inertial measurement unit for tremor sensing in hand-held microsurgical instrument
by: Wei Tech Ang, Pradeep K. Khosla, Cameron N. Riviere
Motion sensing for robot hands using MIDS
by: Alan H. F. Lam, Raymond H. W. Lam, Wen J. Li, Martin Y. Y. Leung, Yunhui Liu
Optimum force balancing with mass distribution and a single elastic element for a five-bar parallel manipulator
by: Gürsel Alici, Bijan Shirinzadeh
Design of six sigma supply chains
by: Dinesh Garg, Y. Narahari, Nukala Viswanadham
Determining the bodily motion of a biomimetic underwater vehicle under oscillating propulsion
by: Jenhwa Guo, Forng-Chen Chiu, Chih-Chieh Chen, Yueh Sheng Ho
Schedule stabilization and robust timing control for time-constrained cluster tools
by: Ja-Hee Kim, Tae-Eog Lee
TopBot: automated network topology detection with a mobile robot
by: Paul Blaer, Peter K. Allen
The development of a benclable colonoscopic tip
by: G. Thomann, M. Bétemps, Tanneguy Redarce
Dynamic preshaping for a robot driven by a single wire
by: Mitsuru Higashimori, Makoto Kaneko, Masatoshi Ishikawa
EMG classification for prehensile postures using cascaded architecture of neural networks with self-organizing maps
by: Han-Pang Huang, Yi-Hung Liu, Li-Wei Liu, Chun-Shin Wong
Probabilistic cooperative localization and mapping in practice
by: Ioannis M. Rekleitis, Gregory Dudek, Evangelos E. Milios
Modeling and vision-based control of a micro catheter head for teleoperated in-pipe inspection
by: Saliha Boudjabi, Antoine Ferreira, Alexandre Krupa
Mobile robot localization with an incomplete map in non-stationary environments
by: Kanji Tanaka, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Hongbin Zha, Eiji Kondo, Nobuhiro Okada
Vision based shape estimation for continuum robots
by: Michael W. Hannan, Ian D. Walker
Inkrinsic localization and mapping with 2 applications: diffusion mapping and marco polo localization
by: Frank Dellaert, Fernando Alegre, Eric Beowulf Martinson
From visuo-motor self learning to early imitation -a neural architecture for humanoid learning
by: Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Yasuaki Yorozu, Masayuki Inaba, Hirochika Inoue
Design of a new exoskeletal mechanism for a shoulder joint of wearable robots: the wearable HEXA mechanism
by: Tetsuya Morizono, Yoji Yamada, Yoji Umetani, Takahisa Yamamoto, Tetsuji Yoshida, Shigeru Aoki
A novel 2-DOF parallel mechanism based design of a new 5-axis hybrid machine tool
by: Xin-Jun Liu, Xiaoqiang Tang, Jinsong Wang
Evolutionary acquisition of handstand from backward giant circle by a three-link rings gymnastic robot
by: Takaaki Yamada, Keigo Watanabe, Kazuo Kiguchi
Vector quantization for state-action map compression
by: Ryuichi Ueda, Takeshi Fukase, Yuichi Kobayashi, Tamio Arai
The sway compensation trajectory for a biped robot
by: Ryo Kurazume, Tsutomu Hasegawa, Kan Yoneda
A kite and teleoperated vision system for acquiring aerial images
by: Paul Y. Oh, Bill Green
Complementarity formulation for multi-fingered hand manipulation with rolling and sliding contacts
by: Masahito Yashima, Hideya Yamaguchi
Optimal navigation and object finding without geometric maps or localization
by: Benjamín Tovar, Steven M. LaValle, Rafael Murrieta-Cid
A switching control strategy for nonlinear dynamic systems
by: Mingjun Zhang, Tzyh Jong Tarn
Towards a haptic black box for free-hand softness and shape exploration
by: Enzo Pasquale Scilingo, Nicola Sgambelluri, Danilo De Rossi, Antonio Bicchi
Smooth feedback control algorithms for distributed manipulators
by: Todd D. Murphey, Joel W. Burdick
Psychological and social effects of robot assisted activity to elderly people who stay at a health service facility for the aged
by: Kazuyoshi Wada, Takanori Shibata, Tomoko Saito, Kazuo Tanie
Knot planning from observation
by: Takuma Morita, Jun Takamatsu, Koichi Ogawara, Hiroshi Kimura, Katsushi Ikeuchi
Online motion planning using incremental construction of medial axis
by: Ellips Masehian, M. R. Amin-Naseri, Siamak Esmaeilzadeh Khadem
Micromachined fluid ejector arrays for biotechnological and biomedical applications
by: Gökhan Perçin, Göksin G. Yaralioglu, Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub
Quadrotor control using dual camera visual feedback
by: Erdinç Altug, James P. Ostrowski, Camillo J. Taylor
An object-oriented controller architecture for flexible parts feeding systems
by: Greg C. Causey
Dynamic analysis of Clavel's delta parallel robot
