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IROS
2007
IEEE
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14 years 3 months ago
Task-induced symmetry and reduction in kinematic systems with application to needle steering
— Lie group symmetry in a mechanical system can lead to a dimensional reduction in its dynamical equations. Typically, the symmetries that one exploits are intrinsic to the mecha...
Vinutha Kallem, Dong Eui Chang, Noah J. Cowan
ICRA
2006
IEEE
105views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
14 years 2 months ago
Motion Planning for the Roller Racer with a Sticking/Slipping Switching Model
Abstract— The roller racer, an undulatory locomotion system, is a toy which can be propelled forward by sitting on it and only oscillating the steering handle. A nonholonomic dyn...
Peng Cheng, Emilio Frazzoli, Vijay Kumar
ICRA
2010
IEEE
157views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 7 months ago
OctoMag: An electromagnetic system for 5-DOF wireless micromanipulation
— We demonstrate five-degree-of-freedom (5-DOF) wireless magnetic control of a fully untethered microrobot (3DOF position, 2-DOF pointing orientation). The microrobot can move t...
Bradley Kratochvil, Michael P. Kummer, Jake J. Abb...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
110views Robotics» more  ICRA 2010»
13 years 7 months ago
Plugfest 2009: Global interoperability in Telerobotics and telemedicine
— Despite the great diversity of teleoperator designs and applications, their underlying control systems have many similarities. These similarities can be exploited to enable int...
Hawkeye H. I. King, Blake Hannaford, Ka-Wai Kwok, ...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
14 years 2 months ago
Experimental analysis of an innovative prosthetic hand with proprioceptive sensors
— This paper presents an underactuated artificial hand intended for functional replacement of the natural hand in upper limb amputees. The natural hand has three basic functiona...
Maria Chiara Carrozza, Fabrizio Vecchi, F. Sebasti...