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ICRA
2003
IEEE
108views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
14 years 2 months ago
An Extensor Mechanism for an Anatomical Robotic Hand
-- The human finger possesses a structure called the extensor mechanism, a web-like collection of tendinous material that lies on the dorsal side of each finger and connects the co...
David D. Wilkinson, Michael Vande Weghe, Yoky Mats...
CDC
2010
IEEE
138views Control Systems» more  CDC 2010»
13 years 4 months ago
Sensor-based robot deployment algorithms
Abstract-- In robot deployment problems, the fundamental issue is to optimize a steady state performance measure that depends on the spatial configuration of a group of robots. For...
Jerome Le Ny, George J. Pappas
ROMAN
2007
IEEE
139views Robotics» more  ROMAN 2007»
14 years 3 months ago
Tele-operation of a Mobile Robot Using a Force Reflection Joystick with a Single Hall Sensor
—Though the final goal of mobile robot navigation is to be autonomous, operators’ intelligent and skillful decisions are necessary when there are many scattered obstacles. Ther...
Soonshin Han, JangMyung Lee
IROS
2009
IEEE
180views Robotics» more  IROS 2009»
14 years 3 months ago
HELIOS system: A team of tracked robots for special urban search and rescue operations
Abstract— Fire brigades and special agencies are often demanded to operate for search and aid of human lives in extremely dangerous scenarios. It is very important to first veri...
Michele Guarnieri, Ryo Kurazume, Hiroshi Masuda, T...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
156views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
14 years 2 months ago
Wet Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Active Vasculated Robotic Flesh
− A new type of actuator is presented where Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires are embedded within artificial “blood vessels.” Fluid flowing through vessels allows the SMA wires ...
Stephen A. Mascaro, H. Harry Asada