by: Stefan Staicu, D. C. Carp-Ciocardia
Remote Book Browsing System Using a Mobile Manipulator
by: Tetsuo Tomizawa, Akihisa Ohya, Shin'ichi Yuta
A bio-inspired approach for regulating visco-elastic properties of a robot arm
by: Loredana Zollo, Bruno Siciliano, Eugenio Guglielmelli, Paolo Dario
Inverse and direct dynamics of constrained multibody systems based on orthogonal decomposition of generalized force
by: Farhad Aghili
Virtual fixture architectures for telemanipulation
by: Jake J. Abbott, Allison M. Okamura
A Robotic Walker that Provides Guidance
by: Aaron Morris, Raghavendra Donamukkala, Anuj Kapuria, Aaron Steinfeld, Judith T. Matthews, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacobs, Sebastian Thrun
Telerobotic haptic system to assist the performance of occupational therapy tests by motion-impaired users
by: Norali Pernalete, Wentao Yu, Rajiv V. Dubey, Wilfrido A. Moreno
Cooperative works by a human and a humanoid robot
by: Kazuhiko Yokoyama, Horoyuki Handa, Takakatsu Isozumi, Yutaro Fukase, Kenji Kaneko, Fumio Kanehiro, Yoshihiro Kawai, Fumiaki Tomita, Hirohisa Hirukawa
"Moritz" a pipe crawler for tube junctions
by: Andreas Zagler, Friedrich Pfeiffer
Locating and checking of a BGA pin's position using gray level
by: Chi-Wei Ruo, Ching-Long Shih
i-Fork: a flexible AGV system using topological and grid maps
by: Humberto Martínez Barberá, Juan Petro Canovas Quiñonero, Miguel Zamora Izquierdo, Antonio F. Gómez-Skarmeta
Estimating finger contact location and object pose from contact measurements in 3-D grasping
by: Steffen Haidacher, Gerd Hirzinger
Task planning with transportation constraints: approximation bounds, implementation and experiments
by: Ovidiu Daescu, Derek Soeder, R. N. Uma
A Clinical Jaw Movement Training Robot for Lateral Movement Training
by: Akihisa Okino, Takahiro Inoue, Hideaki Takanobu, Atsuo Takanishi, Kayoko Ohtsuki, Masatoshi Ohnishi, Yoshio Nakano
Automated object capturing with a two-arm flexible manipulator
by: Tomohiro Miyabe, Atsushi Konno, Masaru Uchiyama
Exact Collision Detection of Two Moving Ellipsoids under Rational Motions
by: Yi-King Choi, Wenping Wang, Myung-Soo Kim
Dimensionality reduction and reproduction with hierarchical NLPCA neural networks-extracting common space of multiple humanoid motion patterns
by: Koji Tatani, Yoshihiko Nakamura
Driver assistance: an integration of vehicle monitoring and control
by: Lars Petersson, Nicholas Apostoloff, Alexander Zelinsky
Mobile robot navigation using sensor fusion
by: Fernando C. Lizarralde, Eduardo V. L. Nunes, Liu Hsu, John T. Wen
Embedded FPGA-based control of a multifingered robotic hand
by: Giuseppe Casalino, Fabio Giorgi, Alessio Turetta, Andrea Caffaz
A biologically inspired homeostatic motion controller for autonomous mobile robots
by: Do-Young Yoon, Sang-Rok Oh, Gwi-Tae Park, Bum-Jae You
Cartesian impedance control of redundant robots: recent results with the DLR-light-weight-arms
by: Alin Albu-Schäffer, Christian Ott, Udo Frese, Gerd Hirzinger
Control and data transmission for internet robots
by: Peter Xiaoping Liu, Max Q.-H. Meng, Jason J. Gu, Simon X. Yang, Chao Hu
Enabling multi-finger, multi-hand virtualized grasping
by: Federico Barbagli, John Kenneth Salisbury Jr., Roman Devengenzo
Mood and Task Coordination of Home Robots
by: Myung-Jin Jung, Fumihito Arai, Yasuhisa Hasegawa, Toshio Fukuda
HPRM: a hierarchical PRM
by: Anne D. Collins, Pankaj K. Agarwal, John L. Harer
Uniform parametric convergence in the adaptive control of manipulators: a case restudied
by: Antonio Loria, Rafael Kelly, Andrew R. Teel
Modular petri net based modeling, analysis and synthesis of dedicated production systems
by: George J. Tsinarakis, Kimon P. Valavanis, Nikos Tsourveloudis
A robust friction control scheme of robot manipulators
by: Jeng-Shi Chen, Jyh-Ching Juang
Behavior-Based Mobile Manipulation Inspired by the Human Example
by: B. J. W. Waarsing, Marnix Nuttin, Hendrik Van Brussel
Sliding PID uncalibrated visual servoing for finite-time tracking of planar robots
by: Vicente Parra-Vega, J. D. Fierro-Rojas
Forcefree control with independent compensation for inertia, friction and gravity of industrial articulated robot arm
by: Satoru Goto, Masatoshi Nakamura, Nobuhiro Kyura
An error restraining method for accurate freeform surface cutting
by: A. Jaganathan, Y. J. Lin
Confluence of parameters in model based tracking
by: Danica Kragic, Henrik I. Christensen
