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ICRA
2010
IEEE
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13 years 6 months ago
Design, simulation and evaluation of kinematic alternatives for Insertable Robotic Effectors Platforms in Single Port Access Sur
This paper presents the task specifications for designing a novel Insertable Robotic Effectors Platform (IREP) with integrated stereo vision and surgical intervention tools for Sin...
Jienan Ding, Kai Xu 0005, Roger E. Goldman, Peter ...
ESM
1998
13 years 10 months ago
A Simulation Testbed for Biologically Inspired Robots and Their Controllers
This paper introduces a dynamics simulator designed to aid the development of control algorithms for biologically inspired robots. We describe the simulator and a two-tier framewo...
Jesse A. Reichler, Fred Delcomyn
ISER
1995
Springer
100views Robotics» more  ISER 1995»
14 years 7 days ago
Parameter Sensitivity Analysis for Design and Control of Tendon Transmissions
We apply sensitivity analysis to the design and control of a tendon transmission. With this approach, some prefered values for the system parameters and a feedback compensator can...
Vincent Hayward, Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernández
AROBOTS
2000
132views more  AROBOTS 2000»
13 years 8 months ago
The Inchworm Robot: A Multi-Functional System
We wish for robots to manipulate objects and move flexibly in three-dimensional spaces. We describe a robot that can move on a web of surfaces oriented around arbitrary directions ...
Keith Kotay, Daniela Rus
ICRA
2000
IEEE
124views Robotics» more  ICRA 2000»
14 years 9 days ago
Design of a Cricket Microrobot
Our goal is to develop an autonomous robot that will fit within a two-inch cube and will locomote by walking and jumping. The robot will be based on the kinematics of a cricket. I...
Matthew C. Birch, Roger D. Quinn, Geon Hahm, Steph...