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ICRA
2006
IEEE
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14 years 3 months ago
Performance of a Solar-powered Robot for Polar Instrument Networks
Abstract – The Cool Robot is a four-wheel-drive, solarpowered autonomous vehicle designed to support summertime science campaigns in Antarctica and Greenland. We deployed the rob...
James H. Lever, Alexander D. Streeter, Laura E. Ra...
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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14 years 3 months ago
Fingertip force control with embedded fiber Bragg grating sensors
— We describe the dynamic testing and control results obtained with an exoskeletal robot finger with embedded fiber optical sensors. The finger is inspired by the designs of a...
Yong-Lae Park, Seok Chang Ryu, Richard J. Black, B...
KES
2006
Springer
13 years 8 months ago
Robust Positioning a Mobile Robot with Active Beacon Sensors
With the development of service robots and with the emerging concept of the ubiquitous world, localization of a mobile robot has become a popular issue. Even though several localiz...
JaeMu Yun, SungBu Kim, JangMyung Lee
AR
2011
13 years 4 months ago
A Direct Physical Interface for Navigation and Positioning of a Robotic Nursing Assistant
People often use direct physical contact to guide a person to a desired location (e.g., leading a child by the hand) or to adjust a person’s posture for a task (e.g., a dance in...
Tiffany L. Chen, Charles C. Kemp
ICRA
2005
IEEE
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14 years 2 months ago
A Biomechanically Motivated Two-Phase Strategy for Biped Upright Balance Control
- Balance maintenance and upright posture recovery under unexpected environmental forces are key requirements for safe and successful co-existence of humanoid robots in normal huma...
Muhammad Abdallah, Ambarish Goswami