Gait transitions for walking and running of biped robots
by: Ohung Kwon, Jong Hyeon Park
Designing a secure and robust mobile interacting robot for the long term
by: Nicola Tomatis, G. Terrien, R. Piguet, D. Burnier, Samir Bouabdallah, Kai O. Arras, Roland Siegwart
An autonomous production system that coexists harmoniously with human -development of autonomous mobile robot system
by: Hitoshi Hibi
Planning multi-goal tours for robot arms
by: Mitul Saha, Gildardo Sánchez-Ante, Jean-Claude Latombe
Aerial Posture Control for 3D Biped Running Using Compensator around Yaw Axis
by: Sang-Ho Hyon, Takashi Emura
A common reference object concept to cooperative transportation
by: Xin Yang, Keigo Watanabe, Kiyotaka Izumi, Kazuo Kiguchi
"Unilateral" fixturing of sheet metal parts using modular jaws with plane-cone contacts
by: K. Gopalakrishnan, Matthew Zaluzec, Rama Koganti, Patricia Deneszczuk, Kenneth Y. Goldberg
Using visual features to build topological maps of indoor environments
by: Paul E. Rybski, Franziska Zacharias, Jean-François Lett, Osama Masoud, Maria L. Gini, Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos
Co-evolution of morphology and walking pattern of biped humanoid robot using evolutionary computation -designing the real robo
by: Ken Endo, Takashi Maeno, Hiroaki Kitano
Admittance selection for planar force-guided assembly for single-point contact with friction
by: Shuguang Huang, Joseph M. Schimmels
Correspondence-free stereo vision for the case of arbitrarily-positioned cameras
by: Ding Yuan, Ronald Chung
Avoiding unsafe states in manufacturing systems based on polynomial digraph algorithms
by: Yin Wang, Zhiming Wu
A neural network model that calculates dynamic distance transform for path planning and exploration in a changing environment
by: Dmitry V. Lebedev, Jochen J. Steil, Helge Ritter
Learning implicit models during target pursuit
by: Chris Gaskett, Peter Brown, Gordon Cheng, Alexander Zelinsky
Exploiting redundancy to implement multi-objective behavior
by: Yuandong Yang, Oliver Brock, Roderic A. Grupen
Path planning using learned constraints and preferences
by: Gregory Dudek, Saul Simhon
Towards a Factored Analysis of Legged Locomotion Models
by: Richard Altendorfer, Daniel E. Koditschek, Philip Holmes
Motion planning for a crowd of robots
by: Tsai-Yen Li, Hsu-Chi Chou
Information-theoretic coordinated control of multiple sensor platforms
by: Ben Grocholsky, Alexei Makarenko, Hugh F. Durrant-Whyte
Probabilistic models of dead-reckoning error in nonholonoxnic mobile robots
by: Yu Zhou, Gregory S. Chirikjian
Design and control of a novel 4-DOFs parallel robot H4
by: H. B. Choi, Olivier Company, François Pierrot, Atsushi Konno, T. Shibukawa, Masaru Uchiyama
Adaptability of reconfigurable robotic systems
by: Z. M. Bi, William A. Gruver, W. J. Zhang
Novel fingertip equipped with soft skin and hard nail for dexterous multi-fingered robotic manipulation
by: Kouji Murakami, Tsutomu Hasegawa
Development of user interface for humanoid service robot system
by: Takashi Nishiyama, Hiroshi Hoshino, Kazuya Sawada, Yoshihiko Tokunaga, Hirotatsu Shinomiya, Mitsunori Yoneda, Ikuo Takeuchi, Yukiko Ichige, Shizuko Hattori, Atsuo Takanishi
The passivity of natural admittance control implementations
by: Mark E. Dohring, Wyatt S. Newman
Weighted line fitting algorithms for mobile robot map building and efficient data representation
by: Samuel T. Pfister, Stergios I. Roumeliotis, Joel W. Burdick
Point-to-point paths generation for wheeled mobile robots
by: Diogo P. F. Pedrosa, Adelardo A. D. Medeiros, Pablo J. Alsina
Visual odometry from an onmidirectional vision system
by: Roland Bunschoten, Ben J. A. Kröse
Modeling and control of a monopropellant-based pneumatic actuation system
by: Eric J. Barth, Michael A. Gogola, Michael Goldfarb
Trajectory sonar perceptio
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Exoskeleton for human upper-limb motion support
by: Kazuo Kiguchi, Takakazu Tanaka, Keigo Watanabe, Toshio Fukuda
Instrument deployment for Mars Rovers
by: Liam Pedersen, Maria Bualat, C. Kunz, S. Lee, R. Sargent, Richard Washington, A. Wright
On the calibration of deformation model of rheology object by a modified randomized algorithm
by: Hiroshi Noborio, Ryo Enoki, Shohei Nishimoto, Takumi Tanemura
Autonomous control of a horizontally configured undulatory flap propelled vehicle
by: Stephen Hsu, Chris Mailey, Ethan Eade, Jason A. Janét
Simultaneous shape and motion recovery: geometry,