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IJRR
2010
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13 years 6 months ago
Equilibrium Conformations of Concentric-tube Continuum Robots
Robots consisting of several concentric, preshaped, elastic tubes can work dexterously in narrow, constrained, and/or winding spaces, as are commonly found in minimally invasive s...
D. Caleb Rucker, Robert J. Webster III, Gregory S....
ICRA
2008
IEEE
119views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
14 years 2 months ago
Maximum likelihood estimation of sensor and action model functions on a mobile robot
— In order for a mobile robot to accurately interpret its sensations and predict the effects of its actions, it must have accurate models of its sensors and actuators. These mode...
Daniel Stronger, Peter Stone
ICARCV
2008
IEEE
177views Robotics» more  ICARCV 2008»
14 years 2 months ago
Fusing laser and vision data with a genetic ICP algorithm
—Knowledge about the environment is essential for humanoid and mobile robots to move and act safely. The most intuitive way to perceive information about the environment is throu...
Quirin Mühlbauer, Kolja Kühnlenz, Martin...
GECCO
2005
Springer
134views Optimization» more  GECCO 2005»
14 years 1 months ago
Predicting mining activity with parallel genetic algorithms
We explore several different techniques in our quest to improve the overall model performance of a genetic algorithm calibrated probabilistic cellular automata. We use the Kappa ...
Sam Talaie, Ryan E. Leigh, Sushil J. Louis, Gary L...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
93views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
14 years 2 months ago
Hierarchical Control for Self-assembling Mobile Trusses with Passive and Active Links
— This paper explores the space of active modular trusses, ranging from a passive truss with one independent active climbing module to fully self-reconfiguring dynamically contr...
Carrick Detweiler, Marsette Vona, Keith Kotay, Dan...