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ICRA
2010
IEEE
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Coordinating collective locomotion in an amorphous modular robot
— Modular robots can potentially assemble into a wide range of configurations to locomote in different environments. However, designing locomotion strategies for each configura...
Chih-Han Yu, Justin Werfel, Radhika Nagpal
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HRI
2007
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
Influence of perspective-taking and mental rotation abilities in space teleoperation
Operator performance during Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotic arm training can differ dramatically among astronauts. The difficulty making appropriate camera s...
M. Alejandra Menchaca-Brandan, Andrew M. Liu, Char...
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TFS
2008
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15 years 3 months ago
Using Fuzzy Logic to Design Separation Function in Flocking Algorithms
Abstract--Flocking algorithms essentially consist of three components: alignment, cohesion, and separation. To track a desired trajectory, the flock center should move along the de...
Dongbing Gu, Huosheng Hu
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IJRR
2010
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15 years 27 days ago
Design and field experimentation of a prototype Lunar prospector
Scarab is a prototype rover for Lunar missions to survey resources in polar craters. It is designed as a prospector that would use a deep coring drill and apply soil analysis inst...
David Wettergreen, Scott Moreland, Krzysztof Skoni...
ISER
1995
Springer
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Stiffness Isn't Everything
Most robot designers make the mechanical interface between an actuator and its load as stiff as possible[9][10]. This makes sense in traditional position-controlled systems, becau...
Gill A. Pratt, Matthew M. Williamson, Peter Dilwor...